California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2122 — Standardized testing: testing accommodations.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 583, Statutes of 2012.

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  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 23, 2012. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law imposes various requirements on a test sponsor or test agency, as defined, with respect to the administration of standardized tests for purposes of postsecondary education. Existing law provides that a test sponsor that intentionally violates these provisions is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $750 for each violation. This bill would require the test sponsor of the Law School Admission Test to provide testing accommodations to a test subject who is disabled, as specified. The bill would require the process for determining whether to grant an accommodation to be made public, the outcome of the request to be conveyed to the requester within a reasonable amount of time, and the reasons for a denial of a request for accommodation to be stated to the requester in writing. The bill would require that test sponsor to establish a timely appeals process when a request is denied and to clearly post on the Law School Admission Test Internet Web site information regarding refund policies for individuals whose requests for accommodation are denied. The bill would prohibit that test sponsor from notifying a test score recipient that the score of any test subject was obtained by a subject who received an accommodation, and would prohibit that test sponsor from withholding any information that would lead a test score recipient to deduce that a score was earned by a subject who received an accommodation. Under this bill, an intentional violation of these requirements would subject a test sponsor to the above civil penalty.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 583, Statutes of 2012.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 72. Noes 8. Page 6756.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 13. Page 5049.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  9. Joint Rule 61(b)(16) suspended. (Page 4984.)

  10. Pursuant to Joint Rule 33.1,

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

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

  14. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 20).

  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 Com. on ED.

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

  19. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 65. Noes 6. Page 4452.)

  20. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  21. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 27).

  22. Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

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

  24. Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

  25. From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.

  26. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Lara · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Lara

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 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 2122 LARA Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 72 Yea · 8 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 71600
Democratic 1000
Republican 0200
Total 72800
% of votes cast 90%10%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gorell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Butler — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Fong — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Allen — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Carter — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Huber — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Williams — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gatto — Nay
Campos — Yea
Knight — Nay
Lara — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Norby — Yea
Perea — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Eng — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
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 AB2122 Lara By Evans

Passed 23 Yea · 13 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211204
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 231304
% of votes cast 58%33%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Evans — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Harman — Nay
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Cannella — Nay
Rubio — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wright — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Wolk — Not Voting
Emmerson — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
La Malfa — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

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
Hancock — Yea
Huff — Nay
Lowenthal — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Liu — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea

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AB 2122 LARA Assembly Third Reading

Passed 65 Yea · 6 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1100
Unaffiliated 63509
Democratic 1000
Total 65609
% of votes cast 81%8%0%11%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Butler — Yea
Campos — Yea
Cook — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hill — Yea
Fong — Yea
Allen — Yea
Huber — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Logue — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Swanson — Yea
John A. Pérez — Not Voting
Furutani — Not Voting
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Hueso — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Nay
Ma — Yea
Fletcher — Not Voting
Mendoza — Yea
Beall — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Nay
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Not Voting
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mansoor — Not Voting
Miller — Yea
Morrell — Not Voting
Norby — Nay
Perea — Yea
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Williams — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cedillo — Not Voting
Eng — 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

Official roll call →

Do pass.

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
Fong — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Lara — Yea
Miller — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Block — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Galgiani — Yea

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Subjects

civil-rights education
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2122 do?
Existing law imposes various requirements on a test sponsor or test agency, as defined, with respect to the administration of standardized tests for purposes of postsecondary education. Existing law provides that a test sponsor that intentionally violates these provisions is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $750 for each violation. This bill would require the test sponsor of the Law School Admission Test to provide testing accommodations to a test subject who is disabled, as specified. The bill would require the process for determining whether to grant an accommodation to be made public, the outcome of the request to be conveyed to the requester within a reasonable amount of time, and the reasons for a denial of a request for accommodation to be stated to the requester in writing. The bill would require that test sponsor to establish a timely appeals process when a request is denied and to clearly post on the Law School Admission Test Internet Web site information regarding refund policies for individuals whose requests for accommodation are denied. The bill would prohibit that test sponsor from notifying a test score recipient that the score of any test subject was obtained by a subject who received an accommodation, and would prohibit that test sponsor from withholding any information that would lead a test score recipient to deduce that a score was earned by a subject who received an accommodation. Under this bill, an intentional violation of these requirements would subject a test sponsor to the above civil penalty.
Who sponsors AB 2122?
AB 2122 is sponsored by Lara.
What is the current status of AB 2122?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 23, 2012. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 2122?
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