Press Releases

RIVERSIDE, CA— Assemblymember Jose Medina (D-Riverside) released the following statement on the status of the draft Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum and AB 331, which would make Ethnic Studies a graduation requirement.

SACRAMENTO—Assemblymember Jose Medina (D-Riverside), Chair of the Assembly Higher Education Committee, presented Assembly Bill (AB) 331 to the Senate Education Committee led by Senator Connie Leyva. AB 331 mandates Ethnic Studies as a graduation requirement in all California high schools.

SACRAMENTO— Today, the legislature voted on and passed the state budget, which awaits the Governor’s signature for full passage.

The following bills moved from the Assembly to the Senate: AB 331, AB 1314, AB 428

SACRAMENTO— Today, Assemblymember Jose Medina (D-Riverside) recognized Concha Rivera as the 61st Assembly District’s “Woman of the Year” at the 2019 Assembly Women of the Year Special Ceremony.

SACRAMENTO— Today, Assemblymember Jose Medina (D-Riverside), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Higher Education, introduced Assembly Bill (AB) 897, which will increase the percentage of hours a part-time, temporary employee may teach.

SACRAMENTO— Today, Assemblymember Jose Medina (D-Riverside) introduced Assembly Bill (AB) 485 to provide increased public transparency of warehouse development projects funded using tax payer dollars.

SACRAMENTO— Today, Assemblymember Jose Medina (D-Riverside) introduced Assembly Bill (AB) 428 to provide critical support to California’s special needs students through the establishment of funds to equalize long-standing special education funding inequities, as well as increase support for students requiring higher cost services.

SACRAMENTO— Today, Assemblymember Jose Medina (D-Riverside) introduced Assembly Bill (AB) 331 to mandate Ethnic Studies as a graduation requirement in all California high schools. This follows Governor Brown’s veto of AB 2772 last year, which would have created a pilot program for select school districts to require Ethnic Studies.

SACRAMENTO— Assemblymember Jose Medina (D-Riverside), Chair of the Assembly Higher Education Committee, released the following statement on Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2019-20 State Budget: