California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 D cosponsors

AB 2543 — Charter schools: renewal.

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

The Charter Schools Act of 1992 authorizes the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the State Board of Education to grant a petition to establish a charter school according to specified procedures. The act provides that a charter may be granted for a period not to exceed 5 years. The act authorizes each of those chartering authorities to grant one or more subsequent renewals of a charter that it authorized. The act requires that each renewal be for a period of 5 years. This bill would require a charter school to submit a renewal petition to the chartering authority no later than September 15 prior to the expiration of the charter, or by an earlier or later date if mutually agreed upon by the chartering authority and the charter school to accommodate local circumstances. The bill would require the governing board of a school district or a county board of education to approve or deny a renewal petition submitted by a charter school authorized by that board no later than December 15 prior to the expiration of the charter. The bill would require a charter school that elects to appeal the denial of its renewal application to submit the application to the county board or the state board, as applicable, within 30 days of the date of the denial.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

  2. Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 50. Noes 26. Page 6687.)

  4. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 49. Noes 27. Page 6645.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 26 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 11. Page 4827.)

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

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

  9. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 30).

  11. Referred to Com. on ED.

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

  13. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 5475.)

  14. Ordered to third reading.

  15. From Consent Calendar.

  16. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  17. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 19).

  18. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  19. Read second time and amended.

  20. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 21).

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

  22. Referred to Com. on ED.

  23. Read first time.

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

  25. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Price

Not signed on (120)

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Votes

AB 2543 LOWENTHAL Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 59 Yea · 29 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 552702
Democratic 3000
Republican 1200
Total 592902
% of votes cast 66%32%0%2%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hall — Yea
Charles — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — 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
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Cook — Not Voting
Bill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Fletcher — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Audra — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Knight — Nay
Miller — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Norby — Nay
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Nay
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Nay
Conway — Nay
Eng — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Fuentes — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB2543 Bonnie Lowenthal By Price

Passed 25 Yea · 11 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 231004
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 251104
% of votes cast 63%28%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Florez — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Huff — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Runner — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Price — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Romero — Nay
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Harman — Not Voting
Oropeza — Not Voting
Steinberg — Yea
Wright — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7002
Total 7002
% of votes cast 78%0%0%22%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Huff — Yea
Liu — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Romero — Not Voting
Wyland — Not Voting
Emmerson — Yea

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AB 2543 LOWENTHAL Assembly Third Reading

Passed 85 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 80005
Republican 2001
Total 85006
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Bill — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Charles — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Fletcher — 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
Tom — Not Voting
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Coto — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Not Voting
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Yea
Audra — Not Voting
Norby — Not Voting
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Cook — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
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 Not Voting

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Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16002
Democratic 1000
Total 17002
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Conway — Yea
Charles — Yea
Hill — Yea
De — Not Voting
Leon — Not Voting
Coto — Yea
Miller — Yea
Norby — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2543 do?
The Charter Schools Act of 1992 authorizes the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the State Board of Education to grant a petition to establish a charter school according to specified procedures. The act provides that a charter may be granted for a period not to exceed 5 years. The act authorizes each of those chartering authorities to grant one or more subsequent renewals of a charter that it authorized. The act requires that each renewal be for a period of 5 years. This bill would require a charter school to submit a renewal petition to the chartering authority no later than September 15 prior to the expiration of the charter, or by an earlier or later date if mutually agreed upon by the chartering authority and the charter school to accommodate local circumstances. The bill would require the governing board of a school district or a county board of education to approve or deny a renewal petition submitted by a charter school authorized by that board no later than December 15 prior to the expiration of the charter. The bill would require a charter school that elects to appeal the denial of its renewal application to submit the application to the county board or the state board, as applicable, within 30 days of the date of the denial.
Who sponsors AB 2543?
AB 2543 is sponsored by Lowenthal, Josh (Democratic) and Price.
What is the current status of AB 2543?
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 2543?
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