Monrovia's Senator Liu Introduces a Variety of Mostly-Education Bills

I have been remiss in following the bills introduced by Monrovia's Senator, Carol Liu. Here they are:

~ SB 116. "The Personal Income Tax Law allows taxpayers, until January 1, 2014, to designate on their tax returns that a specified amount in excess of their tax liability be contributed to the Emergency Food Assistance Program. This bill would extend the operation of these provisions until January 1, 2019." http://goo.gl/yj38j

~ SB 174 specifies the types of adult education that can receive State education funds. http://goo.gl/mJFlG

~ SB 177 would require that children in foster care who are shifted around by law be immediately deemed to have met residency requirements for school extracurricular activities. http://goo.gl/k4pfL

~ As best I can figure out, SB 188 would allow counties to set up "conservation camps" for prisoners, like those operated by the state. http://goo.gl/dbjTl

~ SB 192 would "require child care resource and referral programs" to "provide information about certain child care services" to families that qualify. http://goo.gl/WQbPl

~ SB 195 would require the Governor's Office of Planning and Research to set goals for state colleges and universities. http://goo.gl/CQdeg

~ SB 201 would tax school textbook publishers and manufacturers for the cost of the the State Board of Education adopting a basic curriculum for "language arts and English language development" for K-8 California schools. http://goo.gl/OgyzO

- Brad Haugaard