Legislative Affairs & Advocacy Committee Meeting

Organizational Items

• Call to Order
• Roll Call
• Adoption of Agenda for Tuesday, January 29, 2019
• Approval of Minutes for Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Public Forum: This time is allotted to members of the public to address the committee.

Action Items

• Election of the Vice Chair: The committee will make nominations and elect a Vice Chair for the committee.
• Appointment for Open Positions: The body will appoint candidates to the Legislative Affairs and Advocacy Committee.
  • Candidate: Matthew Keels

New Business

• Vision for the Semester: The committee will hone their vision for the semester and discuss methods to expand efforts throughout Cal State LA.
• Position on CSSA Bills: The committee will review the bills California State Student Association (CSSA) introduced at their January Plenary Meeting and discuss what position they might take on these bills.
• Campaigns for the California Higher Education Student Summit (CHESS): The committee will review the two advocacy efforts shared by the CSSA Southern Civic Engagement Officer and discuss supporting one or both campaigns.
  • Financial Aid Reform (additional information packet included)
  • Budget Advocacy
• Capital Fellows Programs: The committee will be informed about the Capital Fellows Programs as an opportunity to participate in policymaking and development in California.
• CSSA Plenary: The committee will be informed about opportunities to volunteer for the CSSA plenary in April at Cal State LA.
• Lobby Corps Advocacy Clinic: The committee will be informed about the Lobby Corps Advocacy Clinic to prepare them for CHESS 2019 (March 9- 12).

Reports

• ASI Vice President for External Affairs and Advancement: Veronica Garcia-Martinez
• ASI Diversity and Inclusion Officer: Krystal Rubio

Adjournment