California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1398 — Technology-based materials.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 293, 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 27, 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.

  • 7 sponsors

    1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law defines specified terms used in provisions of law related to instructional materials, including technology-based materials. Existing law defines technology-based materials as basic or supplemental instructional materials that are designed as learning resources and that require the availability of electronic equipment in order to be used. However, the technology-based materials do not include the electronic equipment required to make use of those materials. This bill would revise the definition of technology-based materials to specify that they may include the electronic equipment required in order to use them if that equipment is to be used by pupils and teachers as a learning resource. This bill would provide that its provisions not be construed to relieve a school district of the obligation to provide pupils with sufficient textbooks or instructional materials, as specified. The bill would prohibit a school district from procuring this electronic equipment pursuant to the bill if a county office of education determines that the district is out of compliance with this obligation.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 293, Statutes of 2009.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 3163.)

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 3152.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 10 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 3. Page 2166.)

  8. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  10. Read second time, amended, and to third reading.

  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 8).

  12. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

  14. Referred to Com. on ED.

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

  16. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 1235.)

  17. From Consent Calendar. To third reading.

  18. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  19. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 22).

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

  21. Referred to Com. on ED.

  22. Read first time.

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

  24. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Alquist · Cosponsor
  • Ashburn · Cosponsor
  • Blumenfield · Primary
  • Fletcher · Cosponsor
  • Denham · Cosponsor
  • Padilla · Cosponsor
  • Torlakson · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 115 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Blumenfield

Co-sponsors (6)

  • Alquist
  • Ashburn
  • Fletcher
  • Denham
  • Padilla
  • Torlakson

Not signed on (115)

115 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1398 BLUMENFIELD Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 89 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 83002
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 89002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Eng — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — 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
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Not Voting
Bass — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Evans — Yea
Duvall — Not Voting
Yamada — Yea
Fuller — 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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Assembly 3rd Reading AB1398 Blumenfield By Ashburn

Passed 34 Yea · 3 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31304
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 34304
% of votes cast 83%7%0%10%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Not Voting
Florez — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Huff — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Nay
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Liu — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5201
Democratic 0001
Total 5202
% of votes cast 56%22%0%22%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Huff — Nay
Liu — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Romero — Not Voting
Simitian — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting

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AB 1398 BLUMENFIELD Assembly Third Reading

Passed 92 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 84000
Democratic 5000
Republican 3000
Total 92000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Charles — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — 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
Nielsen — Yea
Bass — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Price — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gilmore — 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

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Do pass, 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
Torlakson — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Not Voting
Solorio — Yea
Eng — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea

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Subjects

education technology
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1398 do?
Existing law defines specified terms used in provisions of law related to instructional materials, including technology-based materials. Existing law defines technology-based materials as basic or supplemental instructional materials that are designed as learning resources and that require the availability of electronic equipment in order to be used. However, the technology-based materials do not include the electronic equipment required to make use of those materials. This bill would revise the definition of technology-based materials to specify that they may include the electronic equipment required in order to use them if that equipment is to be used by pupils and teachers as a learning resource. This bill would provide that its provisions not be construed to relieve a school district of the obligation to provide pupils with sufficient textbooks or instructional materials, as specified. The bill would prohibit a school district from procuring this electronic equipment pursuant to the bill if a county office of education determines that the district is out of compliance with this obligation.
Who sponsors AB 1398?
AB 1398 is sponsored by Alquist, Ashburn, Blumenfield, Fletcher, Denham, Padilla, and Torlakson.
What is the current status of AB 1398?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2009. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 1398?
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