California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 1239 — Prisoners: prison education programs.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

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  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.

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Summary

Existing law establishes various prison education programs. Existing law requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to determine and implement a system of incentives to increase inmate participation in, and completion of, academic and vocational education, as specified. Existing law requires the department to develop and implement a plan to obtain additional rehabilitation and treatment services for prison inmates and parolees. The bill would state findings and declarations of the Legislature pertaining to inmate education. This bill would require that the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation implement any funding adjustments to inmate academic and vocational education programs consistent with specified requirements, including, among others, that the department shall prioritize the preservation of programs that are effective at reducing recidivism, and that the department shall seek to place inmates and parolees into programs for which they are best suited, as specified. The bill would require the department to annually report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee specified information regarding inmate participation in, and completion of, academic and vocational education programs. The bill would render this reporting requirement inoperative on September 1, 2015.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

  2. Enrolled and to the Governor at 12 p.m.

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 74. Noes 1. Page 6568.)

  4. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6558.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 25 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 5. Page 4795.)

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  9. Read second time. To third reading.

  10. Received August 13 pursuant to Joint Rule 61(b)(14)

  11. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (August 12).

  12. In committee: Placed on APPR suspense file.

  13. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 15).

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

  15. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

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

  17. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

  19. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 2. Page 3888.)

  20. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  22. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (January 21).

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

  24. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (January 12).

  25. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

  27. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  28. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  29. Read first time.

  30. From printer. May be heard in committee March 30.

  31. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Bradford · Cosponsor
  • Solorio · Primary
  • Torlakson · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Solorio

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Bradford
  • Torlakson

Not signed on (119)

119 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

AB 1239 SOLORIO Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 86 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 80103
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 86103
% of votes cast 96%1%0%3%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Charles — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Not Voting
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Not Voting
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Adams — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Furutani — Not Voting
Gatto — 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 AB1239 Solorio By Huff

Passed 31 Yea · 5 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 29404
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 31504
% of votes cast 78%13%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Florez — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Harman — Not Voting
Oropeza — Not Voting
Wiggins — Not Voting
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 10 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10100
Total 10100
% of votes cast 91%9%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Leno — Yea
Price — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10001
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Price — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Cox — Yea
Denham — Yea

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AB 1239 SOLORIO Assembly Third Reading

Passed 78 Yea · 2 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 722010
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 782010
% of votes cast 87%2%0%11%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
V. — Not Voting
Manuel — Not Voting
Perez — Not Voting
Carter — Not Voting
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Not Voting
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Not Voting
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Not Voting
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Torlakson — Not Voting
Villines — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Emmerson — Not Voting
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Fuentes — 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 as amended.

Passed 16 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15500
Democratic 1000
Republican 0100
Total 16600
% of votes cast 73%27%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Charles — Yea
Bradford — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Nay
Conway — Nay
Fuentes — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Miller — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1239 do?
Existing law establishes various prison education programs. Existing law requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to determine and implement a system of incentives to increase inmate participation in, and completion of, academic and vocational education, as specified. Existing law requires the department to develop and implement a plan to obtain additional rehabilitation and treatment services for prison inmates and parolees. The bill would state findings and declarations of the Legislature pertaining to inmate education. This bill would require that the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation implement any funding adjustments to inmate academic and vocational education programs consistent with specified requirements, including, among others, that the department shall prioritize the preservation of programs that are effective at reducing recidivism, and that the department shall seek to place inmates and parolees into programs for which they are best suited, as specified. The bill would require the department to annually report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee specified information regarding inmate participation in, and completion of, academic and vocational education programs. The bill would render this reporting requirement inoperative on September 1, 2015.
Who sponsors AB 1239?
AB 1239 is sponsored by Bradford, Solorio, and Torlakson.
What is the current status of AB 1239?
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 1239?
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