California 2001-2002 Regular Session Status: Vetoed

AB 961 — Low-performing schools.

Last action — Consideration of Governor's item veto stricken from file.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. Died in session

This bill died with 2001-2002 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Bill Text

Action History

  1. Consideration of Governor's item veto stricken from file.

  2. Consideration of Governor's item veto pending.

  3. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 749, Statutes of 2001.

  4. Approved by Governor. Item vetoed.

  5. Enrolled and to the Governor at 2 p.m.

  6. From printer.

  7. Senate adopts Conference report. (Ayes 27. Noes 9. Page 2986.)

  8. Assembly adopts Conference report. To enrollment. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 4013.)

  9. Joint Rules 29.5 and 30, and Senate Rule 29.9 suspended.

  10. Joint Rule 28.1 suspended in Assembly.

  11. Joint Rule 28.1 suspended in Senate.

  12. Senators Vasconcellos, Ortiz, and Poochigian appointed to Conference Committee.

  13. Assembly Members Steinberg, Diaz, and Wyland appointed to Conference Committee.

  14. Assembly refused to concur in Senate amendments. To Conference Committee. (Ayes 8. Noes 66. Page 3053.)

  15. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 26. Noes 8. Page 2072.)

  16. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 20 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  17. Read second time. To third reading.

  18. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.).

  19. (Corrected July 11. )

  20. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  21. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 9. Noes 3.).

  22. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Education.

  23. Referred to Standing Committee on Education.

  24. In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment.

  25. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 8. Page 2068.)

  26. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 6.) (May 31). Read second time. To third reading.

  27. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 1856.)

  28. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file.

  29. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.

  30. Read second time and amended.

  31. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 18).

  32. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Education.

  33. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Education Read second time and amended.

  34. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  35. Referred to Standing Committee on Education.

  36. Read first time.

  37. From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.

  38. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Vasconcellos · Cosponsor
  • Ortiz · Cosponsor
  • Diaz · Cosponsor
  • Firebaugh · Cosponsor
  • Goldberg · Cosponsor
  • Strom-Martin · Cosponsor
  • Wesson · Cosponsor
  • Escutia · Cosponsor
  • McPherson · Cosponsor
  • Steinberg · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 112 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Steinberg

Co-sponsors (9)

  • Vasconcellos
  • Ortiz
  • Diaz
  • Firebaugh
  • Goldberg
  • Strom-Martin
  • Wesson
  • Escutia
  • McPherson

Not signed on (112)

112 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Conference Reports AB961 Steinberg By Vasconcellos Urgency Clause

Passed 27 Yea · 9 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 27800
Republican 0100
Total 27900
% of votes cast 75%25%0%0%
How each member voted (36)
Member Party Vote
Alarcon — Yea
Alpert — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Burton — Yea
Costa — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Kuehl — Yea
Machado — Yea
McPherson — Yea
Murray — Yea
O'Connell — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Peace — Yea
Perata — Yea
Polanco — Yea
Scott — Yea
Sher — Yea
Soto — Yea
Speier — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Battin — Nay
Brulte — Nay
Haynes — Nay
McClintock — Nay
Morrow — Nay
Romero — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Oller — Nay
Knight — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Johnson, Natasha Republican Nay

AB 961 Steinberg Conference Report Urgency Added

Passed 85 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 78001
Democratic 6000
Republican 1000
Total 85001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Cedillo — Yea
Chu — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Aroner — Yea
Harman — Yea
Bogh — Yea
Briggs — Yea
Bill — Yea
Campbell — Yea
John — Yea
Campbell — Yea
Canciamilla — Yea
Cardenas — Yea
Cardoza — Yea
Chan — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
Cohn — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Daucher — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Dickerson — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Frommer — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Havice — Yea
Horton — Yea
Keeley — Yea
Kelley — Yea
Koretz — Yea
La — Yea
Suer — Yea
Leach — Yea
Leslie — Yea
Longville — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Maddox — Yea
Matthews — Yea
Migden — Yea
Mountjoy — Yea
Nakano — Yea
Nation — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Robert — Yea
Rod — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Bates — Yea
Pescetti — Yea
Richman — Yea
Runner — Yea
Salinas — Yea
Shelley — Yea
Strom-Martin — Yea
Thomson — Yea
Washington — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Wyman — Yea
Zettel — Yea
Leonard — Not Voting
Hertzberg — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wright — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Yea
Papan, Diane Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

