California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

SB 753 — Pupils: English learners: assessment.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 634, Statutes of 2011.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2011. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law requires each school district that has one or more pupils who are English learners to assess the English language development of each of those pupils in order to determine the level of proficiency of those pupils. The assessment primarily consists of the administration of the California English Language Development Test (CELDT) that assesses pupils in grades 2 to 12, inclusive, in English listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and pupils in kindergarten and grade 1 in English listening and speaking. Existing law requires that the assessment be conducted upon initial enrollment, and annually thereafter during a period of time determined by the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the State Board of Education, until the pupil is redesignated as English proficient. This bill would require a school district to annually conduct the assessment during a period that commences on the day upon which 55% of the instructional year is completed through July 1 of that calender year and would require the assessment to be conducted upon the initial enrollment of a pupil in order to provide information to be used to determine if the pupil is an English learner. These changes would not be implemented unless and until the State Department of Education receives written documentation from the United States Department of Education that implementation is permitted by federal law or until the 2013–14 school year, whichever occurs later. The bill would apply these provisions, to the extent required by federal law, to a county office of education and a charter school, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program. This bill would prohibit a pupil in any of grades 3 to 12, inclusive, from being required to retake those portions of the CELDT that measure English language skills for which he or she has previously tested as advanced within the appropriate grade span, as determined by the State Department of Education in accordance with specified law. Notwithstanding the above prohibition, the bill also would prohibit a pupil in any of grades 10 to 12, inclusive, from being required to retake those portions of the CELDT that measure English language skills for which he or she has previously tested as early advanced or advanced. These prohibitions would not be implemented until the CELDT publisher's contract that is in effect on January 1, 2012, expires and unless and until the department receives written documentation from the United States Department of Education that implementation is permitted by federal law. 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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 634, Statutes of 2011.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2416.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3002.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended. (Page 2771.)

  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 17. Noes 0.) (August 25).

  12. Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  13. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  15. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 6).

  16. Referred to Com. on ED.

  17. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  18. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1264.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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

  20. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 1122.) (May 26).

  21. Set for hearing May 26.

  22. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  23. Set for hearing May 23.

  24. Hearing postponed by committee.

  25. Set for hearing May 16.

  26. Hearing postponed by committee.

  27. Set for hearing May 9.

  28. Hearing postponed by committee.

  29. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  30. Set for hearing May 2.

  31. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 640.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  32. Set for hearing April 13.

  33. Referred to Com. on ED.

  34. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.

  35. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Blumenfield · Cosponsor
  • De León · Cosponsor
  • Steinberg · Cosponsor
  • Stephen C. Padilla · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (3)

  • Blumenfield
  • De León
  • Steinberg

Not signed on (118)

118 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB753 Padilla Concurrence

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36001
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Runner — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Huff — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Rubio — Yea
De León — Not Voting
Evans — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Leno — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Price — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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SB 753 Padilla Senate Third Reading By BROWNLEY

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 75002
Democratic 1000
Total 78002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Halderman — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Butler — Yea
Campos — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Carter — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cook — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Allen — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Fong — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Not Voting
Conway — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lara — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Garrick — 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 Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Norby — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36001
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Harman — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Huff — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Correa — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Leno — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

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 — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Emmerson — Not Voting

Official roll call →

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

Official roll call →

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

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9001
Total 9001
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Runner — Yea
Huff — Yea
Blakeslee — Not Voting
Liu — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Price — Yea
Vargas — Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 753 do?
Existing law requires each school district that has one or more pupils who are English learners to assess the English language development of each of those pupils in order to determine the level of proficiency of those pupils. The assessment primarily consists of the administration of the California English Language Development Test (CELDT) that assesses pupils in grades 2 to 12, inclusive, in English listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and pupils in kindergarten and grade 1 in English listening and speaking. Existing law requires that the assessment be conducted upon initial enrollment, and annually thereafter during a period of time determined by the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the State Board of Education, until the pupil is redesignated as English proficient. This bill would require a school district to annually conduct the assessment during a period that commences on the day upon which 55% of the instructional year is completed through July 1 of that calender year and would require the assessment to be conducted upon the initial enrollment of a pupil in order to provide information to be used to determine if the pupil is an English learner. These changes would not be implemented unless and until the State Department of Education receives written documentation from the United States Department of Education that implementation is permitted by federal law or until the 2013–14 school year, whichever occurs later. The bill would apply these provisions, to the extent required by federal law, to a county office of education and a charter school, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program. This bill would prohibit a pupil in any of grades 3 to 12, inclusive, from being required to retake those portions of the CELDT that measure English language skills for which he or she has previously tested as advanced within the appropriate grade span, as determined by the State Department of Education in accordance with specified law. Notwithstanding the above prohibition, the bill also would prohibit a pupil in any of grades 10 to 12, inclusive, from being required to retake those portions of the CELDT that measure English language skills for which he or she has previously tested as early advanced or advanced. These prohibitions would not be implemented until the CELDT publisher's contract that is in effect on January 1, 2012, expires and unless and until the department receives written documentation from the United States Department of Education that implementation is permitted by federal law. 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.
Who sponsors SB 753?
SB 753 is sponsored by Blumenfield, De León, Steinberg, and Padilla, Stephen C. (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 753?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2011. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 753?
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