California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 2363 — Charter schools: authorization.

Last action — From Senate committee without further action.

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

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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) The Charter Schools Act of 1992 allows one or more persons seeking to establish a charter school within a school district to circulate a petition to that effect. The act allows a charter petition to be submitted to the governing board of a school district for review after the petition has been signed by a number of parents or guardians of pupils that is equivalent to at least 12 of the number of pupils that the petitioner estimates will enroll in the charter school for its first year of operation or has been signed by a number of teachers that is equivalent to at least 12 of the number of teachers that the petitioner estimates will be employed at the charter school during its first year of operation. This bill, in addition, would require that a charter petition signed by a number of teachers that is equivalent to at least 12 the number of teachers that the charter school estimates will be employed at the charter school during its first year of operation also be signed by a number of classified employees that is equivalent to at least 12 of the number of classified employees the petitioner estimates that the charter school will employ during its first year of operation prior to submission to the governing board of a school district for review. (2) The act allows a petition that proposes to convert an existing public school to a charter school that would not be eligible for a loan, as specified, to be circulated by one or more persons seeking to establish the charter school. The act allows such a petition to be submitted to the governing board of a school district for review after the petition has been signed by not less than 50% of the permanent status teachers currently employed at the public school to be converted. This bill, in addition, would require that the petition be signed by not less than 50% of the classified employees currently employed at the public school to be converted before it may be submitted to the governing board of a school district. (3) The bill also would make conforming changes.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Senate committee without further action.

  2. In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage.

  3. In committee: Held under submission.

  4. Referred to Com. on ED.

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

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 43. Noes 31. Page 4818.)

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 5.) (April 14).

  9. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 3.) (April 7).

  10. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

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

  12. Referred to Com. on ED.

  13. Read first time.

  14. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  15. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Mendoza · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Mendoza

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations.

Failed 2 Yea · 6 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 2601
Total 2601
% of votes cast 22%67%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Huff — Nay
Alquist — Nay
Price — Yea
Romero — Nay
Liu — Nay
Simitian — Nay
Wyland — Not Voting
Emmerson — Nay

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AB 2363 MENDOZA Assembly Third Reading

Passed 52 Yea · 34 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 503104
Democratic 1101
Republican 1200
Total 523405
% of votes cast 57%37%0%5%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Charles — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Fletcher — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Conway — Nay
Coto — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Norby — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Huffman — Not Voting
Tran — Nay
Villines — Nay
Audra — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Adams — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Not Voting
Blumenfield — Not Voting
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hill — Yea
Huber — Not Voting
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Cook — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Gilmore — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Nay
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 13 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12501
Democratic 1000
Total 13501
% of votes cast 68%26%0%5%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Conway — Nay
Coto — Yea
Hall — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Miller — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Norby — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Davis — Not Voting
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2363 do?
(1) The Charter Schools Act of 1992 allows one or more persons seeking to establish a charter school within a school district to circulate a petition to that effect. The act allows a charter petition to be submitted to the governing board of a school district for review after the petition has been signed by a number of parents or guardians of pupils that is equivalent to at least 12 of the number of pupils that the petitioner estimates will enroll in the charter school for its first year of operation or has been signed by a number of teachers that is equivalent to at least 12 of the number of teachers that the petitioner estimates will be employed at the charter school during its first year of operation. This bill, in addition, would require that a charter petition signed by a number of teachers that is equivalent to at least 12 the number of teachers that the charter school estimates will be employed at the charter school during its first year of operation also be signed by a number of classified employees that is equivalent to at least 12 of the number of classified employees the petitioner estimates that the charter school will employ during its first year of operation prior to submission to the governing board of a school district for review. (2) The act allows a petition that proposes to convert an existing public school to a charter school that would not be eligible for a loan, as specified, to be circulated by one or more persons seeking to establish the charter school. The act allows such a petition to be submitted to the governing board of a school district for review after the petition has been signed by not less than 50% of the permanent status teachers currently employed at the public school to be converted. This bill, in addition, would require that the petition be signed by not less than 50% of the classified employees currently employed at the public school to be converted before it may be submitted to the governing board of a school district. (3) The bill also would make conforming changes.
Who sponsors AB 2363?
AB 2363 is sponsored by Mendoza.
What is the current status of AB 2363?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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 2363?
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