UPDATE ON AB 2222

Dear Colleagues,

We regret to share that our early literacy legislation (AB 2222/Rubio) was denied the opportunity to be heard in Committee and, as such, essentially died. We are deeply disappointed Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) and Assembly Education Chair Muratsuchi did not allow our bill to move forward for a vote in the Assembly Education Committee. You can read the EdSource article for more details.

Many thanks to those of you who lifted your voices on behalf of millions of California students who continue to be denied the power and freedom of literacy. AB 2222 had over 60 supporting organizations, more than 1,000 individual petitions, and 16 bi-partisan co-authors. In a matter of days, 500 emails were sent to the chairs of the Assembly Education and Higher Education Committees and Speaker Rivas.

The movement we built in just a few short months is inspiring and has given us the fuel to keep this issue front and center. We will continue pursuing comprehensive early literacy legislation next legislative session, and we hope you will join us!

Our deepest appreciation to Assemblymember Blanca Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) for authoring AB 2222 and her fearless advocacy to improve literacy outcomes for all kids in California.

Onward,

AB 2222 Supporting Organizations: THANK YOU!!

Decoding Dyslexia CA (co-sponsor)

EdVoice (co-sponsor)

Families In Schools (co-sponsor) 

21st Century Alliance

Alliance College-Ready Public Schools Foundation

Black Parallel School Board

Boon Philanthropy Inc.

Boys & Girls Club-Hollywood

California Catholic Conference

California State Parent Teacher Association

California Reading Coalition

California Education Justice Alliance

California Youth Services

Charles Armstrong School

Chico Unified School District

Children's Defense Fund-California

Democrats for Education Reform (DFER)

Disability Rights California

Disability Rights and Education Defense Fund

Dyslexia Training Institute

Educators for Excellence-Los Angeles

Equitable Ed Advocates

Equitable Literacy For All

Eye to Eye

Families in Action for Quality Education

Fourth District PTA

Fulcrum

Glean Education 

GP II Foundation

Hawley Special Education Advocacy

Innovate Public Schools

Kipp Bay Area Public Schools

Kipp So-Cal Public Schools

International Dyslexia Association – Los Angeles

International Dyslexia Association – Northern California

International Dyslexia Association – SoCal TriCounties Branch

Learning Disabilities Association of California 

Learning Rights Law Center

Lighthouse Community Public Schools

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce

Mt. Diablo Unified School District Community Advisory Committee for Special Education

NAACP California Hawaii State Conference 

National Council On Teacher Quality

National Parents Union 

North Bridge Academy

North Region SELPA Community Advisory Committee

Oakland Literacy Coalition 

Our Voice: Communities for Quality Education

Palomar Council Parent Teacher Association 

Peralta District Parent Teacher Association

Project Second Chance, Inc.

Reading for Berkeley

Right to Read Project

Sacramento Literacy Foundation

San Francisco/Second District PTA

San Francisco Unified School District Community Advisory Committee for Special Education

San Ramon Valley Council of PTAs

San Ramon Valley Unified School District SELPA

Santa Barbara Reading Coalition

Seaside Elementary School PTA

Smart Justice California

San Francisco Parent Coalition

The Dyslexia Project

The Oakland REACH

The Reading League California

Third District PTA

Thirty-Second District PTA

Thirty-Third District PTA

Walnut Grove PTA

About Families In Schools

For over 20 years, Families In Schools (FIS) has served low-income, immigrant, and communities of color, knowing that education remains the single most important opportunity for them. The mission of Families In Schools is to involve families and communities in their children’s education to achieve lifelong success.