AB 961 Steinberg Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Failed 9 Yea · 71 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 86605
Democratic 1401
Republican 0100
Total 97106
% of votes cast 10%83%0%7%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Cedillo — Nay
Chu — Nay
Cogdill — Nay
Briggs — Yea
Daucher — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Leach — Yea
Rod — Yea
Strom-Martin — Yea
Aroner — Nay
Bogh — Nay
Bill — Nay
Campbell — Nay
John — Nay
Campbell — Nay
Canciamilla — Nay
Cardenas — Nay
Cardoza — Nay
Chan — Nay
Chavez — Nay
Cohn — Nay
Bates — Nay
Harman — Nay
Diaz — Nay
Dickerson — Nay
Dutra — Nay
Frommer — Nay
Havice — Nay
Horton — Nay
Keeley — Nay
Kelley — Nay
Koretz — Nay
La — Nay
Suer — Nay
Leslie — Nay
Longville — Nay
Lowenthal — Nay
Maddox — Nay
Matthews — Nay
Migden — Nay
Mountjoy — Nay
Nakano — Nay
Negrete — Nay
Robert — Nay
Richman — Nay
Runner — Nay
Salinas — Nay
Shelley — Nay
Thomson — Nay
Washington — Nay
Wayne — Nay
Wesson — Nay
Wyman — Nay
Zettel — Nay
Firebaugh — Not Voting
Leonard — Not Voting
Nation — Not Voting
Pescetti — Not Voting
Corbett — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Liu — Nay
Maldonado — Nay
Oropeza — Nay
Pavley — Nay
Simitian — Nay
Vargas — Nay
Wright — Nay
Wyland — Not Voting
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Hertzberg — Nay
Kehoe — Nay
McLeod — Nay
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Nay
Correa — Nay
Cox — Nay
Florez — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Nay
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Nay
Papan, Diane Democratic Not Voting
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

Assembly 3rd Reading AB961 Steinberg By Ortiz

Passed 26 Yea · 8 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 26800
Total 26800
% of votes cast 76%24%0%0%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
Oller — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Knight — Nay
Alarcon — Yea
Alpert — Yea
Battin — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Burton — Yea
Costa — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Escutia — Yea
Figueroa — Yea
Karnette — Yea
Machado — Yea
McPherson — Yea
Murray — Yea
O'Connell — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Peace — Yea
Polanco — Yea
Scott — Yea
Sher — Yea
Soto — Yea
Speier — Yea
Vasconcellos — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Ackerman — Nay
Haynes — Nay
Margett — Nay
McClintock — Nay
Monteith — Nay
Morrow — Nay
Romero — Yea
Torlakson — Yea

Do pass.

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8000
Total 8000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (8)
Member Party Vote
Alpert — Yea
Battin — Yea
Bowen — Yea
Burton — Yea
Escutia — Yea
McPherson — Yea
Murray — Yea
Speier — Yea

Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 9 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9300
Total 9300
% of votes cast 75%25%0%0%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Knight — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Alpert — Yea
Karnette — Yea
McPherson — Yea
O'Connell — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Scott — Yea
Sher — Yea
Vincent — Yea
Haynes — Nay
Monteith — Nay

AB 961 Steinberg Assembly Third Reading

Passed 74 Yea · 10 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 671002
Democratic 6000
Republican 1000
Total 741002
% of votes cast 86%12%0%2%
How each member voted (86)
Member Party Vote
Cedillo — Yea
Chu — Yea
Aroner — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Bogh — Yea
Canciamilla — Yea
Cardenas — Yea
Cardoza — Yea
Chan — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Cohn — Yea
Liu — Yea
Daucher — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Dickerson — Yea
Dutra — Yea
Firebaugh — Yea
Frommer — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Havice — Yea
Horton — Yea
Keeley — Yea
Kelley — Yea
Koretz — Yea
La — Yea
Suer — Yea
Leach — Yea
Leonard — Yea
Longville — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Bates — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Maddox — Yea
Matthews — Yea
Migden — Yea
Nakano — Yea
Nation — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Robert — Yea
Rod — Yea
Pescetti — Yea
Richman — Yea
Salinas — Yea
Shelley — Yea
Strom-Martin — Yea
Thomson — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Zettel — Yea
Briggs — Nay
Bill — Nay
Campbell — Nay
John — Nay
Campbell — Nay
Leslie — Nay
Mountjoy — Nay
Runner — Nay
Wyman — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Washington — Not Voting
Cogdill — Not Voting
Maldonado — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Yea
Papan, Diane Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Do pass.

Passed 15 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14600
Democratic 1100
Total 15700
% of votes cast 68%32%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Cedillo — Yea
Aroner — Yea
Goldberg — Yea
Migden — Yea
Thomson — Yea
Wesson — Yea
Daucher — Nay
Robert — Nay
Runner — Nay
Zettel — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wright — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Bates — Nay
Wiggins — Yea
Correa — Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Nay
Papan, Diane Democratic Yea

Do pass as amended and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar.

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2001
Unaffiliated 12002
Total 14003
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Goldberg — Yea
Leach — Yea
Maddox — Yea
Salinas — Yea
Strom-Martin — Yea
Zettel — Yea
Rod — Not Voting
Washington — Not Voting
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Correa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Pacheco, Blanca Democratic Not Voting
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 961?
AB 961 is sponsored by Vasconcellos, Ortiz, Diaz, Firebaugh, Goldberg, Strom-Martin, Wesson, Escutia, McPherson, and Steinberg.
What is the current status of AB 961?
This bill died with 2001-2002 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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