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Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) unveiled on Tuesday a 2023 legislative package that supports civil rights, housing, school safety, and other areas that will improve life in District 15 and across California. 

 




Students belonging to the West Valley-Mission Community College District would receive free tuition, books, transportation, technology, and other education-related fees under a bill introduced this week by Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose).




A bill introduced Thursday by Senator Dave Cortese would stop insurance companies from enlisting out-of-state doctors to cancel medical treatment plans proposed by California doctor for workers’ compensation claims for certain patients.




WHAT: State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) is hosting a press conference on Friday to announce the introduction of SB 629. The legislation would allow the West Valley-Mission Community College District to offer major discounts on education-related expenses to some students and free college for others —including tuition, books, transportation, and technology, and other related costs.




Schools would be banned from using a dangerous form of physical restraint against students under a bill introduced Tuesday by Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose). SB 483 would prohibit the use of “prone restraint”, which physically or mechanically restrains students in a face down position. Unfortunately, prone restraint is often used on students with special needs.