2010 Legislative Priorities
Learn how the LPPO determines its legislative priorities.
I. Reducing Hunger and Poverty
- Protect School Lunch Co Pay and Fresh Fruit & Veggie program
- Expand Summer Meal Program ($250K)
- Protect General Assistance – Unemployable (GAU)
- Increase Cash Diversion eligibility to 200% of Federal Poverty Level
- Support Home Foreclosure moratorium for the unemployed
II. Increasing the Availability of Affordable and Accessible Housing and Healthcare
- Protect Housing Trust Fund
- Support Hate Crimes bill for homeless people
- Support Fair Tenants Screening Act
- Protect Apple Health kids insurance up to 300% of Federal Poverty Level
- Protect Basic Health Plan
III. Reforming the Criminal Justice System
- Support 3 Strikes Reform bill
- Support Death Penalty Abolition bill
- Prohibit Sentencing of Juveniles for Life without Parole
IV. Caring for the Environment and Promoting Sustainable Agriculture
- Invest in Clean Water bill (HB 1614)
- Support Safe Baby Bottle bill
- Protect Farm to Cafeteria program
- Support Non-Profit exemption for Farmer’s Market sales
- Support Food Policy Council bill
V. Advocating for Civil & Human Rights
- Support Assault Weapons ban
- Protect the Rights and Services of Immigrants
- Support the assessment of bills regarding Racial Disparities
VI. Advocating for Accessible, Quality Public Education
- Close Achievement Gap and Racial Disparities
- Support the Handcuff Limitations bill
- Protect K-12 Funding and Levy Equalization
VII. Maintaining Funding for Health and Human Services
VIII. Reforming the Tax Structure
IX. Generating More Revenue to Balance the Budget
- Support a revenue package to prevent an all-cuts budget
- Support eliminating tax exemptions
- Eliminate the requirement of I-960
View a printable document of our 2010 Legislative Priorities (pdf).