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SB 402 from page 1 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · CONFERENCE from page 1 ·. · · · · ° · · · Oral argument went well from the public ~-Speakers include John Calhoun, president and agency standpoint. League special counsel Steve CEO of the National Crime Prevention Council; Mayer represented the county and made public Delia Pompa, executive director of the National agencies' arguments to the three:judge panel. Association for Bilingual Education; Warren Each justice asked the attorney representing the Simmons, executive director of the Annenberg union some tough questions. Institute for School Reform based at Brown University; Wendy Puriefoy, president of the Public At this point, the court's tentative decision isEducation Network; An-Me Chung, a program _just that: tentative and not final. Local counsel officer with the Charles Stewart Mort Foundation; says to expect a final decision three weeks from and Martin Blank, staff director of the Coalition the hearing. Counsel for the union has indicated for Community Schools at the Institute for Educa- that he will seek California Supreme Court review tional Leadership. of the decision if the tentative decision is con- firmed. A varied list of workshops will address topics including: enhancing after school programming; Public agencies can learn about other pending youth development; early childhood care and cases and further updates on the status of the SB education; city hall/school collaboration; prevent- 402 litigation by monitoring the League's special lng youth violence; funding strategies; support for web page on this issue: www. cacities.org/sb402, working families, and skills for creating and Please contact League staff member JoAnne maintaining community teams. 5peers (emaih sDeers_i~cacil;ie~.org or direct dial: 916/658-8233) if your agency is involved in Savings with advance registration fees are litigation on this issue or believes it may be soon.extended until April 10. The registration brochure can be downloaded from the NLC webslte at httD:/ /www. nlc.org/nlc oro_/slte/files/reDorts/ycf. Ddf' To receive a copy of the brochure by mail or fax, leave a detailed message at 202/626-3014, or e- Lelltslative Action Bays in partnership with the California State Association of Counties and the California Special Districts Association May 15-16, 2002 '=' Sacramento, California ':' Sheraton Grand Hotel See page 10 for a registration form containing dates, times and hotel information. Our Mission Restore and protect local control for cities through education and advocacy to enhance the quality of life for all Californians, PAGE 2/PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site--www. cacities.org