California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

SB 48 — Pupil instruction: prohibition of discriminatory content.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 81, Statutes of 2011.

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  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 December 13, 2010. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 22 sponsors

    1 primary, 21 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law requires instruction in social sciences to include a study of the role and contributions of both men and women and specified categories of persons to the development of California and the United States. This bill would update references to certain categories of persons and additionally would require instruction in social sciences to include a study of the role and contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans, persons with disabilities, and members of other cultural groups, to the development of California and the United States. Existing law prohibits instruction or school sponsored activities that promote a discriminatory bias because of race, sex, color, creed, handicap, national origin, or ancestry. Existing law prohibits the State Board of Education and the governing board of any school district from adopting textbooks or other instructional materials that contain any matter that reflects adversely upon persons because of their race, sex, color, creed, handicap, national origin, or ancestry. This bill would revise the list of characteristics included in these provisions by referring to race or ethnicity, gender, religion, disability, nationality, and sexual orientation, or other characteristic listed as specified. Existing law prohibits a governing board of a school district from adopting instructional materials that contain any matter reflecting adversely upon persons because of their race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, handicap, or occupation, or that contain any sectarian or denominational doctrine or propaganda contrary to law. This bill would revise the list of characteristics included in this provision to include race or ethnicity, gender, religion, disability, nationality, sexual orientation, and occupation, or other characteristic listed as specified. Existing law requires that when adopting instructional materials for use in the schools, governing boards of school districts shall include materials that accurately portray the role and contributions of culturally and racially diverse groups including Native Americans, African Americans, Mexican Americans, Asian Americans, European Americans, and members of other ethnic and cultural groups to the total development of California and the United States. This bill would revise the list of culturally and racially diverse groups to also include Pacific Islanders, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans, and persons with disabilities. Existing law provides that there shall be no discrimination on the basis of specified characteristics in any operation of alternative schools or charter schools. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature that alternative and charter schools take notice of the provisions of this bill in light of provisions of existing law that prohibit discrimination in any aspect of their operation. This bill also would make other technical, nonsubstantive changes.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 81, Statutes of 2011.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.

  4. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 50. Noes 26. Page 2189.) Ordered to the Senate.

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 4.) (June 22).

  8. Referred to Com. on ED.

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

  10. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 23. Noes 14. Page 651.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  12. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 3. Noes 2. Page 559.) (April 5).

  13. Set for hearing April 5.

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

  15. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 3. Page 426.) (March 23). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  16. Set for hearing March 23.

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

  18. Set for hearing March 16.

  19. Referred to Coms. on ED. and JUD.

  20. Read first time.

  21. From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 13.

  22. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Alquist · Cosponsor
  • Ammiano · Cosponsor
  • Blumenfield · Cosponsor
  • Atkins · Cosponsor
  • Portantino · Cosponsor
  • Galgiani · Cosponsor
  • Gordon · Cosponsor
  • Hancock · Cosponsor
  • Hayashi · Cosponsor
  • Huffman · Cosponsor
  • Kehoe · Cosponsor
  • Lara · Cosponsor
  • Leno · Primary
  • Mendoza · Cosponsor
  • Pavley · Cosponsor
  • Price · Cosponsor
  • Yamada · Cosponsor
  • Yee · Cosponsor
  • Benjamin Allen · Cosponsor
  • Bonnie Lowenthal · Cosponsor
  • Vince Fong · Cosponsor
  • Bonnie Lowenthal · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 21 co-sponsors · 100 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Leno

Co-sponsors (21)

Not signed on (100)

100 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

SB 48 Leno Senate Third Reading By AMMIANO

Passed 50 Yea · 26 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 502403
Republican 0200
Democratic 0001
Total 502604
% of votes cast 63%33%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Butler — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Carter — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Fong — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Ma — Yea
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torres — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Campos — Yea
Halderman — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Logue — Nay
Conway — Nay
Cook — Nay
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Norby — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Silva — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Valadao — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Hall — Not Voting
Davis — Not Voting
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Perea — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eng — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 7 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7400
Total 7400
% of votes cast 64%36%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Butler — Yea
Carter — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eng — Yea
Norby — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay

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3rd Reading

Passed 23 Yea · 14 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211303
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 231403
% of votes cast 58%35%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Cannella — Nay
Runner — Nay
Harman — Nay
Huff — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Leno — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Correa — Not Voting
Dutton — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wolk — Not Voting
Blakeslee — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wright — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Nay
La Malfa — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 3 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3200
Total 3200
% of votes cast 60%40%0%0%
How each member voted (5)
Member Party Vote
Evans — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Harman — Nay
Leno — Yea
Corbett — Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 6 Yea · 3 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6301
Total 6301
% of votes cast 60%30%0%10%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Lowenthal — Yea
Runner — Nay
Hancock — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Liu — Yea
Price — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Huff — Nay
Simitian — Yea

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Subjects

civil-rights education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 48 do?
Existing law requires instruction in social sciences to include a study of the role and contributions of both men and women and specified categories of persons to the development of California and the United States. This bill would update references to certain categories of persons and additionally would require instruction in social sciences to include a study of the role and contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans, persons with disabilities, and members of other cultural groups, to the development of California and the United States. Existing law prohibits instruction or school sponsored activities that promote a discriminatory bias because of race, sex, color, creed, handicap, national origin, or ancestry. Existing law prohibits the State Board of Education and the governing board of any school district from adopting textbooks or other instructional materials that contain any matter that reflects adversely upon persons because of their race, sex, color, creed, handicap, national origin, or ancestry. This bill would revise the list of characteristics included in these provisions by referring to race or ethnicity, gender, religion, disability, nationality, and sexual orientation, or other characteristic listed as specified. Existing law prohibits a governing board of a school district from adopting instructional materials that contain any matter reflecting adversely upon persons because of their race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, handicap, or occupation, or that contain any sectarian or denominational doctrine or propaganda contrary to law. This bill would revise the list of characteristics included in this provision to include race or ethnicity, gender, religion, disability, nationality, sexual orientation, and occupation, or other characteristic listed as specified. Existing law requires that when adopting instructional materials for use in the schools, governing boards of school districts shall include materials that accurately portray the role and contributions of culturally and racially diverse groups including Native Americans, African Americans, Mexican Americans, Asian Americans, European Americans, and members of other ethnic and cultural groups to the total development of California and the United States. This bill would revise the list of culturally and racially diverse groups to also include Pacific Islanders, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans, and persons with disabilities. Existing law provides that there shall be no discrimination on the basis of specified characteristics in any operation of alternative schools or charter schools. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature that alternative and charter schools take notice of the provisions of this bill in light of provisions of existing law that prohibit discrimination in any aspect of their operation. This bill also would make other technical, nonsubstantive changes.
Who sponsors SB 48?
SB 48 is sponsored by Alquist, Ammiano, Blumenfield, Atkins, Portantino, Galgiani, Gordon, Hancock, Hayashi, Huffman, Kehoe, Lara, Leno, Mendoza, Pavley, Price, Yamada, Yee, Allen, Benjamin (Democratic), Bonnie Lowenthal, and Vince Fong.
What is the current status of SB 48?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 13, 2010. Enacted.
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