California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 461 — High school equivalency certificates.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 628, Statutes of 2011.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2011. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to issue a California high school equivalency certificate and an official score report, or an official score report only, to any person who has not completed high school and who meets specified requirements, including, among others, that the person meets any of the following: is at least 18 years of age; would have graduated from high school had he or she remained in school and followed the usual course of study toward graduation; or, is at least 17 years of age, has accumulated fewer than 100 units of high school credit, and is confined to a state or county hospital or to an institution maintained by a state or county correctional agency. This bill would add being at least 17 years of age, having accumulated fewer than 100 units of high school credit before enrollment in the academic program of a dropout recovery high school, as defined, and successfully completing the academic program of a dropout recovery high school, as an additional option that a person could meet to satisfy that requirement.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 628, Statutes of 2011.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2269.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2776.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 25).

  9. Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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

  11. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 6).

  12. Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  13. Referred to Com. on ED.

  14. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  15. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 655.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  16. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  19. Set for hearing April 11.

  20. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 493.) (March 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  21. Set for hearing March 30.

  22. Referred to Com. on ED.

  23. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 19.

  24. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Blakeslee · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Blakeslee

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB461 Blakeslee Concurrence

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34003
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 37003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Evans — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Runner — Yea
De León — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Harman — Yea
Correa — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Alquist — Not Voting
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Liu — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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SB 461 Blakeslee Senate Third Reading By SILVA

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 74003
Republican 2000
Democratic 1000
Total 77003
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Halderman — Yea
Butler — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Knight — Yea
Miller — Yea
Perea — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Campos — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Allen — Yea
Cook — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Conway — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Torres — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hall — Yea
Lara — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Fong — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Bonilla — Not Voting
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Pan — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Not Voting
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Fuentes — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Lara — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Davis — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Special Consent #1

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33004
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 36004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Leno — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Runner — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Correa — Not Voting
Dutton — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wolk — Not Voting
Wright — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9001
Total 9001
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Runner — Yea
Huff — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Price — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Liu — Not Voting
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 461 do?
Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to issue a California high school equivalency certificate and an official score report, or an official score report only, to any person who has not completed high school and who meets specified requirements, including, among others, that the person meets any of the following: is at least 18 years of age; would have graduated from high school had he or she remained in school and followed the usual course of study toward graduation; or, is at least 17 years of age, has accumulated fewer than 100 units of high school credit, and is confined to a state or county hospital or to an institution maintained by a state or county correctional agency. This bill would add being at least 17 years of age, having accumulated fewer than 100 units of high school credit before enrollment in the academic program of a dropout recovery high school, as defined, and successfully completing the academic program of a dropout recovery high school, as an additional option that a person could meet to satisfy that requirement.
Who sponsors SB 461?
SB 461 is sponsored by Blakeslee.
What is the current status of SB 461?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2011. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 461?
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