Legislative Amendments
Last Updated: July 05, 2011 - 11:37 p.m.
Legislative Amendment 1
ADOPTED
Section: Voting and Election Reform
Page: 28, line 8
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NEA Supports:
an amendment to the United States Constitution to enable Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political contributions and election-related campaign speech by any corporation, limited liability company, or other corporate entity;
a fair and reasonable system of campaign disclosure that would increase public accountability for corporations that attempt to influence elections.
Legislative Amendment 2
ADOPTED
Section: Substance Abuse/Dependency
Page: 17, Line 18
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NEA Supports: Delete “school campuses”; insert “educational institutions” so bullet reads, “federal law to require tobacco-free school campuses educational institutions”
Legislative Amendment 3
DEFEATED
Legislative Amendment 4
WITHDRAWN
Legislative Amendment 5
ADOPTED
Section: Social Security
Page: 24, Line 21
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NEA Supports: The federal government taxing all earned income, not just the first $100,000, for Social Security.
Legislative Amendment 6
ADOPTED AS AMENDED
Section: Education Funding
Page: 8, Line 22
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NEA Opposes: Any misuse of federal CTE or Perkins funds by school districts and /or public institutions.
Legislative Amendment 7
ADOPTED
Section: Human and Civil Rights
Page: 26, Line 2
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NEA Supports:Insert “and expansion” after “enhancement” so the bullet reads, NEA supports “maintenance, enhancement, and expansion of federally guaranteed parental and medical leave covering the birth or adoption of a child, the serious illness of a spouse or dependent family member, or the employee’s own serious illness or injury;”
Legislative Amendment 8
WITHDRAWN
Legislative Amendment 9
ADOPTED
Section: Education Employee Professional Development
Page: 8, Line 40
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NEA Supports: Federal initiatives that respect state certification requirements for teachers.
Legislative Amendment 10
ADOPTED
Section: Juvenile Justice
Page: Page 5, Line 14
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NEA Supports:
Change “incarcerated juveniles juvenile offenders” to “incarcerated juveniles and juvenile offenders;” so the bullet reads NEA supports “access to effective rehabilitation facilities, support services, and educational programs, inlcuding vocational, career and technical education, for incarcerated juveniles and juvenile offenders”
Legislative Amendment 11
ADOPTED
Section: Children’s Health
Page: 14, Line 44
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NEA Supports: Adequate funding to ensure quality, safe health standards for all learning environments by ensuring proper custodial procedures and staffing.
Legislative Amendment 12
RULED OUT OF ORDER
Legislative Amendment 13
ADOPTED AS AMENDED
Section: Education Employee Rights
Page: 18, Line 12
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NEA Supports: Legislation to end the discrimination and harassment of minority teachers based on their accent, language, cultural, and ethnic background.
Legislative Amendment 14
DEFEATED
Legislative Amendment 15
ADOPTED
Section: Immigration and Naturalization
Page: 27, Line 22
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NEA Supports: Legislation to eliminate discrimination in the immigration laws by permitting permanent partners of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents to obtain lawful permanent resident status in the same manner as spouses of citizens and lawful permanent residents.
Legislative Amendment 16
ADOPTED AS AMENDED
Section: Children’s Health
Page: 14, Line 41
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NEA Supports
Add at the end of the current bullet "with the eventual goal of single-payer healthcare coverage for all residents of the U.S. aged 22 years and under."
Legislative Amendment 17
DEFEATED
Legislative Amendment 18
DEFEATEAD
Legislative Amendment 19
DEFEATED
Legislative Amendment 20
DEFEATED
Legislative Amendment 21
DEFEATED
