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AB 332 — Work-based learning.
Last action — Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Assembly
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✓Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2009-2010 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.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Existing law authorizes school districts that maintain high schools to establish work experience programs for the purpose of providing pupils with instruction in skills, attitudes, and understandings necessary for success in employment. This bill would state the findings of the Legislature regarding work-based learning, as defined. This bill would authorize school districts that maintain high schools to establish work-based learning programs, and to purchase liability insurance for pupils enrolled in programs of study involving work-based learning, off school grounds. The bill would authorize partnership academies, regional occupational programs, and other educational programs to deliver work-based learning opportunities for pupils that may include work experience education, community classrooms, cooperative career technical education programs, and job shadowing experience, as specified. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Bill Text
- Enrolled 06/26/09 - Enrolled Current pdf June 26, 2009
- Introduced 02/18/09 - Introduced pdf February 18, 2009
- AB332 View text html
Action History
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Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
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Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
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Vetoed by Governor.
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Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.
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Ordered returned to enrollment.
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Withdrawn from Governor.
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Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.
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In Assembly. To enrollment.
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Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1429.)
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Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
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Read second time. To third reading.
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From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 17).
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Referred to Com. on ED.
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In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 939.)
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Read second time. To Consent Calendar.
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From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 1).
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In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
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Referred to Com. on ED.
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(Corrected July 9.)
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(Corrected July 8.)
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From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
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Read first time. To print.
Sponsors
- Fuentes · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Fuentes
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (121)
121 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 121 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (41)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Yee | — | Yea |
| Huff | — | Yea |
| Cedillo | — | Yea |
| Cogdill | — | Yea |
| Ducheny | — | Yea |
| Dutton | — | Yea |
| Hancock | — | Yea |
| Harman | — | Yea |
| Ashburn | — | Yea |
| Hollingsworth | — | Yea |
| Lowenthal | — | Yea |
| Negrete | — | Yea |
| Runner | — | Yea |
| Leno | — | Yea |
| Liu | — | Yea |
| McLeod | — | Yea |
| Oropeza | — | Yea |
| Pavley | — | Yea |
| Price | — | Yea |
| Simitian | — | Yea |
| Steinberg | — | Yea |
| Wolk | — | Yea |
| Wright | — | Yea |
| Aanestad | — | Yea |
| Alquist | — | Yea |
| Benoit | — | Yea |
| Kehoe | — | Yea |
| Maldonado | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Walters | — | Yea |
| Wiggins | — | Yea |
| Wyland | — | Yea |
| Corbett | — | Yea |
| Correa | — | Yea |
| Cox | — | Yea |
| DeSaulnier | — | Yea |
| Denham | — | Yea |
| Florez | — | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Padilla, Stephen C. | Democratic | Yea |
| Strickland, Tony | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 78% | 0% | 0% | 22% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Wyland | — | Yea |
| Hancock | — | Yea |
| Huff | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Alquist | — | Yea |
| Liu | — | Yea |
| Maldonado | — | Not Voting |
| Simitian | — | Yea |
| Padilla, Stephen C. | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 72 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 78 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| % of votes cast | 85% | 0% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (92)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bill | — | Yea |
| Berryhill | — | Yea |
| Anderson | — | Yea |
| Beall | — | Yea |
| Blakeslee | — | Yea |
| Eng | — | Yea |
| Feuer | — | Yea |
| Fuentes | — | Yea |
| Galgiani | — | Yea |
| Garrick | — | Yea |
| Hagman | — | Yea |
| De | — | Yea |
| Leon | — | Yea |
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Hayashi | — | Yea |
| Fletcher | — | Yea |
| Gaines | — | Yea |
| Bonnie | — | Yea |
| V. | — | Yea |
| Manuel | — | Yea |
| Perez | — | Yea |
| John | — | Yea |
| A. | — | Yea |
| Perez | — | Yea |
| Portantino | — | Yea |
| Salas | — | Yea |
| Saldana | — | Yea |
| Audra | — | Yea |
| Carter | — | Yea |
| Tom | — | Not Voting |
| Berryhill | — | Not Voting |
| Charles | — | Not Voting |
| Hernandez | — | Yea |
| De | — | Not Voting |
| Chesbro | — | Not Voting |
| Conway | — | Yea |
| Cook | — | Yea |
| Coto | — | Yea |
| Duvall | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Jeffries | — | Yea |
| Krekorian | — | Yea |
| Lieu | — | Yea |
| Ma | — | Yea |
| Miller | — | Yea |
| Nestande | — | Yea |
| Price | — | Yea |
| Ruskin | — | Yea |
| Smyth | — | Yea |
| Solorio | — | Yea |
| Torlakson | — | Yea |
| Torres | — | Yea |
| Tran | — | Yea |
| Villines | — | Yea |
| La | — | Not Voting |
| Torre | — | Not Voting |
| Nava | — | Not Voting |
| Skinner | — | Not Voting |
| Adams | — | Yea |
| Ammiano | — | Yea |
| Bass | — | Yea |
| Block | — | Yea |
| Blumenfield | — | Yea |
| Brownley | — | Yea |
| Buchanan | — | Yea |
| Harkey | — | Yea |
| Huber | — | Not Voting |
| Huffman | — | Yea |
| Knight | — | Yea |
| Logue | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Not Voting |
| Monning | — | Yea |
| Nielsen | — | Yea |
| Silva | — | Yea |
| Swanson | — | Yea |
| Torrico | — | Yea |
| Emmerson | — | Yea |
| Evans | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| DeVore | — | Yea |
| Yamada | — | Yea |
| Fuller | — | Not Voting |
| Furutani | — | Yea |
| Gilmore | — | Yea |
| Arambula, Joaquin | Democratic | Yea |
| Caballero, Anna M. | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Fong, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| Lowenthal, Josh | Democratic | Yea |
| Jones, Brian W. | Republican | Yea |
| Niello, Roger W. | Republican | Yea |
| Strickland, Tony | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (11)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Carter | — | Yea |
| Garrick | — | Yea |
| Miller | — | Yea |
| Ammiano | — | Yea |
| Solorio | — | Yea |
| Torlakson | — | Yea |
| Brownley | — | Yea |
| Buchanan | — | Yea |
| Nestande | — | Yea |
| Eng | — | Yea |
| Arambula, Joaquin | Democratic | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does AB 332 do?
- Existing law authorizes school districts that maintain high schools to establish work experience programs for the purpose of providing pupils with instruction in skills, attitudes, and understandings necessary for success in employment. This bill would state the findings of the Legislature regarding work-based learning, as defined. This bill would authorize school districts that maintain high schools to establish work-based learning programs, and to purchase liability insurance for pupils enrolled in programs of study involving work-based learning, off school grounds. The bill would authorize partnership academies, regional occupational programs, and other educational programs to deliver work-based learning opportunities for pupils that may include work experience education, community classrooms, cooperative career technical education programs, and job shadowing experience, as specified. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
- Who sponsors AB 332?
- AB 332 is sponsored by Fuentes.
- What is the current status of AB 332?
- This bill died with 2009-2010 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.
- Where can I track AB 332?
- Track AB 332 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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