California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 172 — School districts: Open Enrollment Act.

Last action — Set, first hearing. Failed passage in committee.

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

This bill died with 2011-2012 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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, the Open Enrollment Act, authorizes the parent of a pupil enrolled in a low-achieving school, as defined, to submit an application for the pupil to attend a school in a school district other than the school district in which the parent of the pupil resides. Existing law requires that applications for transfer be submitted by the parent of a pupil to the school district of enrollment prior to January 1 of the school year preceding the school year for which the pupil is requesting to transfer. A school district may adopt specific, written standards for acceptance and rejection of applications made pursuant to the act. The standards may include consideration of the capacity of a program, class, grade level, school building, or adverse financial impact. The standards are prohibited from including consideration of a pupil's previous academic achievement, physical condition, proficiency in the English language, family income, disability, gender, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other specified individual characteristics. Existing law encourages school districts to keep an accounting of requests for alternative attendance made pursuant to the act. This bill would redefine a "low-achieving school" as an "enrollment opportunities school." The bill would change the application deadline from January 1 to January 5 of the school year preceding the school year for which the pupil is requesting to transfer.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Set, first hearing. Failed passage in committee.

  2. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  3. Referred to Com. on ED.

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

  5. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 2680.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 2638.) (January 11).

  8. Set for hearing January 11.

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

  10. Set for hearing May 11.

  11. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  12. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  13. Referred to Com. on RLS.

  14. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 6.

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

Sponsors

  • Huff · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Huff

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Do pass.

Failed 2 Yea · 5 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1504
Republican 1000
Total 2504
% of votes cast 18%45%0%36%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Eng — Not Voting
Butler — Nay
Carter — Not Voting
Halderman — Not Voting
Norby — Not Voting
Wagner — Yea
Williams — Nay
Ammiano — Nay
Brownley — Nay
Buchanan — Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33004
Republican 1000
Democratic 1001
Total 35005
% of votes cast 88%0%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Evans — Not Voting
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
De León — Not Voting
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Huff — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wright — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8002
Total 8002
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Huff — Yea
Price — Not Voting
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Liu — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 172 do?
Existing law, the Open Enrollment Act, authorizes the parent of a pupil enrolled in a low-achieving school, as defined, to submit an application for the pupil to attend a school in a school district other than the school district in which the parent of the pupil resides. Existing law requires that applications for transfer be submitted by the parent of a pupil to the school district of enrollment prior to January 1 of the school year preceding the school year for which the pupil is requesting to transfer. A school district may adopt specific, written standards for acceptance and rejection of applications made pursuant to the act. The standards may include consideration of the capacity of a program, class, grade level, school building, or adverse financial impact. The standards are prohibited from including consideration of a pupil's previous academic achievement, physical condition, proficiency in the English language, family income, disability, gender, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other specified individual characteristics. Existing law encourages school districts to keep an accounting of requests for alternative attendance made pursuant to the act. This bill would redefine a "low-achieving school" as an "enrollment opportunities school." The bill would change the application deadline from January 1 to January 5 of the school year preceding the school year for which the pupil is requesting to transfer.
Who sponsors SB 172?
SB 172 is sponsored by Huff.
What is the current status of SB 172?
This bill died with 2011-2012 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 172?
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