California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 203 — Public schools: parent empowerment: school intervention.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

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

This bill died with 2011-2012 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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.

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Summary

Existing law requires a local educational agency to implement one of several specified interventions for a school not identified as a persistently lowest-achieving school that, after one full school year, fails to meet specified criteria and has a specified percentage of parents and legal guardians of pupils sign a petition requesting the local educational agency to implement at least one of 5 specified interventions. Existing law requires a local educational agency to implement the intervention option requested by the petition unless the agency makes a specified finding in a regularly scheduled public hearing. Existing law limits the number of schools subject to a petition pursuant to these provisions to 75. This bill would require interventions to be implemented also for a school that is identified as persistently lowest-achieving but does not receive specified school improvement grant funding. The bill would require a governing board of a local educational agency to allow parents and legal guardians to provide testimony at the regularly scheduled public hearing. To the extent these provisions would impose additional duties on local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would prohibit more than one parent or legal guardian per pupil from signing a petition, and would require the petition, and, if the petition includes a specific charter school operator, a summary of the charter petition, to meet specified language requirements. The bill would require, if the petition includes a specific charter school operator, that the charter petition include specified elements. The bill would require that, if paid signature gatherers are being used, the petition include a statement indicating that some signature gatherers may be paid. The bill would require all parties involved in the signature gathering process to adhere to specified school procedures. The bill would require the State Department of Education to provide specified information on its Internet Web site, in easy to understand terms, regarding the petition process, the 5 intervention options that parents and legal guardians may request, a sample petition that meets specified requirements, and an up-to-date list of schools that have implemented an intervention pursuant to these provisions. The bill also would make clarifying changes to, and provide definitions for, those intervention petition provisions. The bill would require the schoolsite council at each school that is eligible for a petition to be submitted pursuant to these provisions to provide, at its next scheduled meeting, or a meeting within 90 days, whichever is sooner, information regarding the petition process, including the intervention options available and the process for submitting a petition. By imposing new duties on school districts, this 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, 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. Vetoed by Governor.

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

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 53. Noes 26. Page 3232.).

  4. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 13. Page 2385.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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

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

  10. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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

  13. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (July 6).

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

  15. Referred to Com. on ED.

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

  17. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 26. Page 1642.)

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  19. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 27).

  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.) (May 4).

  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 February 27.

  29. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Alquist · Cosponsor
  • Brownley · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Brownley

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Alquist

Not signed on (120)

120 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 203 BROWNLEY 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
Gorell — Not Voting
Butler — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Fong — Yea
Allen — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Williams — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Gordon — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Campos — Yea
Halderman — Nay
Fletcher — Nay
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Knight — Nay
Logue — Nay
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Cook — Nay
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Norby — Nay
Pan — Yea
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Valadao — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torres — Yea
Conway — Nay
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Yea
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 AB203 Brownley By Lowenthal

Passed 24 Yea · 13 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 221302
Democratic 2000
Republican 0001
Total 241303
% of votes cast 60%33%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Cannella — Not Voting
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Harman — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Nay
Runner — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Not Voting
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Correa — Yea
Evans — 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

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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
Alquist — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Runner — Nay
Steinberg — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Walters — Nay
Emmerson — Nay

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8001
Total 8001
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Runner — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

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AB 203 BROWNLEY Assembly Third Reading

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
Butler — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Carter — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Fong — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Ma — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Monning — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Campos — Yea
Fletcher — Nay
Gorell — Not Voting
Halderman — Nay
Conway — Nay
Cook — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Miller — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Valadao — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Logue — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Norby — Nay
Pan — Yea
Torres — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Yea
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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Do pass.

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
Campos — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Mitchell — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Norby — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 203 do?
Existing law requires a local educational agency to implement one of several specified interventions for a school not identified as a persistently lowest-achieving school that, after one full school year, fails to meet specified criteria and has a specified percentage of parents and legal guardians of pupils sign a petition requesting the local educational agency to implement at least one of 5 specified interventions. Existing law requires a local educational agency to implement the intervention option requested by the petition unless the agency makes a specified finding in a regularly scheduled public hearing. Existing law limits the number of schools subject to a petition pursuant to these provisions to 75. This bill would require interventions to be implemented also for a school that is identified as persistently lowest-achieving but does not receive specified school improvement grant funding. The bill would require a governing board of a local educational agency to allow parents and legal guardians to provide testimony at the regularly scheduled public hearing. To the extent these provisions would impose additional duties on local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would prohibit more than one parent or legal guardian per pupil from signing a petition, and would require the petition, and, if the petition includes a specific charter school operator, a summary of the charter petition, to meet specified language requirements. The bill would require, if the petition includes a specific charter school operator, that the charter petition include specified elements. The bill would require that, if paid signature gatherers are being used, the petition include a statement indicating that some signature gatherers may be paid. The bill would require all parties involved in the signature gathering process to adhere to specified school procedures. The bill would require the State Department of Education to provide specified information on its Internet Web site, in easy to understand terms, regarding the petition process, the 5 intervention options that parents and legal guardians may request, a sample petition that meets specified requirements, and an up-to-date list of schools that have implemented an intervention pursuant to these provisions. The bill also would make clarifying changes to, and provide definitions for, those intervention petition provisions. The bill would require the schoolsite council at each school that is eligible for a petition to be submitted pursuant to these provisions to provide, at its next scheduled meeting, or a meeting within 90 days, whichever is sooner, information regarding the petition process, including the intervention options available and the process for submitting a petition. By imposing new duties on school districts, this 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, 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 203?
AB 203 is sponsored by Alquist and Brownley.
What is the current status of AB 203?
This bill died with 2011-2012 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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 AB 203?
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