A package of bills and budget items that address Hate Crimes, including:

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AB 57 (Gabriel): Implements recommendations from the State Auditor to better prevent, respond to, and document hate crimes in California. AB 57 also would strengthen existing requirements for peace officers to undergo comprehensive hate crime training.

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AB 557 (Muratsuchi): Requires the California Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish and maintain an accessible toll-free hotline number and an online form for reporting hate crimes and hate incidents.

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AB 1126 (Bloom): Establishes the California Commission on the State of Hate & Violent Extremism within state government.

$50 million for the California State Nonprofit Security Grant Program.

 

A package of bills and $5.5m in budget items that address Holocaust and genocide education, including:

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SB 693 (Stern): The Never Again Education Bill

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$1 Million – Jewish Family and Children’s Services (JFCS) Holocaust Library

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$2.5 Million – Holocaust Museum LA’s Building Truth Campaign to fund technology in the Museum’s Education Pavilion.

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$2 Million – Grants for Teacher Training on Holocaust education.

 

A package of priority social service initiatives that serve vulnerable youth, seniors, and the disabled.

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SB 224 (Portantino): Requires that students between grades 1 and 12 receive mental health education at school.  

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AB 470 (Carrillo): Eliminates the asset limit test for Medi-Cal programs serving seniors and persons with disabilities.

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SB 364 (Skinner): Makes school meals available to every public school student without red-tape or paperwork, and provide meals for students when schools are closed.