PERK welcomed Mikki Willis as our keynote speaker for Freedom Shines Bright. He delivered a powerful and moving message that truly inspired our audience. Thank you to Mikki Willis and his beautiful wife, Nadia, for making this event so meaningful and memorable and for showing us how freedom truly shines bright. We were also inspired by our wise expert psychologist, Dr. Toby Watson, who shared valuable insights about our children and the world they are growing up in. Hava shared her incredible knowledge of healing, including nature’s remedies. Kristina Irwin inspired us as she courageously runs for California State Senate, and Charan emceed the evening with style, humor, and energy.
We did it! Every organization that signed, joining with us as one unified voice, every person who bravely put their name on our letter and petitions, you answered the clarion call, and so did Secretary Kennedy!
We’ll celebrate PERK’s victories in 2025, reflect on our five-year journey, and share an exclusive first look at the exciting new programs launching in the New Year. Use discount PERK50 to secure your spot and support PERK’s vital work.
Today, we invite you to join the movement that’s protecting children, preserving parental rights, and defending health freedom across America. For more than 5 years, PERK has been fearlessly leading to protect our children's future and our essential freedoms through advocacy, legislative, legal, and grassroots action to safeguard families — and the results speak for themselves. We are standing firm for parents and children.
If you believe in this work, we’re asking you to support the mission through a ‘4 for Freedom’ donation. Any amount helps — $4, $44, or $444 — and when you give an amount ending in 4, you directly fund the fight for health freedom legislation, advocacy, parental rights, protecting children’s educational access, and protecting children nationwide.
Please join us on Saturday June 29th!
PERK Co-Founder, Jessica Cabrera will be joining the panel. They will be discussing California policy, parental rights and various other topics for our Latino community.
This is the perfect time to invite your tias, tios, abuelos and more! All information will be presented in Spanish.
As the California Legislature wraps things up before Summer Recess, there was a tense and impassioned debate at the Capitol over AB 1955. The confrontation over parental notification policies in California schools escalated sharply on Thursday morning when two lawmakers, Republican Bill Essayli and Democrat Corey Jackson from the Riverside area, engaged in a heated verbal exchange on the Assembly floor. The Assembly was on the verge of voting on Assembly Bill 1955, a proposed legislation aimed at prohibiting California school boards from enforcing regulations that mandate school staff to notify a student’s parents if the student expresses a desire to use a name or pronoun that differs from their biological sex. The situation intensified to the point where Assemblyman Marc Berman, D-Menlo Park, intervened physically to prevent Jackson from approaching Essayli. While no physical altercation transpired between the two lawmakers, the incident vividly underscored the heightened emotions and heavy discord surrounding this contentious issue. LGBTQ lawmakers are steadfastly resisting Republican arguments that they believe undermine the dignity and rights of transgender individuals in California.
AB 1955 (Ward) Academic Futures and Educators for Today’s Youth Act was swiftly passed through the Assembly Education Committee and Assembly Floor Vote, overshadowing any concerns raised by parents, within a mere span of 2 days.
The bill, featuring various reforms in the educational sector, is currently en route to the Governor's Desk awaiting his approval. The signing is anticipated to take place on Friday, potentially culminating the legislation just in time for the end of Pride Month and prior to the commencement of the legislative summer recess scheduled for July.
PERK Advocacy remains committed to careful monitoring, active lobbying, and consistent advocacy for California legislation. Rest assured, we are dedicated to providing you with ongoing updates on the status of these crucial bills, along with actionable steps you can take to bring about meaningful change. For more frequent updates and convenient access to the PERK Advocacy Action Center, be sure to visit us at www.perkadvocacy.com.
SB-976 (Skinner) Social Media Youth Addiction Law :
Asm Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee Hearing Date: 07/02/24
SB 1414 (Grove) Crimes: solicitation of a minor
Asm Public Safety Committee Hearing Date: 07/02/24
AB 2652 (Muratsuchi) State Department of Education: artificial intelligence working group
In Assembly Appropriations committee: Held under submission.
AB 1824 (Valencia) California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018: opt-out right: mergers.
Sen 3rd Reading - Asm Bills 06-27-2024 161
AB 1871 (Alanis) Adopted course of study for grades 7 to 12: social sciences: personal financial literacy.
Sen Held At Desk - Assembly Bills 06-27-2024 A- 60.
AB-1949 California Consumer Privacy Act of 2020: collection of personal information of a minor
Sen Judiciary Committee Hearing Date: 07/02/24
AB 2442 (Zbur) Healing arts: expedited licensure process: gender-affirming health care and gender-affirming mental health care.
Sen 3rd Reading - Asm Bills 06-27-2024 143
AB-1825 California Freedom to Read Act.
Sen Judiciary Committee Hearing Date: 07/02/24
AB 1955 (Ward) Academic Futures and Educators for Today’s Youth Act.
Going to Governor’s Desk for signature.
SB-907 Orange County Board of Education: members.
Asm Appropriations
Take action now to urge legislators to Support or Oppose a bill.
Use our one click action campaigns via PERK Advocacy Action Campaign Center.
Call your legislator now and leave a message.
Submit your letter of support to the legislative portal to be included in the official bill analysis.
HOW TO SUBMIT SUPPORT/OPPOSITION LETTERS: After completing a one-time registration to obtain a username and password, log in to submit your position letter as a registered lobbyist, organization, or individual seeking to communicate your views to the bill author’s staff as well as the committee that will be hearing the bill.
