Legislative Efforts

SPAC Delegation

The members of the SPAC delegation advocate for specific legislation relevant to member League issues; educate home Junior League members about advocacy and public policy; and coordinate the exchange of information from community-based League projects to policymakers.

Since 1992, SPAC has sponsored seven bills and co-sponsored three bills that are now California Law; sponsored two California Resolutions; and co-sponsored one Congressional Resolution. Please visit our CalSPAC page for more information on this important Junior League initiative in California.

Successful Legislative Efforts

Education

  • AB 172: Provided substantial funding for and expanded preschool programs. Chaptered 2005

Family Support

  • AB 2268: Established the Children’s Bicycle Helmet Law. Chaptered 1993
  • AB 2661: Requires the Department of Social Services to provide access to information related to decertification of foster care families. Chaptered 2004
  • AB 3087: Established the Kids’ Plate vehicle license plate to provide funding for children’s safety and child abuse prevention programs. Chaptered 1992
  • SB 1956: Simplified and reorganized how foster youth cases would be handled. Chaptered 2002

Health

  • AB 38: Establishes a minimum hour standard of in-patient care following childbirth. Chaptered 1997
  • AB 2878: Provides breast cancer treatment for uninsured women. Chaptered 2000
  • ACR 53: Recommends the development of a statewide perinatal depression collaborative taskforce. Chaptered 2011
  • ACR 105: Designates each May in California as “Perinatal Depression Awareness Month.” Chaptered 2010
  • SJR 22: Memorializes the United States Congress and the President to enact the Microbicide Development Act. Chaptered 2006

Violence Prevention

  • AB 102: Enhances the penalties for committing domestic violence in the presence of a minor. Chaptered 1997
  • SB 563: Expands domestic violence statutes to include former spouses and cohabitants. Chaptered 1999
  • SB 564: Requires training for mental health in domestic violence detention. Chaptered 2002
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