Thank you to all of our AB 461 Support not Punishment for Truancy advocates, especially @westerncenter.bsky.social @seiuca.org!
More info: www.politico.com/news/2025/10... #AB461 #CALeg
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Advocates stand proudly with the text "Good news! AB 461 (Ahrens)"
“Thank you to @gavinnewsom.bsky.social for signing my bill to repeal this failed policy of criminalizing struggling California families for their children missing school; families and kids need support, not criminal charges and fines, to improve school attendance."- Asm. Patrick Ahrens #AB461 #CALeg
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✨Good news! @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social signed #AB461, to put support over punishment for school truancy (chronic absence) issues.
From Yesenia Jimenez, Sr. Policy Associate: “I’m deeply grateful the Governor has signed this bill — in honor of all the children who deserve support, not trauma.”
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⭐IMAGINE Bills are on the Governor's Desk!!
#AB461 (Ahrens) will repeal the criminal penalties for parents if children need help to attend school. Families need more support, not less!
Use our email template and urge Gov. Newsom to sign #AB461!
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💕 We are so proud that #AB461 (Ahrens) made it to the Governor's desk! AB 461 strikes down an unjust system that punishes families for struggling with school attendance and affirms every child’s freedom to learn without their families being treated like criminals.
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🎉 We encourage your continued advocacy as our sponsored bills hit the Governor's desk!
🎯 #SB411 (Perez)
🎯 #AB461 (Ahrens)
🎯 #AB777 (Rodriguez)
🎯 #AB969 (Rodriguez)
🎯 #AB1324 (Sharp-Collins)
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#AB461 (Ahrens) is off to the Governor's desk! Ahrens stated, “I am thankful to my colleagues for passing this repeal of a failed policy that criminalizes struggling CA families for their children missing school.”
#AB461 #AsmAhrens #EndChildPoverty #SchoolAttendance #Truancy #SupportOverPunishment
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👏 #AB461 (Ahrens) puts an end to criminalization & sanctions against CalWORKs families facing school attendance challenges. Instead, it puts in place strong, compassionate alternatives to support families, advance equity, & help kids thrive.
Read more below:
www.endchildpovertyca.org/ab-461-ahren...
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👏"Why should poor families be subject to extreme punishment, such as having their cash aid, which is already inadequate reduced? The data are clear that revoking aid only pushes families into deep poverty."
Rebecca Gonzalez w @westerncenter.bsky.social speaks to the importance of #AB461
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" #AB461 ensures that families navigating school attendance challenges are met with support, not punishment.
Under current law, our system compounds family hardship rather than address causes related to chronic truancy."
ECPCA's own Yesenia Jimenez joins Asm. Patrick Ahrens in championing #AB461
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AB 461 (Ahrens) has officially passed the California Assembly!
AB 461 ends the harmful criminalization and economic sanctions against families facing school attendance challenges. Next stop: the California Senate!
#AB461 #ReimagineCalWORKs #EndChildPoverty #FamiliesNotFines
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🎉 Big Win! #AB461 (Ahrens) has officially passed the California Assembly!
#AB461 Prevents Harm to CalWORKs Families by restoring cash assistance lost due to outdated truancy sanctions & replaces punishment with compassion—supporting families, advancing equity, and helping kids thrive.
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Lead with purpose, not partisanship. #AB144 recognizes Indigenous peoples’ contributions while #AB461 helps Nevadans plan for the future. Both passed with strong support 🙌🏼
Do the right thing Governor, sign them into law.
☎️ 775-684-5670
📧 gov.nv.gov/Forms/Share/ #NVLeg
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#AB461 helps Nevadans plan for elder care and long-term health decisions before a crisis hits. This isn’t a partisan issue, it’s a family one.
Governor Lombardo can protect Nevada’s elders and families or leave them unprepared.
☎️ 775-684-5670
📧 gov.nv.gov/Forms/Share/ #NVLeg
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🗣️ THIS JUST IN: #AB461, the Elder care/Advance Directives bill, was heard today in the Senate HHS. The community showed up and spoke out for our Elders, disabled relatives, and themselves 👏🏼 Shoutout to Assemblymembers Orentlicher and Backus for championing this bill. #NVLeg
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If you’ve ever had to make tough calls for an Elder, your parents, or loved one—you know how confusing and painful it can be. #AB461 strengthens advance directives and helps families plan ahead.
📅 Hearing: Tuesday, May 13 at 3:30PM in Senate Health & Human Services
Stand up for #ElderCare! #NVLeg
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💪" #AB461 (Ahrens) brings hope to youth & families. Having systems that are flexible played a big role in my success and graduating high school. #AB461 reflects a better way forward rooted in equity and compassion."-Jose Herrera, CURYJ (Communities United for Restorative Youth #CAAssembly #CABudget
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✅" #AB461 (Ahrens) aims to eliminate punitive measures that exacerbate economic hardships and provide supportive non-criminal responses."-@Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens on why we need to fix school truancy laws. #CABudget #CAAssembly
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👏 " #AB461 (Ahrens) is an invitation to break the cycle of criminalizing families. When we choose support over punishment we begin to repair generational harm and build the foundation for true educational equity."-ECPCA Senior Policy Associate Yesenia Jimenez #CAAssembly #CABudget
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🙏"If we’re not prosecuting these cases … then why should we have this in the books? We don’t need the stick if everything else is already working to the benefit of our families,'” Yesenia Jimenez, senior policy associate at End Child Poverty CA #AB461 (Ahrens)
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✨ #AB461 (Ahrens) corrects a policy that punishes #CalWORKs families by partially withholding desperately needed aid if the child is 16 or over. The current law does not take into consideration the hardships facing these families." -Rebecca Gonzales @westerncenter.bsky.social #CAAssembly
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✅"Punitive truancy policies disproportionately harm LGBTQ, immigrant & low-income families. Without focusing on root causes, our current system compounds family hardship.
#AB461 (Ahrens) reflects a better way forward rooted in dignity, equity & love." ECPCA's own Yesenia Jimenez #CAAssembly
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👏⭐" #AB461 (Ahrens) ensures families facing school attendance challenges get support instead of punishment. #CalWORKs families can face sanctions due to truancy, pushing families further into poverty.
This bill shifts the focus from punishment to partnership." -Asm. Patrick Ahrens #CAAssembly
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