1996_10 The Daily Collegian October 1996

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California Slate I
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Immigration reforms uncertain at CSUs
By Pamela Thompson
Capital Campus News
SACRAMENTO— Gov. Pete
Wilson's recent executive order,
asking state agencies to follow in
the footsteps of President Clinton's
recent welfare reform, includes a
request that all California public
colleges and universities deny un¬
documented immigrants a college
education.
The executive order Wilson
signed in August requests all state
agencies, departments, boards and
commissions deny all public ben¬
efits from all undocumented immi¬
grants. This would follow the Per¬
sonal Responsibility and Work Op¬
portunity Reconciliation Act of
1996 recently signed by President
Clinton that declares individual
states may only provide services to ■
illegal immigrants if the state passes
a statute granting such admissibil¬
ity.
'Today. California takes a step
forward in reforming a welfare sys¬
tem so that it once again encour¬
ages personal responsibility and no
longer rewards those who break the
law by entering this country ille¬
gally." Wilson said.
Wilson spokeswoman Kristine
Herman added that Wilson has
asked universities and colleges "to
abide by federal law."
The final decision on how — or
if— to go about implementing the
governor's request to deny post-
secondary education will be made
by the California State University
Board of Governors and the Uni¬
versity of California Board of Re¬
gents.
"The governor has no statutory
authority over how the University
of California, the California State
University, or the California Com¬
munity Colleges will go about
implementing his request." Berman
said.
Karen Young of the California
State University Public Affairs of¬
fice explained, "California State
University undergraduate admis¬
sions applications do not specifi¬
cally ask whether or not a student
is an illegal immigrant."
"We assume that all of our en-
rollees are legal citizens. However,
if we become aware that someone
is an illegal immigrant, they are re¬
quired to pay out-of-state-tuition
and they are not eligible for finan¬
cial aid," she said.
Currently, out-of-state-tuition
fees at CSU schools are $246 per
unit. A student who is a legally
documented citizen pays $632 for
0-6 units per semester and $965 for
over 6 units per semester.
Henry McKenzie. owner and
consultant of Immigration Re¬
sources, an organization that pro¬
vides immigration and deportation
consultation services, said that he
has seen an increase in immigrants
coming in for aid in obtaining a
green card, petition for citizenship
and deportation information.
Wilson's order requires that any¬
one applying for any kind of state
services must now provide verifi¬
cation that he ir she is a legal citi¬
zen.
"Exactly how the verification
process will take place still needs
to be resolved at the state and fed¬
eral levels. There are a number of
internal options that are still being
investigated." Berman said.
McKenzie also said that Be is not
aware of any illegal immigrants
coming to his office who are stu¬
dents, nor is he aware of any teach¬
ers acting as consultants to undocu¬
mented students, encouraging them
Please see REFORM page 5.
It's only a snake
• Ryan Weber — The Daily Collegian
Big Fresno Fair visitors were treated with a side show of an albino Burmese python Tuesday.
Emergency teaching
credentials 'too easy'
By Ruth Y. Ellison
Capital Campus News
SACRAMENTO— Emergency
permits allowing uncredentialed
teachers into California's elemen¬
tary and secondary school class¬
rooms are "too easy" to obtain, a
new state report issued by the CSU
Institute for Education Reform
says. •
The institute, housed at CSU.
Sacramento and lead by former
State Senator Gary Hart, focuses on
elementary and secondary school
policy issues.
In the report titled "A State of
Emergency ... In a State of Emer¬
gency Teachers." Hart and his staff
claim California is inundated with
non-credentialed teachers, putting
quality education at risk.
"The number of emergency-
credentialed teachers is high in ur¬
ban school districts." said Susan
Burr, associate director. "The medi¬
cal community uould never allow
a doctor to operate on a patient un¬
less that doctor was properly li¬
censed, but emergency teachers'
permits allow unlicensed teachers
in the classrooms. Emergency per¬
mits are too easy to get."
Current state regulations require
a bachelor's degree and passage of
California Basic Education Skills
Test as a minimum to obtain an
emergency credential.
With nearly 15.368 California
classroom teachers (out of a total
of.228.204*atewide) working with
only an emergency permit. Hart
says what was meant to help dur¬
ing times of teacher shortages has
become routine, leaving students
with inexperienced teachers.
Wilson signs homemade ice cream bill
By Pamela Thompson
Capital Campus News
SACRAMENTO— Ice cream lovers are
singing sweet victory after Gov. Pete Wilson��signed into law a bill allowing restaurants to
offer homemade ice cream to their patrons.
Senate Bill 1987, authored by Senator
Mike Thompson. (D-Napa Valley), removes
regulatory limitations that prevented most
California restaurants from offering any
homemade ice cream.
"This is an effort to update 50-year-old
regulations so that restaurants can keep up
with current food trends and customers can
benefit from expanded menus.' Thompson
said.
Previously, restaurants, hotels and board¬
ing houses were required to either make ice
cream from a pre-constituted mix during non¬
business hours or obtain a Milk Products
Plant License.
In order to acquire a Milk Products. Plant
License, the restaurant must have met all of
the same regulators requirements as a com¬
mercial dairy plant
For example, large-scale commercial dair¬
ies need to pros ide a separate room for each
step of the ice cream-making process. Most
restaurants do not have adequate room to
meet this regulatory requirement.
"That makes sense for a dairy plant pas¬
teurizing millions of gallons of raw dairy
product but not for airstaurant making small
quantities ot'gourmet icecream trom pre-pas-
teurized ingredients/Thompson said
This nevs measure would now create the
new "Limited Manufacturing Permit." The
new permit would legislate sanitation and
handling of the manufacturing of ice cream
in a restaurant environment.
Restaurants, hotels and boarding houses
must qualify for the permit and be able to
produce hard-frozen dairy products.