California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 494 — Prisoners: literacy and education.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 784, Statutes of 2013.

  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 20, 2013. 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 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law requires the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to implement in every state prison literacy programs that are designed to ensure that, upon parole, inmates are able to achieve a 9th grade reading level. Existing law further requires the department to prepare an implementation plan for the literacy programs and to request sufficient funds to make the programs available to a certain percentage of inmates by specified dates. This bill would instead require the department to implement literacy programs that are designed to ensure that upon parole inmates are able to achieve the goals specified in this bill. This bill would require the department to prepare an implementation plan and request sufficient funds to, among other things, offer academic programming throughout an inmate's incarceration that focuses on increasing the reading ability of an inmate to at least a 9th grade level and, for an inmate reading at a 9th grade level or higher, focus on helping the inmate obtain a general education development certificate, or its equivalent, or high school diploma. This bill would also make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 784, Statutes of 2013.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2910.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 6 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2113.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

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

  10. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 14).

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

  12. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1007.)

  15. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  16. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 10).

  17. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  18. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

  20. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  21. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  22. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 494 PÉREZ, V.M. Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 71000
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 78000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Campos — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Holden — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Allen — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Logue — Yea
Medina — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Gray — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Pan — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Fong — Yea
Levine — Yea
Perea — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB494 V. Manuel Pérez By Hancock

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35001
Democratic 2001
Total 37002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Lara — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Correa — Yea
Hueso — Yea
De León — Yea
Beall — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Walters — Yea
Block — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Wright — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Hill — Yea
Knight — Yea
Leno — Not Voting
Roth — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

AB 494 PÉREZ, V.M. Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 76 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 65003
Democratic 7000
Republican 4000
Total 76003
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Linder — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Stone — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Salas — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Chau — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Lowenthal — Not Voting
Mitchell — Not Voting
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Fox — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

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
Bigelow — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Holden — Yea
Linder — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hall — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

education
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 494 do?
Existing law requires the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to implement in every state prison literacy programs that are designed to ensure that, upon parole, inmates are able to achieve a 9th grade reading level. Existing law further requires the department to prepare an implementation plan for the literacy programs and to request sufficient funds to make the programs available to a certain percentage of inmates by specified dates. This bill would instead require the department to implement literacy programs that are designed to ensure that upon parole inmates are able to achieve the goals specified in this bill. This bill would require the department to prepare an implementation plan and request sufficient funds to, among other things, offer academic programming throughout an inmate's incarceration that focuses on increasing the reading ability of an inmate to at least a 9th grade level and, for an inmate reading at a 9th grade level or higher, focus on helping the inmate obtain a general education development certificate, or its equivalent, or high school diploma. This bill would also make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.
Who sponsors AB 494?
AB 494 is sponsored by V. Manuel Pérez.
What is the current status of AB 494?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2013. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 494?
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