California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 544 — Teaching credential: American Indian languages.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 324, Statutes of 2009.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2009. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 80% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, among other things, to establish professional standards, assessments, and examinations for entry and advancement in the education process. The commission is authorized to issue an eminence credential to any person who has achieved eminence in a field of endeavor taught, or service practiced, in the public schools of California. This bill would require the commission, upon recommendation by a tribal government of a federally recognized Indian tribe in California, to issue an American Indian languages credential to a candidate who has demonstrated fluency in that tribal language, and met other requirements. The bill would authorize the holder of an American Indian languages credential to teach the American Indian language for which the credential was issued in California public schools in preschool, kindergarten, grades 1 to 12, inclusive, and in adult education courses, and would make the holder of that credential eligible for a professional clear teaching credential upon completion of a specified period of time and application and consultation as specified. The bill would encourage each federally recognized American Indian tribe to develop a written and oral assessment that should be successfully completed before an applicant is recommended for an American Indian languages credential.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 324, Statutes of 2009.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:15 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2743.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1925.)

  7. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.

  8. Read second time. To third reading.

  9. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

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

  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 1).

  12. Referred to Com. on ED.

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

  14. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1766.)

  15. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  16. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 20).

  17. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  19. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  20. Read second time and amended.

  21. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 29).

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

  23. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on ED. Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 13).

  24. Re-referred to Com. on RULES by unanimous consent.

  25. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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

  27. Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  28. From printer. May be heard in committee March 28.

  29. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Ammiano · Cosponsor
  • Brownley · Cosponsor
  • Buchanan · Cosponsor
  • Carter · Cosponsor
  • Portantino · Cosponsor
  • Coto · Primary
  • Eng · Cosponsor
  • Miller · Cosponsor
  • Nestande · Cosponsor
  • Solorio · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 112 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Coto

Co-sponsors (9)

  • Ammiano
  • Brownley
  • Buchanan
  • Carter
  • Portantino
  • Eng
  • Miller
  • Nestande
  • Solorio

Not signed on (112)

112 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 544 COTO Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 89 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 83002
Republican 3000
Democratic 3000
Total 89002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Audra — Yea
Saldana — Not Voting
Evans — Not Voting
Ruskin — Yea
Bass — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Gilmore — 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

Official roll call →

Special Consent #15 AB544 Coto

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

Official roll call →

AB 544 COTO Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session

Passed 88 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 80004
Democratic 5000
Republican 3000
Total 88004
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Eng — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Evans — Not Voting
Nestande — Not Voting
Nielsen — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Bass — Yea
Duvall — Not Voting
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Not Voting
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — 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

Official roll call →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 20 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18001
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 20001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Miller — Not Voting
Duvall — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Price — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Be referred to Committee on Education.

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9002
Total 9002
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Gaines — Yea
Hall — Not Voting
Silva — Not Voting
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Adams — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Yamada — Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

civil-rights education
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 544 do?
Existing law authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, among other things, to establish professional standards, assessments, and examinations for entry and advancement in the education process. The commission is authorized to issue an eminence credential to any person who has achieved eminence in a field of endeavor taught, or service practiced, in the public schools of California. This bill would require the commission, upon recommendation by a tribal government of a federally recognized Indian tribe in California, to issue an American Indian languages credential to a candidate who has demonstrated fluency in that tribal language, and met other requirements. The bill would authorize the holder of an American Indian languages credential to teach the American Indian language for which the credential was issued in California public schools in preschool, kindergarten, grades 1 to 12, inclusive, and in adult education courses, and would make the holder of that credential eligible for a professional clear teaching credential upon completion of a specified period of time and application and consultation as specified. The bill would encourage each federally recognized American Indian tribe to develop a written and oral assessment that should be successfully completed before an applicant is recommended for an American Indian languages credential.
Who sponsors AB 544?
AB 544 is sponsored by Ammiano, Brownley, Buchanan, Carter, Portantino, Coto, Eng, Miller, Nestande, and Solorio.
What is the current status of AB 544?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2009. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 544?
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