California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 8 — Education finance: working group.

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

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

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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

(1) Existing law establishes the public school system in this state, and, among other things, provides for the establishment of school districts throughout the state and for their provision of instruction at the public elementary and secondary schools they operate and maintain. Existing law establishes a public school funding system that includes, among other elements, the provision of funding to local educational agencies through state apportionments, the proceeds of property taxes collected at the local level, and other sources. This bill would express findings and declarations of the Legislature with respect to the school funding system in the state. The bill would require the Director of Finance and the Legislative Analyst to convene a working group to make findings and recommendations to the Legislature and the Governor on or before December 1, 2010, regarding restructuring California's school finance system. The bill would require those findings and recommendations to include, among other things, alternative structures for funding public schools, the policy and fiscal implications of the alternative funding structure or structures, and an evaluation mechanism to facilitate continuous improvement, maximum transparency, and accountability of the funding structures. (2) Existing law provides that the revenue limit for the Newport-Mesa Unified School District for the 1996–97 fiscal year, and future fiscal years, shall not include specified funds allocated to that district the receipt of which were delayed due to bankruptcy filed by the County of Orange. This bill would provide that these provisions would remain in effect only until July 1, 2010.

Bill Text

Action History

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

  2. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  3. Vetoed by Governor.

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

  5. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3284.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 6. Page 2324.)

  8. Read second time. To third reading.

  9. Read third time, amended. To second reading.

  10. Read second time. To third reading.

  11. (received by desk August 28, 2009 pursuant to JR61(a)(11))

  12. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 3.) (August 27).

  13. In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.

  14. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 15).

  16. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  17. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

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

  19. Referred to Com. on RLS.

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

  21. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1953.)

  22. Read second time. To third reading.

  23. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  24. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 28).

  25. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  26. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 1).

  27. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

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

  29. Referred to Com. on ED.

  30. From printer. May be heard in committee January 1.

  31. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Brownley · Primary
  • Hancock · Cosponsor
  • Romero · Cosponsor
  • Smyth · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Brownley

Co-sponsors (3)

  • Hancock
  • Romero
  • Smyth

Not signed on (118)

118 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB8 Brownley Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 91 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 85001
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 91001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Charles — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hall — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Harkey — 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
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — 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
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Duvall — Not Voting
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — 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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Assembly 3rd Reading AB8 Brownley By Hancock

Passed 32 Yea · 6 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 29603
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 32603
% of votes cast 78%15%0%7%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Runner — Nay
Ducheny — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Benoit — Yea
Dutton — Not Voting
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Not Voting
Romero — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
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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Do pass.

Passed 10 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10300
Total 10300
% of votes cast 77%23%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Runner — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Cox — Nay
Leno — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Nay
Denham — Yea

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Runner — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Price — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Leno — Yea
Walters — Yea
Cox — Yea
Denham — Yea

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AB8 BROWNLEY Assembly Third Reading

Passed 89 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 83003
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 89003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Tom — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Charles — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Coto — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Bill — Not Voting
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Bass — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Block — Not Voting
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
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — 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 Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 22 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20000
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 22000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Miller — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Price — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 8 do?
(1) Existing law establishes the public school system in this state, and, among other things, provides for the establishment of school districts throughout the state and for their provision of instruction at the public elementary and secondary schools they operate and maintain. Existing law establishes a public school funding system that includes, among other elements, the provision of funding to local educational agencies through state apportionments, the proceeds of property taxes collected at the local level, and other sources. This bill would express findings and declarations of the Legislature with respect to the school funding system in the state. The bill would require the Director of Finance and the Legislative Analyst to convene a working group to make findings and recommendations to the Legislature and the Governor on or before December 1, 2010, regarding restructuring California's school finance system. The bill would require those findings and recommendations to include, among other things, alternative structures for funding public schools, the policy and fiscal implications of the alternative funding structure or structures, and an evaluation mechanism to facilitate continuous improvement, maximum transparency, and accountability of the funding structures. (2) Existing law provides that the revenue limit for the Newport-Mesa Unified School District for the 1996–97 fiscal year, and future fiscal years, shall not include specified funds allocated to that district the receipt of which were delayed due to bankruptcy filed by the County of Orange. This bill would provide that these provisions would remain in effect only until July 1, 2010.
Who sponsors AB 8?
AB 8 is sponsored by Brownley, Hancock, Romero, and Smyth.
What is the current status of AB 8?
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 8?
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