Below you can follow CPFA’s letters to the Governor and members of the California legislature urging them to take action on behalf of part-time faculty in regards to various assembly and senate bills. CPFA recognizes the importance of voicing part-time faculty issues and concerns at the capitol, so that the collective voice of thousands of part-time faculty may be heard.


Letter to Senator Portantino in Support of AB1856

The Honorable Senator Anthony Portantino, ChairSenate Committee on AppropriationsState Capitol, Room 2141P.O. Box 942849Sacramento, CA 94249-0061 August 9, 2022 Re: SUPPORT for AB 1856 (Medina) – Community Colleges: Part-time Employees Honorable Senator Anthony Portantino, I am writing in my capacity as Chair of the California Part Time Faculty Association (CPFA) ...
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Support For AB 1856: Workload Cap Increase

AB 1856 is making its way through California's legislative process. It has moved out of the state assembly and will be heard by the Senate Appropriations Committee next month. This bill is expected to be approved and will then be put onto the Governor's desk for his signature; he has ...

Support for AB 1752: Pay Parity For PTers

A recent letter sent to Assembly Member Holden expressing CPFA's strong endorsement of AB 1752, which would help to bring about pay parity for part-time faculty ...

AB 375 Support Letter

The Honorable Assemblymember Jose Medina Higher Education Committee, Chair State Capitol, Room 2141 P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0061 February 22, 2021 Re: SUPPORT: AB 375 (Medina)                                                ...

AB 897: A Letter to Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez

The Honorable Assembly Member Lorena Gonzalez, Chair Assembly Appropriations Committee State Capitol, Room 2114 Sacramento, California 95814 916.319.2081 Re: AB 897 (Medina)                              Position: Co-Sponsor Honorable Assembly Member Gonzalez, As Chair of the California Part Time Faculty ...
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AB 897: A Letter to Assemblymember Medina

The Honorable Jose Medina Chair, Assembly Higher Education Committee 1020 N Street, Room 173 Sacramento, CA 95814 RE: Assembly Bill 897                           Position: Co-Sponsor Dear Assemblymember Medina, The California Part-time Faculty Association (CPFA) is grateful for your introduction of ...

Support AB 310: Paid Office Hours for Part-time Faculty

January 16, 2018 Assembly Member Jose Medina Capitol Office, Room 2141 Sacramento, CA 94249-0061 (916) 319-2061      RE: SUPPORT AB 310 (Medina) Dear Assembly Member Medina: As the Chair and Legislative Analyst for the California Part-Time Faculty Association, (CPFA), an association representing nearly 40,000 part-time California Community College teachers, CPFA ...

ACTION NEEDED: Due Process Bill in Jeopardy!

Colleagues! We need you to send emails to state Senators ASAP telling them to support CCCI's-sponsored bill AB 1651, authored by Assemblymember Eloise Gómez Reyes. The bill will be voted on by the full Senate in either late-August or early-September. The Community College League, representing boards of trustees and chief ...

SB 1379 and Job Security for Part-time Faculty

The Honorable Governor Jerry Brown c/o State Capitol, Suite 1173 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 445-2841   September 8, 2016 Re: SB 1379 and Job Security for Part-time Faculty Dear Governor Brown: As Chair of the California Part-Time Faculty Association (CPFA), I am writing to express CPFA’s unqualified support for ...

AB 1690 and Job Security for Part-time Faculty

The Honorable Governor Jerry Brown c/o State Capitol, Suite 1173 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 445-2841   August 26, 2016   RE: AB 1690 and Job Security for Part-time Faculty Dear Governor Brown, As the chair of the California Part Time Faculty Association (CPFA), I am writing to express CPFA’s ...