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SB 930 would have weakened limited English proficiency (LEP) requirements under the Public School Performance Accountability Program and delayed the rate at which LEP students learn English.

In addition to your opposition calls and emails, ProEnglish sent a letter to the Governor in August urging him to veto the measure after the state legislature sent the bill to his desk for signing.

Read ProEnglish’s letter to Gov. Schwarzenegger

In his veto message, Gov. Schwarzenegger agreed with ProEnglish’s arguments against the bill and explained:

“Ultimately, I continue to believe that schools should remain focused on providing English Learners with the necessary instruction and support to become English proficient. As an immigrant myself, I believe strongly that learning English as quickly as possible is essential to success in this state and this country. Therefore, I want to ensure that there are no disincentives in our school system to achieving that goal for our English Learner student population. For these reasons, I am unable to sign this bill.”

ProEnglish thanks YOU and Governor Schwarzenegger for acting to maintain the integrity of English language requirements in California’s public schools!

TAKE ACTION

If you’d like to THANK the Governor for vetoing SB 930, contact phone numbers for his State Capitol office and district offices are below.

Sacramento Office: 916-445-2841

District Offices:

Fresno Office 559-477-1804

Los Angeles Office:  213-897-0322

Riverside Office:  951-680-6860

San Diego Office:  619-525-4641

San Francisco Office:  415-703-2218

Washington D.C. Office:  202-624-5270