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Call to Action: Contact the Legislature to Support AB 1384 and COVID-19 Liability Protection

We need your help on an important piece of legislation supported by CASH: AB 1384 (O’Donnell).  This bill provides K-12 schools with limited liability protection from COVID-19 lawsuits.  AB 1384 is pending in the Senate Judiciary Committee, and we recently found out that the Committee is not planning to schedule the bill for a hearing.  Without a hearing, the bill does not have a chance at passage.

Please email the Senate Judiciary Committee and urge them to schedule AB 1384 for a hearing.  A sample email is included below for your use.  There is still time for the Committee to change its mind and add AB 1384 to the agenda for its August 12th hearing.

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CASH Alert: Governor Newsom Outlines CA’s COVID-19 Plan for Schools

On Friday, July 17, Governor Newsom used his daily press conference to release new mandates and revised guidance pertaining to the criteria for schools to close in-person instruction and provide distance learning, and when they can reopen. The immediate effect is that all schools located in a county on the state COVID-19 watchlist must start the school year in distance learning. While the list changes daily, it has held steady at approximately 32 of California’s 58 counties being included.

The following is a summary of the plan as announced by the Governor. Below, you will find highlights from related documents released today and links to the full documents.

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CASH Maintenance Network: New Healthy Schools Resource

Healthy Schools: Cleaning, Disinfecting, Healthy Air Quality, Scheduling and Social Distancing
A Resource for School Facility and Maintenance Departments

COVID-19 has presented significant challenges as education and state leaders contemplate re-opening schools in a way that ensures they are clean, safe and healthy. The CASH Maintenance Network (CMN), as part of the Coalition for Adequate School Housing (CASH), has developed the Healthy Schools: Cleaning, Disinfecting, Healthy Air Quality, Scheduling and Social Distancing Guidebook to provide K-12 school maintenance and facility departments with guidance, Best Management Practices (BMPs), and key resources.

The “Healthy Schools Guidebook” includes information on how to keep students and staff safe, cleaning and disinfecting, ensuring healthy indoor air quality, social distancing and scheduling, and managing fiscal impact. The Guidebook was developed by practitioners from school maintenance departments, school facility directors, county offices of education, and private industry, and is intended as a practical guide. The CMN would like to thank them for their contributions to this project.

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CDE California Virtual STEAM Symposium Call for Presenters

To best serve the needs of the STEAM community, the California Department of Education and Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation are convening the same great California STEAM Symposium you know and love in a virtual venue. Mark December 11-13, 2020 on your calendar as you plan for another wonderful year of inspiration, collaboration, and professional learning. To submit your proposal by the deadline on June 17 and for more information about the symposium please visit:

https://www.cvent.com/c/abstracts/6cf49ddb-78ff-4d1b-93d5-71b76e16baf0

For questions please contact mstitt@cde.ca.gov.

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