SCCSBA Legislative Action Committee (LAC)

Silicon Valley is a unique region - a hub of innovation that brings with it immense wealth and immense disparity. The Santa Clara County School Boards Association (SCCSBA) represents trustees from 31 school districts in Santa Clara County, MetroED, and the Santa Clara County Office of Education. SCCSBA’s Legislative Action Committee’s mission is to advocate through resolutions, policies, and collective narratives for high expectations and applicable resources in public education for all of our students.

Legislative Action Committee’s advocacy includes building coalitions and increasing communication between districts, elected officials, municipalities, nonprofits, and community partners to meet our area’s aspirational needs. The Legislative Action Committee regularly consults with the SCCSBA Executive Board and membership through an iterative feedback process.

What does the Legislative Action Committee do?

We listen to SCCSBA members from across our county to determine our legislative priorities. We listen to our legislators to better understand barriers and challenges to policy, as well as to partner on policy-making.

We advocate for resources and solutions aligned with our membership’s priorities. We highlight for legislators local district needs from across Santa Clara County to create compassion for our school communities.

We collaborate with legislators, including city, county, state, and federal elected officials and our membership, to empower and inform each as public education advocates.

LAC Advocacy Letters

Each year, the SCCSBA Legislative Action Committee (LAC) coordinates the drafting of support letters for selected Senate and Assembly Bills. These bills align with the priorities determined through the LAC Survey and fall within the scope of the LAC’s purview.

    • SB-33 | Cortese & Becker | Homeless pupils: California Success, Opportunity, and Academic Resilience (SOAR) Guaranteed Income Program

    • AB-678 | Lee | Interagency Council on Homelessness

    • SB-48 | Muratsuchi & Cortese | Immigration enforcement: schoolsites: prohibitions on access and sharing information

    • SB-62 | Menijavar | Health care coverage: essential health benefits

    • AB-363 | Bryan & Sharp-Collins | Calworks Recipients Ed Program reform

    • AB-677 | Bryan & Rodriguez | Pupil Records/ McKinney Vento

    • SD-685 | Cortese | California State University: financial aid for homeless students: pilot program

    • AB-49 | Lee, Muratsuchi et al | School Sites: Immigration enforcement

    • AB-382 | Berman | Pedestrian safety: school zones: speed limits

    • AB-374 | Archuleta | LEA annual reporting requirements: IDEA Addendum

    • SB-243 | Becker, Padilla & Wahab | Companion Chatbots - AI Safety

    • AB-1390 | Solache et al | Public school governance: board member compensation

    • AB-1391 | Addis | Education finance: TK: funding for basic aid school districts and necessary small schools

    • AB-419 | Connolly | Educational Equity: immigration enforcement

    • AB-1348 | Bains | Average Daily Attendance: emergencies: immigration enforcement activity

    • SB-98 | Perez et al | Elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education: immigration enforcement: notification

    • SB-670 | Cervantes | Adult Education Program: immigrant integration

    • SB743 | Cortese | Education finance: Education Equalization Act: Equalization Reserve Account | Letter of support

  • 2025

    • SB743 | Cortese | Education finance: Education Equalization Act: Equalization Reserve Account | Letter of support

  • Chair :
    Chris Norwood, Milpitas Unified SD
    LAC@sccsba.org

    Vice Chair:
    Isabel Jubes-Flamerich, Sunnyvale SD

    Secretary:
    John Horner, Morgan Hill Unified SD

    Scheduler:
    Bridget Watson, Sunnyvale SD
    scheduler@sccsba.org

    …………….

    LAC MEMBERS

    • Jason Baker, Campbell Union HSD

    • Theresa Bond, Los Gatos-Saratoga HSD

    • Derek Grasty, Mount Pleasant SD

    • Renee Lo, Orchard SD

    • Jose Magana, San Jose SD

    • Nancy Newkirk, Sunnyvale SD

    • Mary Pollet, Evergreen SD

    • Vaishali Sirkay, Los Altos SD

    • Carol Presunka, SCCSBA President, Cambrian SD

    • Jessica Speiser, SCCSBA Immediate Past President, Los Altos SD

    • Bonnie Mace, SCCSBA Executive Director

  • LAC Bylaws March 2025