Dear Friends,

There are urgent bills moving through the legislature this week that threaten our public schools. Here are just a few happening this week that need your attention. It’s time to stand up for the teachers, students, and communities that rely on strong, equitable public schools.

Here’s what you can do:

1. Call or email legislators.
2. Share this post with your network.
3. Talk about this with friends, family and neighbors.

Find your legislators

Monday 4/7/25 – 9:30am – House Judiciary Committee

• SB 289. Oppose. This creates a culture of fear and suspicion in schools and other agencies. It could lead to costly civil suits and penalties. Students need to learn the truth in history, both good and bad. Contact committee members & your legislators.

  Committee members are:

  Rep. Chris Jeter
  Rep. Alex Zimmerman
  Rep. Garrett Bascom
  Rep. Michelle Davis
  Rep. Andrew Ireland
  Rep. Danny Lopez
  Rep. Jennifer Meltzer
  Rep. J.D. Prescott
  Rep. Gregory Steuerwald
  Rep. Victoria Garcia Wilburn
  Rep. Maureen Bauer
  Rep. Alex Burton
  Rep. Ryan Dvorak

Monday 4/7/25 – 10:30am – House Ways & Means Committee

• SB 1. Oppose. SB 1 offers no solid replacement for the property tax cuts proposed. We must replace not erase. It also introduces a potential property tax increase by requiring public schools to share property tax dollars with charter schools. This is a shift of tax burden from the state to property tax payers. Contact committee members & your legislators.

  Committee members are:

  Rep. Jeffrey Thompson
  Rep. Craig Snow
  Rep. Timothy O’Brien
  Rep. Edward Clere
  Rep. Harold Slager
  Rep. Robert Heaton
  Rep. Jack Jordan
  Rep. Cory Criswell
  Rep. Robb Greene
  Rep. Dave Heine
  Rep. Chris Judy
  Rep. Danny Lopez
  Rep. Peggy Mayfield
  Rep. J.D. Prescott
  Rep. Elizabeth Rowray
  Rep. Ben Smaltz
  Rep. Gregory Porter
  Rep. Mike Andrade
  Rep. Chris Campbell
  Rep. Edward DeLaney
  Rep. Earl Harris
  Rep. Sheila Klinker
  Rep. Tonya Pfaff
  Rep. Cherrish Pryor

Monday 4/7/25 – 1:30pm – Senate Session

• SB 287 (Senate Concurrence Vote). Oppose. This is the partisan school boards bill. Politics do not belong in public education. The bill would prohibit some potential candidates from running for election due to the Hatch Act. Contact your senator.
• HB 1002 (Second Reading). Support the amendment that will keep behavioral and emotional training, teaching, and evaluations which is currently struck in this bill. Contact your senator.

Wednesday 4/9/25 –  8:30am – House Education Committee

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For a deeper dive and history on these bills, you can see what we have posted on our Legislative Alerts page. Every call helps. Thank you all for hanging in there with us. We appreciate you!