California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 409 — Pupil assessment: dual language immersion programs.

Last action — In committee: Held under submission.

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

This bill died with 2011-2012 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law, the Leroy Greene California Assessment of Academic Achievement Act (hereafter the Greene Act) , requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to design and implement a statewide pupil assessment program and requires school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education to administer to each of its pupils in grades 2 to 11, inclusive, certain achievement tests, including a standards-based achievement test pursuant to the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. Existing law authorizes a school district, at its option, to administer to pupils with limited English proficiency who are enrolled in any of grades 2 to 11, inclusive, a second achievement test in their primary language. This bill would authorize the State Department of Education to make these primary language assessments available to school districts and charter schools to assess their nonlimited-English-proficient and redesignated fluent-English-proficient pupils who are enrolled in a dual language immersion program and would require a school district or charter school that chooses to administer a primary language assessment pursuant to this authority to do so at its own expense and to enter into an agreement for that purpose with the state testing contractor, subject to the approval of the department. The bill would state legislative findings and declarations regarding primary language assessments.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. In committee: Held under submission.

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

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

  4. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (July 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  6. Referred to Com. on ED.

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

  8. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 25. Page 1561.)

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  11. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 18).

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (May 4). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

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

  15. Referred to Com. on ED.

  16. From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.

  17. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Alejo · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Alejo

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

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

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

Passed 9 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9100
Total 9100
% of votes cast 90%10%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Lowenthal — Yea
Runner — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Huff — Yea
Liu — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Alquist — Yea

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AB 409 ALEJO Assembly Third Reading

Passed 51 Yea · 25 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 502403
Republican 0101
Democratic 1000
Total 512504
% of votes cast 64%31%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Halderman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Butler — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Campos — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Fong — Yea
Allen — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Gatto — Yea
Carter — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Conway — Nay
Huffman — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Cook — Nay
Dickinson — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Williams — Yea
Cedillo — Not Voting
Donnelly — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Miller — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Norby — Nay
Silva — Nay
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Knight — Nay
Logue — Nay
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Valadao — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
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 Not Voting

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

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 7 Yea · 3 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7301
Total 7301
% of votes cast 64%27%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Halderman — Nay
Gorell — Not Voting
Butler — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Carter — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Williams — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Norby — Nay
Eng — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 409 do?
Existing law, the Leroy Greene California Assessment of Academic Achievement Act (hereafter the Greene Act) , requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to design and implement a statewide pupil assessment program and requires school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education to administer to each of its pupils in grades 2 to 11, inclusive, certain achievement tests, including a standards-based achievement test pursuant to the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. Existing law authorizes a school district, at its option, to administer to pupils with limited English proficiency who are enrolled in any of grades 2 to 11, inclusive, a second achievement test in their primary language. This bill would authorize the State Department of Education to make these primary language assessments available to school districts and charter schools to assess their nonlimited-English-proficient and redesignated fluent-English-proficient pupils who are enrolled in a dual language immersion program and would require a school district or charter school that chooses to administer a primary language assessment pursuant to this authority to do so at its own expense and to enter into an agreement for that purpose with the state testing contractor, subject to the approval of the department. The bill would state legislative findings and declarations regarding primary language assessments.
Who sponsors AB 409?
AB 409 is sponsored by Alejo.
What is the current status of AB 409?
This bill died with 2011-2012 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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 409?
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