California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 684 — Community college districts: trustee elections.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 614, 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 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, which are administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. The board of governors provides general supervision over each community college district and performs specified functions. Each community college district is under the control of a board of trustees. Existing law provides various procedures for the nomination and election of the governing boards of community college districts. Existing law specifies the number of members on the board, residency requirements, length of terms, and the drawing of trustee boundaries. This bill would authorize the governing board of a community college district to change election systems, as specified, in accordance with the provisions of this bill and the California Voting Rights Act of 2001, subject to approval by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. The bill would authorize the governing board of a community college district to establish elections by trustee areas. In establishing trustee areas, the territory of a district would be divided into trustee areas, and one member of the governing board would be elected from each trustee area. A candidate for election as a member of the governing board would be required to reside in, and be registered to vote in, the trustee area he or she seeks to represent. The governing board would be authorized to set the initial boundaries of each trustee area to reflect the population enumerated in the most recent decennial federal census. Thereafter, the boundaries of trustee areas would be adjusted, abolished, or rearranged as specified. This bill would authorize the governing board of a community college district to determine the number of trustees, and would require the governing board to be composed of 5 to 9 members. The board would be authorized to establish, abolish, or adjust trustee areas and terms of office, as specified. The bill would specify that the act would not apply to any community college district that is authorized by statute to provide for its own trustee elections. (2) This bill would establish a procedure for the number of members, the election of members, and the reapportionment of trustee areas of the governing board of the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District in accordance with the provisions of this bill and the California Voting Rights Act of 2001. The bill would provide that candidates for election to the board be nominated by trustee area, as defined, at a primary election held on the date of the statewide direct primary election. The 2 candidates receiving the highest number of votes would be the nominees for the general election for that trustee area. The candidate receiving a majority of the votes cast in the general election would be elected to represent that district, and would hold office for a 4-year term, as specified. Members of the board holding office on the effective date of this bill would continue to hold office, as specified. The bill would require the governing board to be composed of 5 to 9 members, as determined by the board, and to establish, abolish, or adjust trustee areas and terms of office, as specified. This bill would require the boundaries for trustee areas established by resolution of the governing board of the district, or adopted by the county committee on school district organization prior to January 1, 2012, to reflect population changes enumerated in the 2010 decennial federal census, to be in effect when the bill becomes operative. The bill would require the boundaries to be set so that the population of each area is in proportion to the other districts. The bill would thereafter require the boundaries to be adjusted, abolished, or rearranged, as specified. (3) By imposing the above requirements on the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. (4) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 614, Statutes of 2011.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 73. Noes 4. Page 2839.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 2 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 3. Page 2141.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (August 15).

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

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (July 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.

  14. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E. & C.A. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 22).

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

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

  17. Referred to Coms. on ED. and E. & C.A.

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

  19. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 3. Page 1472.)

  20. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  21. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 1.) (May 11).

  22. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (May 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  23. Re-referred to Com. on E. & R.

  24. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E. & R. Read second time and amended.

  25. Re-referred to Com. on E. & R.

  26. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E. & R. Read second time and amended.

  27. Referred to Com. on E. & R.

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

  29. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Alejo · Cosponsor
  • Block · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Block

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Alejo

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 684 BLOCK Concurrence - Urgency Added

Passed 73 Yea · 4 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 71303
Republican 1100
Democratic 1000
Total 73403
% of votes cast 91%5%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gorell — Not Voting
Halderman — Yea
Butler — Yea
Eng — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Fong — Yea
Allen — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Williams — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Campos — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Bonilla — Not Voting
Conway — Yea
Davis — Not Voting
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Hueso — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Morrell — Yea
Norby — Yea
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cook — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Yamada — 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 Nay

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3rd Reading AB684 Block By Alquist Urgency Clause

Passed 34 Yea · 3 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32302
Republican 1000
Democratic 1001
Total 34303
% of votes cast 85%8%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Evans — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Fuller — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Dutton — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Walters — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 7 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7101
Total 7101
% of votes cast 78%11%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Runner — Not Voting
Lieu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Price — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

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AB 684 BLOCK Assembly Third Reading

Passed 72 Yea · 3 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70304
Republican 1001
Democratic 1000
Total 72305
% of votes cast 90%4%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Butler — Yea
Carter — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Fong — Yea
Conway — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Cook — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Davis — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Knight — Not Voting
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Pan — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Not Voting
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hill — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Not Voting
Mansoor — Nay
Perea — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Galgiani — 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 Not Voting

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Do pass.

Passed 15 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14101
Democratic 1000
Total 15101
% of votes cast 88%6%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Campos — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Not Voting
Norby — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 684 do?
(1) Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, which are administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. The board of governors provides general supervision over each community college district and performs specified functions. Each community college district is under the control of a board of trustees. Existing law provides various procedures for the nomination and election of the governing boards of community college districts. Existing law specifies the number of members on the board, residency requirements, length of terms, and the drawing of trustee boundaries. This bill would authorize the governing board of a community college district to change election systems, as specified, in accordance with the provisions of this bill and the California Voting Rights Act of 2001, subject to approval by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. The bill would authorize the governing board of a community college district to establish elections by trustee areas. In establishing trustee areas, the territory of a district would be divided into trustee areas, and one member of the governing board would be elected from each trustee area. A candidate for election as a member of the governing board would be required to reside in, and be registered to vote in, the trustee area he or she seeks to represent. The governing board would be authorized to set the initial boundaries of each trustee area to reflect the population enumerated in the most recent decennial federal census. Thereafter, the boundaries of trustee areas would be adjusted, abolished, or rearranged as specified. This bill would authorize the governing board of a community college district to determine the number of trustees, and would require the governing board to be composed of 5 to 9 members. The board would be authorized to establish, abolish, or adjust trustee areas and terms of office, as specified. The bill would specify that the act would not apply to any community college district that is authorized by statute to provide for its own trustee elections. (2) This bill would establish a procedure for the number of members, the election of members, and the reapportionment of trustee areas of the governing board of the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District in accordance with the provisions of this bill and the California Voting Rights Act of 2001. The bill would provide that candidates for election to the board be nominated by trustee area, as defined, at a primary election held on the date of the statewide direct primary election. The 2 candidates receiving the highest number of votes would be the nominees for the general election for that trustee area. The candidate receiving a majority of the votes cast in the general election would be elected to represent that district, and would hold office for a 4-year term, as specified. Members of the board holding office on the effective date of this bill would continue to hold office, as specified. The bill would require the governing board to be composed of 5 to 9 members, as determined by the board, and to establish, abolish, or adjust trustee areas and terms of office, as specified. This bill would require the boundaries for trustee areas established by resolution of the governing board of the district, or adopted by the county committee on school district organization prior to January 1, 2012, to reflect population changes enumerated in the 2010 decennial federal census, to be in effect when the bill becomes operative. The bill would require the boundaries to be set so that the population of each area is in proportion to the other districts. The bill would thereafter require the boundaries to be adjusted, abolished, or rearranged, as specified. (3) By imposing the above requirements on the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. (4) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 684?
AB 684 is sponsored by Alejo and Block.
What is the current status of AB 684?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2011. Enacted.
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