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  • News Release: Students with Special Needs Celebrate New Law

    November 17, 2010

    SAN JOSE, Calif. (Nov. 17, 2010) – Spectrum Center students hosted Assembly Member Joe Coto (D-San Jose) and guests to celebrate the signing of the “Spectrum Law” (AB 1742), which was initiated by Spectrum students who have special needs and provides all California students who have special needs equal access to technology-based learning materials in the classroom.

  • Students with Special Needs Celebrate New Law Providing Equal Access to Technology-Based Learning Materials

    October 12, 2010

    Spectrum Center students will host Assembly Member Joe Coto (San Jose) and other guests on Tuesday, October 26 to celebrate the signing of the “Spectrum Law,” which provides equal access to technology-based learning materials to students with special needs in nonpublic schools throughout the state. Spectrum students developed the idea for the law and advocated for it during the recent legislative session. The legislation passed the Assembly and the Senate and was signed by Gov. Schwarzenegger in August. It takes effect Jan. 1, 2011.

  • News Release: Students with Special Needs Take Step Toward Equal Access to Technology (Sacramento, Calif.)

    August 23, 2010

    Gov. Schwarzenegger signed a bill making it possible for nonpublic schools to include technology-based learning materials in the curriculum for students with special needs. The bill passed the state Assembly (76-0) and the Senate (34-0) with unanimous bipartisan support. Introduced by Assembly Member Joe Coto (D-San Jose), AB 1742 will expand the kinds of “technology” permitted in the classroom for students with special needs who attend nonpublic schools. Working with Assembly Member Coto, staff and students from Spectrum Center Schools and Programs presented the bill to the California State Legislature to demonstrate their public support for its adoption.

  • Legislation Proposed to Give Students with Special Needs Equal Access to Technology-based Learning Materials

    April 27, 2010

    Spectrum Center Schools and Programs students, parents and staff presented a bill to the California State Legislature that will make it possible for nonpublic schools to include technology-based learning materials in the curriculum for students with special needs. Introduced by Assembly Member Joe Coto (D-San Jose), the legislation would expand the kinds of “technology” permitted inside the classroom.