California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 174 — School district reorganization.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 314, Statutes of 2009.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 29, 2009. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law defines an action to reorganize school districts as an action to form, dissolve, or lapse a school district, to annex all or part of the territory of a district to another district, to transfer all or part of a district to another district, the unification or deunification of a school district, or to otherwise alter the boundaries of a school district, or any combination of those actions. This bill would revise and clarify that definition. (2) Existing law prescribes the procedure to reorganize school districts, including the filing of a petition with the county superintendent of schools by specified persons. Existing law authorizes a county committee on school district reorganization to approve petitions to transfer territory, other than petitions to transfer uninhabited territory from one district to another, or to transfer inhabited territory of less than 10% of the assessed valuation of the district from which the territory is being transferred, if it finds that certain specified conditions substantially are met. Existing law requires the committee, if it approves such a petition, to notify the county superintendent of schools, who in turn is required to call an election in the territory of the districts, as determined by the county committee, to be conducted at the next election of any kind in accordance with specified statutory provisions regarding elections. This bill would authorize a county committee to approve a petition to form one or more school districts if specified conditions are met, including the granting of approval authority by each county superintendent of schools with jurisdiction over an affected school district that elects to grant approval authority to the county committee on school district reorganization for which he or she is secretary and the governing board of each of the affected school districts consenting to the petition. (3) Existing law provides that any school district which has been organized for more than 3 years shall be lapsed, as provided, if the number of registered electors in the district is less than 6 or if specified conditions are satisfied. For purposes of these provisions regarding lapses, this bill would define lapse as an action to dissolve a school district and annex the entire territory of that district to one or more adjoining school districts. The bill would provide that an action to lapse a school district is subject to specified general statutory provisions regarding the reorganization of school districts. (4) The bill also would make related technical and conforming changes.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 314, Statutes of 2009.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Returned by the Governor at the request of the Assembly.

  5. Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.

  6. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2703.)

  7. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 19 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  8. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 1843.)

  9. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.

  10. Read second time, amended, and to third reading.

  11. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended.

  12. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  14. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on RLS. Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 17).

  16. Referred to Coms. on ED. and RLS.

  17. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  18. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1446.)

  19. From Consent Calendar. To third reading.

  20. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  21. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 29).

  22. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 13).

  23. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (March 18).

  24. Referred to Coms. on ED. and NAT. RES.

  25. From printer. May be heard in committee March 1.

  26. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Carter · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Carter

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 174 CARTER Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 88 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 82003
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 88003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Not Voting
Anderson — Yea
Carter — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Charles — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Audra — Yea
Block — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Saldana — Not Voting
Bass — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Not Voting
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
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 Yea

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Special Consent #14 AB174 Carter

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33005
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 36005
% of votes cast 88%0%0%12%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Benoit — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Ducheny — Not Voting
Romero — Not Voting
Wright — Not Voting
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Leno — Yea
Maldonado — Not Voting
Oropeza — Not Voting
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Cedillo — 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

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AB 174 CARTER Assembly Third Reading

Passed 87 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 79005
Democratic 5000
Republican 3000
Total 87005
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Bill — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Audra — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Gaines — Not Voting
Saldana — Not Voting
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Bass — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Not Voting
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Not Voting
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 21 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 19000
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 21000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Price — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 174 do?
(1) Existing law defines an action to reorganize school districts as an action to form, dissolve, or lapse a school district, to annex all or part of the territory of a district to another district, to transfer all or part of a district to another district, the unification or deunification of a school district, or to otherwise alter the boundaries of a school district, or any combination of those actions. This bill would revise and clarify that definition. (2) Existing law prescribes the procedure to reorganize school districts, including the filing of a petition with the county superintendent of schools by specified persons. Existing law authorizes a county committee on school district reorganization to approve petitions to transfer territory, other than petitions to transfer uninhabited territory from one district to another, or to transfer inhabited territory of less than 10% of the assessed valuation of the district from which the territory is being transferred, if it finds that certain specified conditions substantially are met. Existing law requires the committee, if it approves such a petition, to notify the county superintendent of schools, who in turn is required to call an election in the territory of the districts, as determined by the county committee, to be conducted at the next election of any kind in accordance with specified statutory provisions regarding elections. This bill would authorize a county committee to approve a petition to form one or more school districts if specified conditions are met, including the granting of approval authority by each county superintendent of schools with jurisdiction over an affected school district that elects to grant approval authority to the county committee on school district reorganization for which he or she is secretary and the governing board of each of the affected school districts consenting to the petition. (3) Existing law provides that any school district which has been organized for more than 3 years shall be lapsed, as provided, if the number of registered electors in the district is less than 6 or if specified conditions are satisfied. For purposes of these provisions regarding lapses, this bill would define lapse as an action to dissolve a school district and annex the entire territory of that district to one or more adjoining school districts. The bill would provide that an action to lapse a school district is subject to specified general statutory provisions regarding the reorganization of school districts. (4) The bill also would make related technical and conforming changes.
Who sponsors AB 174?
AB 174 is sponsored by Carter.
What is the current status of AB 174?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 29, 2009. Enacted.
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