California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 9 — Pupil rights: bullying.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 723, 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 December 06, 2010. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 80% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 14 sponsors

    1 primary, 13 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law provides that it is the policy of the state to afford all persons in public schools, regardless of their disability, gender, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic that is contained in the definition of hate crimes, equal rights and opportunities in the educational institutions of the state, and that it is the purpose of existing law to prohibit acts that are contrary to that policy and to provide remedies therefor. Existing law requires the State Department of Education to develop a model handout, posted on appropriate department Internet Web sites, describing the rights and obligations set forth in these provisions and the policies addressing bias-related discrimination and harassment in schools. Existing law also requires the department to monitor adherence to these provisions and, as part of its regular monitoring and review of local educational agencies, to assess whether local educational agencies have adopted a policy that prohibits discrimination and harassment and a process for receiving and investigating complaints of discrimination and harassment, as specified. This bill would require the policy adopted by the local educational agencies to prohibit discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived characteristics, as specified. The bill also would require the process for receiving and investigating complaints to include complaints of discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived characteristics, as specified, and to include a requirement that school personnel who witness such acts take immediate steps to intervene when safe to do so, a timeline to investigate and resolve complaints, and an appeal process, as specified. The bill would make other conforming changes. Because this bill would require local educational agencies to perform additional duties, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require the Superintendent of Public Instruction to post, and annually update, on his or her Internet Web site, and to provide to each school district, a list of statewide resources, including community-based organizations, that provide support to youth who have been subjected to school-based discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying, and their families. The bill would make its provisions operative on July 1, 2012. 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 723, Statutes of 2011.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 53. Noes 26. Page 2961.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 7 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 14. Page 2250.).

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

  8. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (August 25).

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

  10. In committee: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  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 52. Noes 26. Page 1714.)

  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 12. Noes 5.) (May 27).

  19. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  20. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  21. Read second time and amended.

  22. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (April 13).

  23. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

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

  25. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

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

  27. Referred to Com. on ED.

  28. From printer. May be heard in committee January 6.

  29. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Ammiano · Primary
  • Buchanan · Cosponsor
  • Gordon · Cosponsor
  • Gatto · Cosponsor
  • Hall · Cosponsor
  • Kehoe · Cosponsor
  • Leno · Cosponsor
  • Ma · Cosponsor
  • Skinner · Cosponsor
  • Yamada · Cosponsor
  • Yee · Cosponsor
  • V. Manuel Pérez · Cosponsor
  • V. Manuel Pérez · Cosponsor
  • Travis Allen · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 13 co-sponsors · 108 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Ammiano

Co-sponsors (13)

Not signed on (108)

108 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 9 AMMIANO Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 53 Yea · 26 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 522401
Democratic 1000
Republican 0200
Total 532601
% of votes cast 66%33%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Butler — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Campos — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Fong — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Allen — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Carter — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lara — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Logue — Nay
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Conway — Nay
Cook — Nay
Davis — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Halderman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Miller — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Valadao — Nay
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Norby — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Garrick — Nay
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 AB9 Ammiano By Lowenthal

Passed 24 Yea · 14 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 221401
Democratic 2000
Republican 0001
Total 241402
% of votes cast 60%35%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Cannella — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Harman — Nay
Huff — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Yee — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Runner — Nay
Alquist — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Walters — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
La Malfa — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 6 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6300
Total 6300
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Runner — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Walters — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Emmerson — Nay

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Total 9000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Runner — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 7 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7201
Total 7201
% of votes cast 70%20%0%10%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Lowenthal — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Huff — Nay
Liu — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Price — Yea

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AB 9 AMMIANO Assembly Third Reading

Passed 52 Yea · 26 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 512402
Republican 0200
Democratic 1000
Total 522602
% of votes cast 65%33%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Norby — Nay
Butler — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Fong — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Allen — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Campos — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Nay
Carter — Yea
Lara — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Nay
Cook — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Silva — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Halderman — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Miller — Nay
Achadjian — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Logue — Nay
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Perea — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11500
Democratic 1000
Total 12500
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Campos — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Norby — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

civil-rights education
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 9 do?
Existing law provides that it is the policy of the state to afford all persons in public schools, regardless of their disability, gender, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic that is contained in the definition of hate crimes, equal rights and opportunities in the educational institutions of the state, and that it is the purpose of existing law to prohibit acts that are contrary to that policy and to provide remedies therefor. Existing law requires the State Department of Education to develop a model handout, posted on appropriate department Internet Web sites, describing the rights and obligations set forth in these provisions and the policies addressing bias-related discrimination and harassment in schools. Existing law also requires the department to monitor adherence to these provisions and, as part of its regular monitoring and review of local educational agencies, to assess whether local educational agencies have adopted a policy that prohibits discrimination and harassment and a process for receiving and investigating complaints of discrimination and harassment, as specified. This bill would require the policy adopted by the local educational agencies to prohibit discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived characteristics, as specified. The bill also would require the process for receiving and investigating complaints to include complaints of discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived characteristics, as specified, and to include a requirement that school personnel who witness such acts take immediate steps to intervene when safe to do so, a timeline to investigate and resolve complaints, and an appeal process, as specified. The bill would make other conforming changes. Because this bill would require local educational agencies to perform additional duties, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require the Superintendent of Public Instruction to post, and annually update, on his or her Internet Web site, and to provide to each school district, a list of statewide resources, including community-based organizations, that provide support to youth who have been subjected to school-based discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying, and their families. The bill would make its provisions operative on July 1, 2012. 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.
Who sponsors AB 9?
AB 9 is sponsored by Ammiano, Buchanan, Gordon, Gatto, Hall, Kehoe, Leno, Ma, Skinner, Yamada, Yee, V. Manuel Pérez, and Travis Allen.
What is the current status of AB 9?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 06, 2010. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 9?
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