[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 172 (Thursday, December 1, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1570]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             IN RECOGNITION OF FRAN PAVLEY OF AGOURA HILLS

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                             HON. TED LIEU

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 1, 2016

  Mr. TED LIEU of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate 
the retirement of my friend Senator Fran Pavley. I had the honor of 
serving with Fran in both the State Assembly and State Senate. Fran is 
an extraordinary individual who strove to ensure her community, state, 
and nation's best interests came first. Her legislative accomplishments 
are legendary.
  Over the last 14 years, Fran became a titan when it came to 
developing innovative climate change solutions. Her laws elevated 
California's status as a global leader in fighting climate change and 
promoting sustainable clean energy. Her bill AB 32, of which I was a 
coauthor, became a model for climate change legislation in other 
states, nationally and internationally.
  With California experiencing severe drought, Fran championed smart 
water policy by encouraging conservation, recycling, storm water 
capture, and ground water clean-up. Fran also passed legislation that 
increased fuel efficiency standards in California. Her law was then 
modeled at the federal level.
  Fran also introduced legislation to encourage more college students 
to become teachers. In 2015, California had 43,000 teacher vacancies 
and one of the highest student-teacher ratios in the country. To reduce 
this burden, Fran presented legislation that would reinstate a loan 
forgiveness program to motivate more students to pursue a career in 
teaching.
  In addition to Fran's exemplary record of protecting the environment 
and supporting teachers, she also passed a law that allowed women to 
receive up to a 12 month supply of birth control prescriptions at one 
time. Passage of this law was lauded by many health care providers 
because it reduced the stress of having women acquire birth control on 
a monthly or quarterly basis.
  These tremendous accomplishments cut across various fields and 
demonstrate Fran's enormous impact. Fran's legacy in the community, 
state and country will be felt for generations to come.
  Actually, this is Fran's second retirement. Prior to serving 14 years 
in the legislature, Fran was a beloved middle school teacher for 28 
years.
  After retiring, Fran will continue to spearhead the creation of the 
first urban and largest wildlife crossing at Liberty Canyon in Agoura 
Hills. I wish Fran, her husband, and children many years of happiness 
and good health.

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