BILL NUMBER: AB 2200	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Thurmond

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2016

   An act relating to teachers.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2200, as introduced, Thurmond. Teachers: recruitment and
retention.
   Existing law establishes various programs for the recruitment of
teachers.
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would guarantee that every pupil has access to
high-quality educators by ensuring that pupils' educators are able to
live in the communities in which they serve. The bill would also
state legislative findings and declarations relating to that purpose.

   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
   (1) The rising cost of housing in California is having a direct
impact on education.
   (2) Many school districts have difficulty retaining and recruiting
teachers and other employees due to low compensation and high living
and housing costs.
   (3) This teacher shortage results in greater inequities among
pupils, especially in communities serving high populations of
low-income pupils, English learners, and foster youth.
   (b) It is, therefore, the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would guarantee that every pupil has access to
high-quality educators by ensuring that pupils' educators are able to
live in the communities in which they serve.