Legislative Committee

Purpose

The CCBE Legislative Committee reviews and takes positions on proposed legislation that affects county boards and county offices of education. This committee reviews all state and federal legislation that may impact county members and county offices of education. CCBE has developed a Legislative Policy Platform that focuses the organization’s lobbying efforts on behalf of county boards of education at the state and federal level. This is important because some legislative issues can be very specific to county boards and county offices of education. For example, years ago a bill that had originally included equalization for districts and county offices was passed after eliminating county offices. County offices are still waiting for the equalization of their funding and CCBE is lobbying to this effect.

Wanted: Outstanding legislators for CCBE’s Legislative Awards Program
Nomination period opens for Outstanding Legislator of the Year

The CCBE Legislator of the Year award is bestowed upon a member of the Senate or Assembly who has been actively involved in legislation or legislative activities supporting the work of county offices of education and their programs. The CCBE award is distinguished from a similar award bestowed by CSBA on a member of the Senate or Assembly who has been supportive more generally of local educational agencies. The CCBE Legislative Committee coordinates the selection process and is in need of your help to identify good candidates.

It is important that your nomination include as much specific information as possible, such as any legislation the Senator or Assembly member may have authored or supported in recent years that has had a direct and beneficial effect on county offices of education and the students we serve.

We encourage your board to participate in this program by nominating a Senator or Assembly member for CCBE's 2012 Legislator of the Year. Nominees must represent your county (in whole or in part). Nominations may be submitted by mail, fax, or email. Nominations must be received by Friday, September 7, 2012; nominations received after that date will not be considered. A letter must accompany each nomination form explaining why the nominated legislator should be honored.

Legislator of the Year Award

The legislative committee also nominates a senator and/or assembly member for CCBE’s Outstanding Legislator of the Year Award. The committee sends a nomination form to each county board of education encouraging them to participate. Upon receipt and review of all nomination forms, the committee announces the winners and the award is presented at next December at the 2012 CSBA Annual Education Conference in San Francisco at the General Membership meeting.

Legislator of the Year Award Nomination Form

Award Recipients

2000 – Assembly Member Rod Pacheco
2001 – Assembly Speaker Bob Hertzberg
2002 – No legislator of the year selected
2003 – Senator Jack O’Connell
2004 – Senator Dede Alpert, Assembly Member Gene Mullin, and Senator Chuck Poochigan
2005 – Assembly Member Lynn Daucher
2006 – Senator Joe Simitian and Assembly Member Joe Nation
2007 – Senator Jeff Denham
2008 – No legislator of the year selected
2009 – No legislator of the year selected
2010 – No legislator of the year selected
2011 – No legislator of the year selected

2012 Legislative Committee Members

Greg Geeting, Sacramento COE (Chair)
Ken Berrick, Alameda COE (CCBE President)
Lynne Craig, Riverside COE
Joe Enea, Tulare COE
Dr. Ramon Flores, Ventura COE (CCBE President-elect)
Rudell Freer, Los Angeles COE
Suzanne Jones, Placer COE
Joaquin Rivera, Alameda COE
Barbara Thomas, Fresno COE
Mike Walsh, Butte COE