PanARMENIAN.Net - California Senator Anthony Portantino, (D-La Cañada Flintridge) has announced that the Senate Budget Committee adopted the Portantino proposals into the Senate Budget. These three proposals are meant to assist to the Armenian American Community. Portantino is the Chair of the State Senate Education Budget Sub-Committee submitted the following requests:
- Six full tuition scholarships at Hastings College of Law for graduates of the American University of Armenia, AUA. To be eligible for the scholarship, students must be California residents who graduate from AUA and meet Hastings' admission requirements.
- $500,000 state grant to create study guides for California schools to properly teach the Armenian Genocide. This follows on the heels of last year's successful effort to budget $10 million for the implementation of the updated Social Science curriculum in California. The Armenian Genocide was one of several subjects included in the updated curriculum.
- $500,000 ongoing funding source for Glendale Community College to offset cost of closing the campus on April 24th.
"As the representative of the largest Armenian American community, I have unique opportunity to learn from my friends and then try to help where I can. This proposal will help students succeed and have the opportunity to obtain their law degrees from a high credited institution. This year, I’m excited by the six scholarships to help talented young people have the opportunity to obtain law degrees...
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