CCCSFAAA State Issues Report

 

Holiday Inn, Sacramento, CA

March 29, 2006

 

1.       State Issues Committee:

Beth Asmus, Chair

Steve Arena

JoAnn Bernard

Jacque Bradley

Margie Carrington

Tim Bonnel

Craig Yamamoto

 

2.       Sub-Committees

a.       Publication Review Team:  Barbara Brown (Sierra), Nancy Davis (San Bernardino Valley College), Margie Carrington (Canada College), Maria Molina (Skyline College)

                                                   i.      Fund Your Future Publication Review with Christie Mullen (EdFund) and Cheryl Lenz (CSAC)

                                                 ii.      CCC Confer meeting March 14, 2006,  1 – 3:30 PM

                                                iii.      Team reviewed:  Counselor’s Guide, Student Workbook and Brochure

                                                iv.      Major suggestion:  Create two different versions of the FYF Student Workbook –graduating high school seniors and continuing college students

 

b.       CSAC Meeting Reps:

                                                   i.      CSAC Grant A & E Work Group – Craig Yamamoto & Beth Asmus

                                                 ii.      CSAC Commission Meetings –Karen Micalizio, Susan Jones, Craig Yamamoto, Beth Asmus

                                                iii.      Stakeholder Meetings

                                                iv.      EdFund Board – Pat Hurley TWO YEAR APPOINTMENT

                                                  v.      Cash For College – Karen Micalizio

 

3.       CCCSFAAA Advocacy

a.      Commissioner’s Meeting

                                                   i.      Karen Micalizio, Craig Yamamoto and Beth Asmus attended & provided testimony on behalf of CCCSFAAA – February 23 – 24, 2006

b.      Senate Budget Subcommittee

a.       Testimony on AB 1800 and SB 1129 bills by Craig Yamamoto, March 27, 2006

 

4.       Watch List for State Bills  

            See handout or web http://www.cccsfaaa.org/docs/toc_state_issues.html