SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown signed nearly 30 measures into law Tuesday, including one allowing noncitizens who are permanent legal residents to serve as poll workers in California elections.
The measure will provide more multilingual poll workers for a state where nearly 3 million people who are eligible to vote are not fluent in English, said its author, Assemblyman Rob Bonta (D-Oakland).
Brown "clearly understands the challenges faced by the increasingly diverse voters in our state related to civic engagement and participation," Bonta said.
Republican lawmakers opposed the measure, AB 817, arguing that it could undermine the integrity of the election process. They also said there was no shortage of citizens to work the polls.
"The governor signed the bill to give counties the ability to help diverse communities participate in the civic process," said Jim Evans, a spokesman for Brown.
Bonta noted that poll inspectors, who supervise election activities and guarantee the integrity of the process, still have to be U.S. citizens.
The governor signed several bills relating to education, including one that will let aspiring teachers pursue an additional year of training.
Since 1970, the state has capped the length of graduate teaching programs at one year. But completing those programs in that time has become more difficult over the years, as trainees have been required to take on additional subjects such as student health and instruction for English-learners.
The measure, SB 5 by Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima), extends the maximum length of such programs to two years.
"I thank Gov. Brown for signing SB 5," Padilla said Tuesday. "He clearly recognizes that allowing more time for skill development will allow teachers to be better prepared when they enter the classroom."
A pair of bills the governor also signed are intended to increase access to digital textbooks and educational materials.
AB 133, by Assemblyman Curt Hagman (R-Chino Hills), requires all textbook publishers and manufacturers who sell print textbooks to California school districts to also provide those textbooks in digital format. SB 185, by Sen. Mimi Walters (R-Irvine), lets K-12 school districts negotiate the price of print and digital materials with publishers.
Brown vetoed a similar version of Walters' measure last year. It would have required digital textbooks and learning materials to be offered at the same cost as, or lower cost than, print materials.
Brown said that measure would have put unreasonable requirements on businesses and could have driven up costs. He also vetoed a companion measure by Hagman last year.
On Tuesday, Hagman thanked Brown for supporting his efforts the second time around.
"AB 133 will place California on the cutting edge of technology use in the classroom and enhance our children's educational experience by allowing them to utilize technology to which they are already accustomed," Hagman said.
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