By the California State PTA Resolutions Committee
PTA Members,
What happens to our resolutions adopted by convention delegates that have a resolved clause to “submit to National PTA for consideration”?
At the 2024 California State PTA Convention, delegates adopted the resolutions: Returning to the Classroom Following Student Concussions, Cannabis and Youth Health and Safety, and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Children and Two-Spirit Individuals. Each of these included a resolved statement that the resolution be forwarded to National PTA for consideration.
When an adopted resolution includes a resolve to forward it to National PTA, the Resolutions Committee will have reviewed the submission to assure it meets National PTA’s criteria. The Resolutions Committee Chair works with the State PTA President to submit it to National PTA during their submission window.
The resolution Cannabis and Youth Health and Safety, addresses issues about the negative effects of cannabis use for youth and calls for California State PTA and its units, councils and districts to seek and support legislation or other measures to educate youth and families about the risks of youth driving under the influence of cannabis. It also urges for more community education about regulations concerning location and density of licensed and unlicensed cannabis stores near youth-frequented areas.
The resolution Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Children and Two-Spirit Individuals calls for California State PTA and its units, councils, and districts to promote awareness about the disproportionate impact of violence, alarming rates of disappearance, homicide, and assault for Indigenous Women, Children, and Two-Spirit Individuals. The resolution seeks to raise public awareness about the crisis and to increase knowledge among school officials and local families about the Feather Alert Act and how it can be used to help address this problem in urban and rural communities.
Each of these California State PTA resolutions were submitted to National PTA last fall. The National PTA Resolutions Committee reviewed them and determined that the Cannabis and Youth Health and Safety resolution needed further review. The committee referred the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Children and Two-Spirit Individuals resolution to their legislative committee to review in conjunction with the National PTA 1982 Missing Children Resolution and consider drafting a position statement to address this issue.
The resolution Returning to the Classroom Following Student Concussions highlighted the need to address significant declines in academic performance following a concussion and that California does not have laws addressing return to learning following a concussion. The resolution recognized that the issue of concussed student academic decline was not only a statewide issue of concern, but also national in scope.
The resolution provides authority for California State PTA and its units, councils, and districts to encourage the education of all members of the school and larger community about the cognitive impact of concussion on all students. The resolution also asks that we seek and support legislation for state-wide policy change in public and private schools to include nationally recognized concussion recovery protocols with Return to Learn (RTL) plans following student concussions. It calls on California State PTA to advocate with our partners in the Education Coalition, as well as state and national organizations, provide support for implementing Return to Learn (RTL) practices.
This resolution was also submitted to National PTA for consideration and was determined (accepted) by the National PTA Board of Directors who brought it before delegates at the National PTA Convention in June of 2025. Members of our California State PTA Board of Managers spoke in support of the resolution and the resolution was adopted by National PTA delegates.
The (now) National PTA Resolution “Returning to the Classroom Following Student Concussion” can be found here: Resolution on Returning to the Classroom Following Student Concussions