California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 844 — Student government: students qualifying for exemption from nonresident tuition: California Community Colleges: governing board membership.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 619, Statutes of 2011.

  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 17, 2011. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • 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

(1) The Donahoe Higher Education Act sets forth, among other things, the missions and functions of California's public and independent segments of higher education, and their respective institutions of higher education. Existing law exempts a student, other than a nonimmigrant alien, as defined, from paying nonresident tuition at the California State University and the California Community Colleges if certain requirements are met. Those requirements include that the person has attended high school in California for 3 or more years, has graduated from a California high school or has attained the equivalent thereof, has registered at or attends an accredited institution of higher education in California not earlier than the fall semester or quarter of the 2001–02 academic year, and, if the person is without lawful immigration status, has filed a certain affidavit. This bill would add a provision to the Donahoe Higher Education Act that would provide that any student, including a person without lawful immigration status, or a person who is exempt from nonresident tuition, as described above, may serve in any capacity in student government at the California State University or the California Community Colleges and receive any grant, scholarship, fee waiver, or reimbursement for expenses that is connected with that service to the full extent consistent with federal law. The University of California would be requested to comply with this provision. This bill would find and declare that the amendments to the Donahoe Higher Education Act described above are state laws within the meaning of a specified federal provision. (2) Existing law requires the governing board of each community college district to order the inclusion within the membership of the governing board of one or more nonvoting students who are residents of California, as determined pursuant to specified provisions of existing law, are enrolled in a community college of the district, and chosen by students enrolled in a college of the district in accordance with procedures prescribed by the governing board. This bill would eliminate the requirement that a nonvoting student member of the governing board be a resident of California.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 619, Statutes of 2011.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 52. Noes 25. Page 2712.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 24 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 12. Page 2012.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 15).

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

  10. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 22).

  11. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

  13. Referred to Com. on ED.

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 49. Noes 25. Page 1340.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  17. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  18. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (May 3).

  19. Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

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

  21. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

  23. Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

  24. From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.

  25. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Lara · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Lara

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

AB 844 LARA Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 52 Yea · 25 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 512303
Republican 0200
Democratic 1000
Total 522503
% of votes cast 65%31%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Fletcher — Nay
Gorell — Not Voting
Halderman — Nay
Conway — Nay
Knight — Nay
Miller — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Not Voting
Norby — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Butler — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Fong — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Campos — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Carter — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Cook — Nay
Davis — Yea
Monning — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Williams — Yea
Achadjian — Not Voting
Alejo — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Logue — Nay
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Silva — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Eng — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Fuentes — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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3rd Reading AB844 Lara By Lieu

Passed 22 Yea · 12 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211204
Republican 0001
Democratic 1001
Total 221206
% of votes cast 55%30%0%15%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Evans — Not Voting
Cannella — Not Voting
Fuller — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Runner — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Harman — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Huff — Nay
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Not Voting
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wright — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
La Malfa — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6003
Total 6003
% of votes cast 67%0%0%33%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Pavley — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Walters — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Emmerson — Not Voting

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AB 844 LARA Assembly Third Reading

Passed 49 Yea · 25 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 0200
Unaffiliated 462306
Democratic 3000
Total 492506
% of votes cast 61%31%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Nay
Halderman — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Butler — Yea
Campos — Yea
Carter — Yea
Eng — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Conway — Nay
Hill — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lara — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Cook — Nay
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Fletcher — Nay
Portantino — Not Voting
Garrick — Not Voting
Gorell — Not Voting
Cedillo — Not Voting
Harkey — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Miller — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Norby — Nay
Silva — Nay
Torres — Not Voting
Achadjian — Not Voting
Alejo — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Huber — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Williams — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 6 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 5300
Total 6300
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Portantino — Yea
Lara — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Achadjian — Nay
Block — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Miller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea

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Subjects

civil-rights education
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 844 do?
(1) The Donahoe Higher Education Act sets forth, among other things, the missions and functions of California's public and independent segments of higher education, and their respective institutions of higher education. Existing law exempts a student, other than a nonimmigrant alien, as defined, from paying nonresident tuition at the California State University and the California Community Colleges if certain requirements are met. Those requirements include that the person has attended high school in California for 3 or more years, has graduated from a California high school or has attained the equivalent thereof, has registered at or attends an accredited institution of higher education in California not earlier than the fall semester or quarter of the 2001–02 academic year, and, if the person is without lawful immigration status, has filed a certain affidavit. This bill would add a provision to the Donahoe Higher Education Act that would provide that any student, including a person without lawful immigration status, or a person who is exempt from nonresident tuition, as described above, may serve in any capacity in student government at the California State University or the California Community Colleges and receive any grant, scholarship, fee waiver, or reimbursement for expenses that is connected with that service to the full extent consistent with federal law. The University of California would be requested to comply with this provision. This bill would find and declare that the amendments to the Donahoe Higher Education Act described above are state laws within the meaning of a specified federal provision. (2) Existing law requires the governing board of each community college district to order the inclusion within the membership of the governing board of one or more nonvoting students who are residents of California, as determined pursuant to specified provisions of existing law, are enrolled in a community college of the district, and chosen by students enrolled in a college of the district in accordance with procedures prescribed by the governing board. This bill would eliminate the requirement that a nonvoting student member of the governing board be a resident of California.
Who sponsors AB 844?
AB 844 is sponsored by Lara.
What is the current status of AB 844?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2011. Enacted.
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