As an Individual, how do I send comments to the committee?
Select measure type, measure number, and Session Type.
Click on the “Search” button.
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Senate approves AB 1955 (Ward) Academic Futures and Educators for Today’s Youth Act. Headed to Assembly for Concurrence with Senate Amendments 06-17-2024 # 21
PERK Advocacy remains committed to careful monitoring, active lobbying, and consistent advocacy for California legislation. Rest assured, we are dedicated to providing you with ongoing updates on the status of these crucial bills, along with actionable steps you can take to bring about meaningful change. For more frequent updates and convenient access to the PERK Advocacy Action Center, be sure to visit us at www.perkadvocacy.com.
SB-976 (Skinner) Social Media Youth Addiction Law :
Asm Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee Hearing Date: 07/02/24
SB 1414 (Grove) Crimes: solicitation of a minor
Asm Public Safety Committee Hearing Date: 07/02/24
AB 2652 (Muratsuchi) State Department of Education: artificial intelligence working group -
In Assembly Appropriations committee: Held under submission.
AB 1824 (Valencia) California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018: opt-out right: mergers.
Sen Appropriations Committee Hearing Date:
06/17/24
AB 1871 (Alanis) Adopted course of study for grades 7 to 12: social sciences: personal financial literacy.
06/13/24 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
AB-1949 California Consumer Privacy Act of 2020: collection of personal information of a minor
05/29/24 Sen Judiciary
AB 2442 (Zbur) Healing arts: expedited licensure process: gender-affirming health care and gender-affirming mental health care.
Sen Appropriations Committee Hearing Date: 06/17/24
AB 1825 (Muratsuchi) California Freedom to Read Act
Sen Education Committee Hearing Date:
06/26/24
AB 1955 (Ward) Academic Futures and Educators for Today’s Youth Act.
Asm Concurrence in Senate Amendments 06-17-2024 # 21
SB-907 Orange County Board of Education: members.
Asm Education Committee Hearing Date:
06/26/24
Take action now to urge legislators to Support or Oppose a bill.
Use our one click action campaigns via PERK Advocacy Action Campaign Center.
Call your legislator now and leave a message.
Submit your letter of support to the legislative portal to be included in the official bill analysis.
HOW TO SUBMIT SUPPORT/OPPOSITION LETTERS: After completing a one-time registration to obtain a username and password, log in to submit your position letter as a registered lobbyist, organization, or individual seeking to communicate your views to the bill author’s staff as well as the committee that will be hearing the bill.
As an Individual, how do I send comments to the committee?
Select measure type, measure number, and Session Type.
Click on the “Search” button.
Select the appropriate Committee.
Select Your Stance.
Input note message in the note box.
Complete the Captcha and select the “Submit” button.
PERK Advocacy remains committed to careful monitoring, active lobbying, and consistent advocacy for California legislation. Rest assured, we are dedicated to providing you with ongoing updates on the status of these crucial bills, along with actionable steps you can take to bring about meaningful change. For more frequent updates and convenient access to the PERK Advocacy Action Center, be sure to visit us at www.perkadvocacy.com.
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AB 2652 (Muratsuchi) State Department of Education: artificial intelligence working group -
In Assembly Appropriations committee: Held under submission.
AB 1824 (Valencia) California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018: opt-out right: mergers.
Sen Appropriations Committee Hearing Date:
06/17/24
AB 1871 (Alanis) Adopted course of study for grades 7 to 12: social sciences: personal financial literacy.
06/13/24 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
AB 2442 (Zbur) Healing arts: expedited licensure process: gender-affirming health care and gender-affirming mental health care.
Sen Appropriations Committee Hearing Date: 06/17/24
AB 1825 (Muratsuchi) California Freedom to Read Act
Sen Education Committee Hearing Date:
06/26/24
AB 1955 (Ward) Academic Futures and Educators for Today’s Youth Act.
Asm Concurrence in Senate Amendments 06-17-2024 # 21
Take action now to urge legislators to Support or Oppose a bill.
Use our one click action campaigns via PERK Advocacy Action Campaign Center.
Call your legislator now and leave a message.
Submit your letter of support to the legislative portal to be included in the official bill analysis.
HOW TO SUBMIT SUPPORT/OPPOSITION LETTERS: After completing a one-time registration to obtain a username and password, log in to submit your position letter as a registered lobbyist, organization, or individual seeking to communicate your views to the bill author’s staff as well as the committee that will be hearing the bill.
As an Individual, how do I send comments to the committee?
Select measure type, measure number, and Session Type.
Click on the “Search” button.
Select the appropriate Committee.
Select Your Stance.
Input note message in the note box.
Complete the Captcha and select the “Submit” button.
At PERK, we believe that freedom is everything. With our PERK Social gatherings, we invite you to join together with like-minded people from the community for a lovely meal and time to connect. Each Social, we’ll enjoy each other’s company as we hear from a variety of exciting and important speakers. Together, we’ll get up to date on timely events, relevant happenings and possible challenges (both local and national) so we can face them together.
What an amazing experience our very first PERK Social was! Your ticket purchases, raffle and silent auction participation helped make this lunch a day to remember! All for a great cause, PERK. A huge thank you to all who participated!
Particular thanks to Jessica Sutta, who shared the deeply touching and terrifying personal story of her vaccine injury and how she’s bravely helping others find their voice after experiencing harmful side effects. Jessica, we stand with you!
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