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AB 2040 — Teacher leaders.
Last action — Vetoed by Governor.
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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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 establishes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to, among other things, establish professional standards, assessments, and examinations for entry and advancement in the education profession. This bill would require the commission to convene an advisory panel to explore the recognition of leadership roles within the teaching career pathway. The commission would be required to consider the findings of the advisory panel and report to the Governor and the Legislature by January 1, 2012, on recommendations for the recognition of teacher leaders.
Bill Text
- Enrolled 08/06/10 - Enrolled Current pdf August 06, 2010
- Amended 03/23/10 - Amended Assembly pdf March 23, 2010
- Introduced 02/17/10 - Introduced pdf February 17, 2010
- AB2040 View text html
Action History
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Vetoed by Governor.
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Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:50 p.m.
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In Assembly. To enrollment.
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Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 4375.)
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Read second time. To Consent Calendar.
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From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and to Consent Calendar.
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From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 30).
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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, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5457.)
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Read second time. To third reading.
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From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 28).
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In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
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From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 7).
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Re-referred to Com. on ED.
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.
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Referred to Com. on ED.
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From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
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Read first time. To print.
Sponsors
- Brownley · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Brownley
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 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Democratic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 34 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 0% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Yee | — | Yea |
| Hancock | — | Yea |
| Cedillo | — | Yea |
| Florez | — | Not Voting |
| Lowenthal | — | Yea |
| Negrete | — | Yea |
| Runner | — | Yea |
| Cogdill | — | Yea |
| Corbett | — | Yea |
| Correa | — | Yea |
| Harman | — | Yea |
| Hollingsworth | — | Yea |
| Huff | — | Yea |
| Kehoe | — | Yea |
| Liu | — | Yea |
| Ashburn | — | Yea |
| Ducheny | — | Yea |
| Dutton | — | Yea |
| McLeod | — | Yea |
| Pavley | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Simitian | — | Yea |
| Walters | — | Yea |
| Wiggins | — | Not Voting |
| Wright | — | Yea |
| Aanestad | — | Yea |
| Alquist | — | Yea |
| Leno | — | Yea |
| Oropeza | — | Not Voting |
| Price | — | Yea |
| Steinberg | — | Yea |
| Wolk | — | Yea |
| Wyland | — | Yea |
| Emmerson | — | Yea |
| DeSaulnier | — | Not Voting |
| Denham | — | Not Voting |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Padilla, Stephen C. | Democratic | Yea |
| Strickland, Tony | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 0% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Hancock | — | Yea |
| Wyland | — | Not Voting |
| Huff | — | Yea |
| Price | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Alquist | — | Yea |
| Liu | — | Yea |
| Simitian | — | Yea |
| Emmerson | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 81 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Democratic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 86 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (91)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Carter | — | Yea |
| Chesbro | — | Yea |
| Conway | — | Yea |
| Cook | — | Yea |
| Coto | — | Yea |
| Bill | — | Yea |
| Eng | — | Yea |
| Evans | — | Yea |
| Fuentes | — | Yea |
| Fuller | — | Yea |
| Charles | — | Yea |
| Galgiani | — | Yea |
| Garrick | — | Yea |
| Hagman | — | Yea |
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Hayashi | — | Yea |
| Hernandez | — | Yea |
| De | — | Yea |
| La | — | Yea |
| Torre | — | Yea |
| De | — | Yea |
| Leon | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Fletcher | — | Yea |
| Fong | — | Yea |
| Bonnie | — | Yea |
| Lowenthal | — | Yea |
| V. | — | Yea |
| Manuel | — | Yea |
| Perez | — | Yea |
| Portantino | — | Yea |
| Ammiano | — | Yea |
| Bass | — | Yea |
| Beall | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| DeVore | — | Yea |
| Huffman | — | Yea |
| Knight | — | Yea |
| Logue | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Miller | — | Yea |
| Monning | — | Yea |
| Nava | — | Yea |
| Norby | — | Yea |
| Salas | — | Yea |
| Saldana | — | Yea |
| John | — | Yea |
| A. | — | Yea |
| Perez | — | Yea |
| Tom | — | Not Voting |
| Audra | — | Not Voting |
| Lieu | — | Not Voting |
| Skinner | — | Yea |
| Solorio | — | Yea |
| Torlakson | — | Yea |
| Torres | — | Yea |
| Tran | — | Yea |
| Villines | — | Yea |
| Adams | — | Yea |
| Anderson | — | Yea |
| Blakeslee | — | Yea |
| Block | — | Yea |
| Blumenfield | — | Yea |
| Bradford | — | Yea |
| Brownley | — | Yea |
| Buchanan | — | Yea |
| Harkey | — | Yea |
| Huber | — | Yea |
| Jeffries | — | Yea |
| Ma | — | Yea |
| Nestande | — | Yea |
| Nielsen | — | Yea |
| Ruskin | — | Yea |
| Silva | — | Yea |
| Smyth | — | Yea |
| Swanson | — | Yea |
| Torrico | — | Yea |
| Emmerson | — | Yea |
| Feuer | — | Yea |
| Yamada | — | Yea |
| Furutani | — | Yea |
| Gilmore | — | Yea |
| Beth Gaines | — | Yea |
| Bill Berryhill | — | Yea |
| Bill Berryhill | — | Not Voting |
| Arambula, Joaquin | Democratic | Yea |
| Caballero, Anna M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Jones, Brian W. | Republican | Yea |
| Niello, Roger W. | Republican | Yea |
| Strickland, Tony | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (18)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Charles | — | Yea |
| Conway | — | Yea |
| Coto | — | Yea |
| Fuentes | — | Yea |
| Miller | — | Yea |
| Nielsen | — | Yea |
| Ammiano | — | Yea |
| Norby | — | Yea |
| Ruskin | — | Yea |
| Solorio | — | Yea |
| Torrico | — | Yea |
| Bradford | — | Yea |
| Harkey | — | Yea |
| Monning | — | Yea |
| Skinner | — | Yea |
| Torlakson | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 0% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Carter | — | Yea |
| Chesbro | — | Yea |
| Nestande | — | Yea |
| Norby | — | Yea |
| Torlakson | — | Yea |
| Ammiano | — | Yea |
| Brownley | — | Yea |
| Miller | — | Not Voting |
| Arambula, Joaquin | Democratic | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does AB 2040 do?
- Existing law establishes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to, among other things, establish professional standards, assessments, and examinations for entry and advancement in the education profession. This bill would require the commission to convene an advisory panel to explore the recognition of leadership roles within the teaching career pathway. The commission would be required to consider the findings of the advisory panel and report to the Governor and the Legislature by January 1, 2012, on recommendations for the recognition of teacher leaders.
- Who sponsors AB 2040?
- AB 2040 is sponsored by Brownley.
- What is the current status of AB 2040?
- 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 2040?
- Track AB 2040 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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