California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 2303 — State Recognition Program of Multiple Pathways to Biliteracy and State Seal of Biliteracy.

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

This bill died with 2013-2014 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to award a State Seal of Biliteracy. Existing law provides that the State Seal of Biliteracy certifies attainment of a high level of proficiency by a graduating high school pupil in one or more languages, in addition to English, and certifies that the graduate meets specified criteria, including, but not limited to, passing the California Standards Test in English language arts administered in grade 11 at the proficient level or above. Existing law also requires a pupil in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, whose primary language is other than English, to meet these same requirements and to also attain the early advanced proficiency level on the English language development test in order to qualify for the State Seal of Biliteracy. This bill, to qualify for the State Seal of Biliteracy, would instead require a graduate to have passed a state-adopted, standards-aligned test in English language arts administered in grade 11 at the proficient level or above, except that for the 2014–15 school year, to have passed the most recently available state-adopted, standards-aligned English language arts test for that graduate at the proficient level or above. This bill also would establish the State Recognition Program of Multiple Pathways to Biliteracy to be administered annually by the State Department of Education beginning January 1, 2016, to recognize school districts and county offices of education that voluntarily demonstrate excellence in providing and supporting multiple opportunities for pupils to attain high achievement and linguistic biliteracy in grades 1 to 12, inclusive, through biliteracy programs, as specified. The bill would require this program to be implemented only to the extent moneys are available to the department for purposes of the program from any source.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Senate committee without further action.

  2. In committee: Held under submission.

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

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

  5. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 25).

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

  7. Referred to Com. on ED.

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

  9. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 65. Noes 11. Page 5276.)

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  12. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (May 23).

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

  14. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  16. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  17. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

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

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

  20. Referred to Com. on ED.

  21. Read first time.

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

  23. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Bloom · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Bloom

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Votes

AB 2303 BLOOM Assembly Third Reading

Passed 65 Yea · 11 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 61803
Democratic 4000
Republican 0300
Total 651103
% of votes cast 82%14%0%4%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Waldron — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Holden — Yea
Fong — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Linder — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Salas — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Chau — Yea
Levine — Yea
Logue — Nay
Allen — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Not Voting
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hall — Yea
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

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12003
Democratic 1000
Republican 0001
Total 13004
% of votes cast 76%0%0%24%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Linder — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wagner — Not Voting
Weber — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Donnelly — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2303 do?
Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to award a State Seal of Biliteracy. Existing law provides that the State Seal of Biliteracy certifies attainment of a high level of proficiency by a graduating high school pupil in one or more languages, in addition to English, and certifies that the graduate meets specified criteria, including, but not limited to, passing the California Standards Test in English language arts administered in grade 11 at the proficient level or above. Existing law also requires a pupil in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, whose primary language is other than English, to meet these same requirements and to also attain the early advanced proficiency level on the English language development test in order to qualify for the State Seal of Biliteracy. This bill, to qualify for the State Seal of Biliteracy, would instead require a graduate to have passed a state-adopted, standards-aligned test in English language arts administered in grade 11 at the proficient level or above, except that for the 2014–15 school year, to have passed the most recently available state-adopted, standards-aligned English language arts test for that graduate at the proficient level or above. This bill also would establish the State Recognition Program of Multiple Pathways to Biliteracy to be administered annually by the State Department of Education beginning January 1, 2016, to recognize school districts and county offices of education that voluntarily demonstrate excellence in providing and supporting multiple opportunities for pupils to attain high achievement and linguistic biliteracy in grades 1 to 12, inclusive, through biliteracy programs, as specified. The bill would require this program to be implemented only to the extent moneys are available to the department for purposes of the program from any source.
Who sponsors AB 2303?
AB 2303 is sponsored by Bloom.
What is the current status of AB 2303?
This bill died with 2013-2014 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 2303?
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