Amidst the drastic increase in student fees, loss in teachers, classes, and whole departments, Assemblymember Alberto Torrico (D-Fremont) has a plan to revive public higher education. At a press conference at Cabrillo College on Thursday, May 20, Torrico discussed his proposal for AB 656, the Fair Share for Fair Tuition Act. The bill will create a 12.5 percent oil severance tax on oil companies, which will raise $2 billion a year to fund higher education. “Californians are fed up with the status quo that has us spending more money on prisons than on all three higher education systems combined,” said Torrico. So far, more than 75,000 fed up Californians have registered their support for the bill.
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