Sen. Suzette Valladares
Sponsored bills
This measure would proclaim June 4, 2021, as National Gun Violence Awareness Day.
Existing provisions of the California Constitution provide that the University of California constitutes a public trust, and require that the university be administered by the Regents of the University of California, a corporation in the form of a board, with full powers of organization and government, subject to legislative control only for specified purposes. These provisions grant the regents all the powers necessary or convenient for the effective administration of its trust. This measure would prohibit the regents from increasing the total amount of tuition and mandatory systemwide fees charged to students of the university above those in effect as of June 15, 2021, until the 2027–28 academic year. Commencing with the 2027–28 academic year, the measure would require any increase in the total amount of tuition and mandatory systemwide fees charged to students for an upcoming academic year to be approved by the regents before June 15 preceding the academic year to which the increase would apply.
This measure would recognize June 19, 2021, as Juneteenth and would urge the people of California to join in celebrating Juneteenth as a day to honor and reflect on the significant role that African Americans have played in the history of the United States and how they have enriched society through their steadfast commitment to promoting unity and equality.
This measure would designate July 29, 2021, as Sugihara Visas Day to memorialize the great achievements of Sugihara Chiune in saving thousands of Jewish lives during World War II.