Workforce development: California School Paraprofessional Teacher Training Program.
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SB 956 — Workforce development: California School Paraprofessional Teacher Training Program.
Last action — From Assembly without further action.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed Assembly
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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
Existing law requires the Employment Development Department to implement and administer California's unemployment insurance compensation program, and to oversee various job, information and training programs in the state. The federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 makes funding available to states that offer training and workforce development services through the state and local workforce investment boards. The California Workforce Investment Board, which is the entity responsible for assisting the Governor in the development, oversight, and continuous improvement of California's workforce investment system, is required to recommend strategies to the Governor for strategic training investments of certain discretionary funding made available under the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998. This bill would require the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to allocate $5,000,000 of the Workforce Investment Act state reserve, as provided for by federal law, to school districts, county offices of education, or charter schools, on a competitive basis, to provide intensive examination preparation courses for the purpose of retraining laid off and out-of-field teachers to meet subject matter competency requirements, in accordance with specified procedures.
Bill Text
- Amended 06/01/10 - Amended Senate Current pdf June 01, 2010
- Amended 04/21/10 - Amended Senate pdf April 21, 2010
- Amended 04/07/10 - Amended Senate pdf April 07, 2010
- Amended 03/17/10 - Amended Senate pdf March 17, 2010
- Introduced 02/05/10 - Introduced pdf February 05, 2010
- SB956 View text html
Action History
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From Assembly without further action.
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From committee without further action.
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Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
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To Coms. on L. & E. and ED.
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In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 21. Noes 13. Page 3732.) To Assembly.
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Read second time. Amended. To third reading.
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From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 3. Page 3669.)
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(Suspense - for vote only.)
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Set for hearing May 27.
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Placed on APPR suspense file.
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Set for hearing May 3.
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Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
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Set for hearing April 26.
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Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3182.)
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From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.
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Set for hearing April 14.
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Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.
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From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 2937.)
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Set for hearing March 10.
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To Coms. on L. & I.R. and ED.
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Read first time.
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From print. May be acted upon on or after March 8.
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Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Sponsors
- Alquist · Cosponsor
- Oropeza · Cosponsor
- Romero · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on · 1 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Romero
Co-sponsors (2)
- Alquist
- Oropeza
Not signed on (119)
119 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 119 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 21 | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 22 | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 56% | 33% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Yee | — | Yea |
| Wyland | — | Nay |
| Cedillo | — | Yea |
| Florez | — | Yea |
| Hancock | — | Yea |
| Lowenthal | — | Yea |
| Negrete | — | Yea |
| Cogdill | — | Nay |
| Huff | — | Nay |
| Kehoe | — | Yea |
| Leno | — | Yea |
| Runner | — | Nay |
| McLeod | — | Yea |
| Corbett | — | Yea |
| Correa | — | Yea |
| Cox | — | Nay |
| Ducheny | — | Not Voting |
| Pavley | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Simitian | — | Yea |
| Walters | — | Nay |
| Wiggins | — | Not Voting |
| Wright | — | Yea |
| Alquist | — | Yea |
| Ashburn | — | Nay |
| Dutton | — | Nay |
| Aanestad | — | Nay |
| Harman | — | Nay |
| Hollingsworth | — | Nay |
| Liu | — | Yea |
| Oropeza | — | Not Voting |
| Price | — | Yea |
| Steinberg | — | Yea |
| Wolk | — | Yea |
| DeSaulnier | — | Yea |
| Denham | — | Nay |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Padilla, Stephen C. | Democratic | Yea |
| Strickland, Tony | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 64% | 27% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (11)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Wyland | — | Nay |
| Yee | — | Yea |
| Corbett | — | Yea |
| Kehoe | — | Yea |
| Leno | — | Yea |
| Price | — | Yea |
| Alquist | — | Yea |
| Walters | — | Nay |
| Wolk | — | Yea |
| Cox | — | Not Voting |
| Denham | — | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (11)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Yee | — | Yea |
| Kehoe | — | Yea |
| Corbett | — | Yea |
| Alquist | — | Not Voting |
| Wolk | — | Yea |
| Leno | — | Yea |
| Price | — | Yea |
| Walters | — | Yea |
| Wyland | — | Yea |
| Cox | — | Yea |
| Denham | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 56% | 22% | 0% | 22% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Hancock | — | Yea |
| Wyland | — | Nay |
| Huff | — | Nay |
| Liu | — | Yea |
| Price | — | Not Voting |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Alquist | — | Yea |
| Maldonado | — | Not Voting |
| Simitian | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 67% | 17% | 0% | 17% |
How each member voted (6)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Yee | — | Yea |
| Wyland | — | Not Voting |
| Ducheny | — | Yea |
| Leno | — | Yea |
| Hollingsworth | — | Nay |
| DeSaulnier | — | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 956 do?
- Existing law requires the Employment Development Department to implement and administer California's unemployment insurance compensation program, and to oversee various job, information and training programs in the state. The federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 makes funding available to states that offer training and workforce development services through the state and local workforce investment boards. The California Workforce Investment Board, which is the entity responsible for assisting the Governor in the development, oversight, and continuous improvement of California's workforce investment system, is required to recommend strategies to the Governor for strategic training investments of certain discretionary funding made available under the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998. This bill would require the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to allocate $5,000,000 of the Workforce Investment Act state reserve, as provided for by federal law, to school districts, county offices of education, or charter schools, on a competitive basis, to provide intensive examination preparation courses for the purpose of retraining laid off and out-of-field teachers to meet subject matter competency requirements, in accordance with specified procedures.
- Who sponsors SB 956?
- SB 956 is sponsored by Alquist, Oropeza, and Romero.
- What is the current status of SB 956?
- This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 SB 956?
- Track SB 956 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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