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Senators Jones, Cortese and Allen Partner with PERK to secure the Senate Health Committee for a fall hearing on California's medical exemption system. Here's what it means.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 3rd, 2026
PERK Partners With Senators and Secures First Ever Formal Informational Hearing in California On Medical Exemptions Framework
Sacramento, CA — On November 3rd, 2026, the Protection of the Educational Rights of Kids (PERK) and PERK Advocacy (PERK’s sister organization) publicly announce it has secured the formal Informational Hearing after sponsoring groundbreaking bi-partisan authored legislation earlier this year. The victory securing a hearing follows the bipartisan bill SB1377 authored by Senator Jones, Co-Authored by Senator Cortese and Senator Allen, sponsored by PERK. The hearing is the first ever to review medical exemptions in the state of California.
The Senate Health Committee formally alerted the Senators on November 2, 2026, regarding the time, location, and title for the hearing. The Senators alerted PERK of the collaborative victory.
