California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 678 — Education technology.

Last action — From Senate committee without further action.

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

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 a school district to have a current 3- to 5-year education technology plan as a precondition to receiving a technology grant administered by the State Department of Education. The Superintendent of Public Instruction is required to develop guidelines and criteria to be included in the education technology plan. The guidelines and criteria are required to include a component to educate pupils and teachers on the appropriate and ethical use of information technology in the classroom, Internet safety, the manner in which to avoid committing plagiarism, the concept, purpose, and significance of a copyright so that pupils are equipped with the skills necessary to distinguish lawful from unlawful online downloading, and the implications of illegal peer-to-peer network file sharing. The Superintendent is required to ensure that each school district has access to technical assistance and an approved online technology plan builder that the department determines is in compliance with state and federal requirements. The Superintendent is required to maintain a record of school districts that have a 3- to 5-year education technology plan and to make that information available to interested public agencies. This bill would require the component of the guidelines and criteria that educates pupils and teachers on the topics listed above to include the negative impacts to pupils from cyberbullying, the active use of content control software, and the responsible use by pupils of mobile communication technology. The bill would encourage school districts to partner with information technology companies and nonprofit organizations to develop tools to supplement the existing Internet safety curriculum that addresses the educational component of the guidelines and criteria and would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Senate committee without further action.

  2. In committee: Held under submission.

  3. In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.

  4. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (July 15).

  5. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  6. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  7. Referred to Com. on ED.

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

  9. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 28. Page 1740.)

  10. Read second time. To third reading.

  11. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 20).

  12. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. Read second time and amended.

  14. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (April 29).

  15. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

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

  17. Referred to Com. on ED.

  18. From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.

  19. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Hall · Primary
  • Lieu · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Hall

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Lieu

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Leno — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Price — Yea
Cox — Yea
Denham — Yea

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AB 678 HALL Assembly Third Reading

Passed 60 Yea · 31 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 542901
Democratic 5000
Republican 1200
Total 603101
% of votes cast 65%34%0%1%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Carter — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Charles — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Conway — Nay
Cook — Nay
Bill — Nay
Berryhill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Berryhill — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Fletcher — Nay
Gaines — Nay
Audra — Nay
Gilmore — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Duvall — Nay
Miller — Nay
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Nay
Villines — Nay
Adams — Nay
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Logue — Nay
Nestande — Not Voting
Nielsen — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Coto — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Garrick — Nay
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 Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 15 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14401
Democratic 1000
Republican 0100
Total 15501
% of votes cast 71%24%0%5%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Davis — Yea
Duvall — Nay
Hall — Yea
Charles — Yea
Harkey — Nay
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Nay
Miller — Not Voting
Nielsen — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Price — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Subjects

education technology
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 678 do?
Existing law requires a school district to have a current 3- to 5-year education technology plan as a precondition to receiving a technology grant administered by the State Department of Education. The Superintendent of Public Instruction is required to develop guidelines and criteria to be included in the education technology plan. The guidelines and criteria are required to include a component to educate pupils and teachers on the appropriate and ethical use of information technology in the classroom, Internet safety, the manner in which to avoid committing plagiarism, the concept, purpose, and significance of a copyright so that pupils are equipped with the skills necessary to distinguish lawful from unlawful online downloading, and the implications of illegal peer-to-peer network file sharing. The Superintendent is required to ensure that each school district has access to technical assistance and an approved online technology plan builder that the department determines is in compliance with state and federal requirements. The Superintendent is required to maintain a record of school districts that have a 3- to 5-year education technology plan and to make that information available to interested public agencies. This bill would require the component of the guidelines and criteria that educates pupils and teachers on the topics listed above to include the negative impacts to pupils from cyberbullying, the active use of content control software, and the responsible use by pupils of mobile communication technology. The bill would encourage school districts to partner with information technology companies and nonprofit organizations to develop tools to supplement the existing Internet safety curriculum that addresses the educational component of the guidelines and criteria and would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.
Who sponsors AB 678?
AB 678 is sponsored by Hall and Lieu.
What is the current status of AB 678?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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 678?
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