California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: To Executive 2 D cosponsors

AB 1444 — Elementary education: kindergarten.

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 2013-2014 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

Under existing law, a person between the ages of 6 and 18 years who is not exempted by law is subject to compulsory full-time education. Existing law excludes a child under 6 years of age from the public schools, subject to specified exceptions. Existing law requires a school district maintaining a kindergarten to admit a child who will have his or her 5th birthday on or before certain specified dates during that school year. Existing law also requires that a child who will have his or her 6th birthday on or before specified dates be admitted to the first grade of an elementary school. This bill, beginning with the 2016–17 school year, would require a child to have completed one year of kindergarten before he or she may be admitted to the first grade, thereby imposing 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 4 p.m.

  3. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  4. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 26. Noes 8. Page 4654.).

  5. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  6. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 14).

  7. In committee: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  9. Referred to Com. on ED.

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

  11. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 54. Noes 24. Page 5286.)

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 23).

  14. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  15. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  16. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

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

  18. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

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

  20. Referred to Com. on ED.

  21. From printer. May be heard in committee February 6.

  22. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Alejo · Cosponsor
  • Bonilla · Cosponsor
  • Bradford · Cosponsor
  • Buchanan · Primary
  • Campos · Cosponsor
  • DeSaulnier · Cosponsor
  • Dickinson · Cosponsor
  • Hill · Cosponsor
  • Lieu · Cosponsor
  • Medina · Cosponsor
  • Pan · Cosponsor
  • Sharon Quirk-Silva · Cosponsor
  • Weber · Cosponsor
  • Wolk · Cosponsor
  • Wright · Cosponsor
  • Yee · Cosponsor
  • Mia Bonta · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 16 co-sponsors · 105 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Buchanan

Co-sponsors (16)

  • Alejo
  • Bonilla
  • Bradford
  • Campos
  • DeSaulnier
  • Dickinson
  • Hill
  • Lieu
  • Medina
  • Pan
  • Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic
  • Weber
  • Wolk
  • Wright
  • Yee
  • Bonta, Mia Democratic

Not signed on (105)

105 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

3rd Reading AB1444 Buchanan By Pavley

Passed 26 Yea · 8 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 24805
Democratic 2001
Total 26806
% of votes cast 65%20%0%15%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Nay
Knight — Nay
Liu — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Walters — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Leno — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
De León — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Block — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Evans — Yea
Wyland — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Hancock — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4002
Democratic 1000
Total 5002
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Lara — Yea
De León — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 1444 BUCHANAN Assembly Third Reading

Passed 54 Yea · 24 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 502101
Democratic 4000
Republican 0300
Total 542401
% of votes cast 68%30%0%1%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Holden — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Campos — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Hall — Yea
Medina — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Mullin — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Allen — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Frazier — Not Voting
Gorell — Nay
Chávez — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Nay
Logue — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Conway — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Dickinson — Yea
Fox — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jim Patterson — Nay
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 Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11400
Democratic 1000
Republican 0100
Total 12500
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Linder — Nay
Weber — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Holden — Yea
Campos — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1444 do?
Under existing law, a person between the ages of 6 and 18 years who is not exempted by law is subject to compulsory full-time education. Existing law excludes a child under 6 years of age from the public schools, subject to specified exceptions. Existing law requires a school district maintaining a kindergarten to admit a child who will have his or her 5th birthday on or before certain specified dates during that school year. Existing law also requires that a child who will have his or her 6th birthday on or before specified dates be admitted to the first grade of an elementary school. This bill, beginning with the 2016–17 school year, would require a child to have completed one year of kindergarten before he or she may be admitted to the first grade, thereby imposing 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 1444?
AB 1444 is sponsored by Alejo, Bonilla, Bradford, Buchanan, Campos, DeSaulnier, Dickinson, Hill, Lieu, Medina, Pan, Quirk-Silva, Sharon (Democratic), Weber, Wolk, Wright, Yee, and Bonta, Mia (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 1444?
This bill died with 2013-2014 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 1444?
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