Assemblywoman Dahle negotiates school opening plan prioritizing North State schools
SACRAMENTO – Today, Assemblywoman Megan Dahle (R-Bieber) joined 14 of her Assembly Republican colleagues in supporting Assembly Bill 86, to provide $6.6 billion to get students back in the classroom. As the majority of schools in northeastern California counties have been open, this measure will provide critical funding to help these schools continue their good work.
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On February 17, Assemblywoman Dahle partnered with Senator Brian Dahle (R-Bieber) to host a virtual meeting with dozens of school superintendents from throughout their districts to determine the best course to support North State schools. This meeting resulted in a letter to the Governor outlining recommendations the Dahles championed, along with 20 school superintendents who co-signed the letter.
Assemblywoman Dahle and Senator Dahle also drafted amendments to AB 86 to exempt open schools from red tape and ensure they were eligible for the $6.6 billion in funding, which were successfully incorporated in the bill. She advocated for this further as was covered in a recent SCNS article.
“Many schools in the North State have been open and doing an excellent job providing in-person instruction. Thanks to the dedication of our local school administrators and teachers, our schools have been safely and successfully providing in-person instruction. These schools should serve as a blueprint model for the rest of the state, and thanks to recent amendments to AB 86, they will now have the funding they need to mitigate learning loss and provide much-needed mental health support for our students.
“I was disappointed to see the administration neglect to include already open schools in its original plan. But thanks to our partnership with local school administrators and associations, we were able to negotiate amendments that were incorporated in the final plan that protects open schools and support our students’ needs.”
AB 86 passed the Assembly floor (72-4, three members not voting) and now goes to the Governor’s desk to await his signature.
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Submitted by: Assemblywoman Megan Dahle, who represents the 1st Assembly District in the California Legislature, which includes portions of Butte and Placer counties, along with Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, and Siskiyou counties.
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Trevor spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg, breaking his back, and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries in an off-duty accident. (Click here to see segment of Discovery Channel documentary of Trevor’s accident.)
During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations; including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center, and Lake Elsinore Station; along with other locations.
Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team, and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes.
Trevor has been married for more than 30 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and his “fluid family” includes 13 children and 18 grandchildren.
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