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Assemblyman Tony Mendoza
District 56

Recent News in the 56th District

Charter School Financial Impact Bill Passes Assembly Floor Vote
Sacramento - Assemblymember Tony Mendoza's AB 1172, a bill that gives school districts the authority to deny a charter school petition on the basis of financial impact, passed off the Assembly floor today. The bill now heads to the Senate Committee on Rules. "Today’s Assembly vote is a victory for our State's cash-strapped school districts," Assemblymember Mendoza said. "If a charter school would be a burden to a district that is already faced with extremely…

Written on Monday, January 30 2012
Charter School Transparency Bill Heads To Assembly Floor For A Vote
AB 1172 brings the charter school program back to its roots, clarifies legislative intent SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Tony Mendoza’s AB 1172, a bill that gives school districts the authority to deny a charter school petition on the basis of financial impact, has passed the Assembly Committee on Education with a vote of 7-4, with one abstention. The bill now heads to the Assembly floor for a vote. “If a charter school would be a burden…

Written on Wednesday, January 11 2012
Bill To Improve Transparancy In Government Fails To Pass Assembly Committee
AB 785 would have required elected officials to abstain from voting on a contract that would financially benefit a family member SACRAMENTO–Assemblymember Tony Mendoza’s AB 785, a bill limiting the mingling of family, contracts, elected officials and governmental affairs and improving governmental transparency statewide, failed to pass the Assembly Committee on Local Government with a vote of 0-6. “I am extremely disappointed that my colleagues in the Assembly don’t seem to value transparency in government,”…

Written on Wednesday, January 11 2012
Two Mendoza Bills Advance In Assembly Committees
NORWALK, CA—Two bills authored by Assemblymember Tony Mendoza were passed out of their respective committees yesterday, taking both one step closer to becoming law. Mendoza’s AB 785, requiring elected officials to abstain from voting on contracts that would financially benefit family members, passed the Assembly Committee on Elections with a vote of 6-0, and clean air bill, AB 937, requiring the California Air Resources Board to recognize bonnet technology as an acceptable method to decrease…

Written on Tuesday, January 10 2012
Statement from Assemblymember Tony Mendoza on Governor Brown’s Budget Plan
In response to Governor Jerry Brown’s budget plan released today, Assemblymember Tony Mendoza (D-56) has issued the following statement: “Governor Brown’s budget underscores the sad economic state in which California finds itself. But it also brings to light the importance of approving new revenues to close out the remainder of our structural deficit. A cuts-only solution will jeopardize California’s future by further slashing funding for education and harming those who rely most on the government…

Written on Thursday, January 05 2012