California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 312 — Public meetings and hearings.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 179, Statutes of 2009.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Existing law establishes the State Board of Education for the purpose of, among other things, studying the educational conditions and needs of the state and making plans for the improvement of the administration and efficiency of the public schools of the state. Existing law requires that the State Board of Education adhere to specified requirements relating to meetings and hearings. Existing law establishes the State Allocation Board, consisting of specified members and charged with specified duties, including, but not limited to, determining how bond funds are allocated for public school construction and modernization projects. Existing law requires the State Allocation Board to adhere to specified requirements relating to meetings and hearings. This bill would require the State Board of Education and the State Allocation Board to provide for live video and audio transmission of all meetings and hearings that are open to the public through a technology that is accessible to as large a segment of the public as possible. The technologies to be used would include, but not be limited to, cable, satellite, over-the-air, or any other type of transmission that can be accessed through a television, and Web cast. The State Board of Education and the State Allocation Board would be required to ensure that any Web cast transmission implemented pursuant to these provisions be transmitted over and accessed through the K-12 High-Speed Network. The State Board of Education and the State Allocation Board also would be required to consult with the State Chief Information Officer for the purposes of implementing the provisions of the bill.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 179, Statutes of 2009.

  2. Approved by Governor.

  3. Enrolled. To Governor at 9 p.m.

  4. Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2130.) To enrollment.

  5. To Special Consent Calendar.

  6. In Senate. To unfinished business.

  7. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2763.) To Senate.

  8. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  9. (Heard in committee on August 19.)

  10. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.)

  11. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. (Heard in committee on July 1.)

  13. From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.)

  14. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  15. To Com. on ED.

  16. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  17. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 798.) To Assembly.

  18. To Special Consent Calendar.

  19. Read second time. Amended. To third reading.

  20. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 656.)

  21. Set for hearing April 27.

  22. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 496.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  23. Set for hearing April 15.

  24. To Com. on ED.

  25. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 28.

  26. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Alquist · Cosponsor
  • Runner · Cosponsor
  • Denham · Cosponsor
  • Florez · Cosponsor
  • Hancock · Cosponsor
  • Romero · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 116 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Romero

Co-sponsors (5)

  • Alquist
  • Runner
  • Denham
  • Florez
  • Hancock

Not signed on (116)

116 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Special Consent #18 SB312 Romero

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 37001
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 40001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cox — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wright — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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SB 312 Romero Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session

Passed 86 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 80005
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 86005
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Carter — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Charles — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Not Voting
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — 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
Saldana — Not Voting
Conway — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Cook — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hall — Not Voting
Harkey — 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
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bass — Not Voting
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — 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
Chesbro — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Coto — Yea
Evans — Not Voting
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — 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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Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

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
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hall — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Hill — Yea
Miller — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Conway — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9001
Democratic 1000
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Ammiano — Not Voting
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea

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Special Consent #2 SB312 Romero

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32004
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 36004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Ducheny — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Huff — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Yea
Cedillo — Not Voting
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Not Voting
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10003
Total 10003
% of votes cast 77%0%0%23%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Walters — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 312 do?
Existing law establishes the State Board of Education for the purpose of, among other things, studying the educational conditions and needs of the state and making plans for the improvement of the administration and efficiency of the public schools of the state. Existing law requires that the State Board of Education adhere to specified requirements relating to meetings and hearings. Existing law establishes the State Allocation Board, consisting of specified members and charged with specified duties, including, but not limited to, determining how bond funds are allocated for public school construction and modernization projects. Existing law requires the State Allocation Board to adhere to specified requirements relating to meetings and hearings. This bill would require the State Board of Education and the State Allocation Board to provide for live video and audio transmission of all meetings and hearings that are open to the public through a technology that is accessible to as large a segment of the public as possible. The technologies to be used would include, but not be limited to, cable, satellite, over-the-air, or any other type of transmission that can be accessed through a television, and Web cast. The State Board of Education and the State Allocation Board would be required to ensure that any Web cast transmission implemented pursuant to these provisions be transmitted over and accessed through the K-12 High-Speed Network. The State Board of Education and the State Allocation Board also would be required to consult with the State Chief Information Officer for the purposes of implementing the provisions of the bill.
Who sponsors SB 312?
SB 312 is sponsored by Alquist, Runner, Denham, Florez, Hancock, and Romero.
What is the current status of SB 312?
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 SB 312?
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