California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 421 — Pupil instruction: examination fees: International Baccalaureate Diploma Program and advanced placement courses.

Last action — From Assembly without further action.

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

This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 authorizes a system of incentives to encourage high schools to operate International Baccalaureate Diploma Programs, and to encourage pupils in these schools to enroll in, attempt, and pass the International Baccalaureate course of study and examinations that lead to the International Baccalaureate Diploma. Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction, from funds appropriated for the purpose of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, to annually allocate to each school district, on behalf of each high school or middle school within the district that offers the program, up to $25,000 for each participating high school and middle school to cover the costs of professional development required by the program and to help pay the test fees for low- and middle-income pupils in need of financial assistance. Existing law authorizes a school district receiving economic impact aid funds to expend any portion of those funds to pay for all or part of the costs of one or more advanced placement examinations that are charged to economically disadvantaged pupils, as defined. This bill would, to the extent federal funding is available, establish a grant program, administered by the State Department of Education, for the purpose of awarding grants to cover the costs of advanced placement examination fees or International Baccalaureate examination fees, or both, for eligible economically disadvantaged high school pupils, as defined. The bill would authorize a school district to apply to the department for grant funding under the program based on the number of economically disadvantaged pupils in the school district who will take the next offered advanced placement examinations and would require that grants be expended only to pay the fees required of eligible economically disadvantaged high school pupils to take an advanced placement or International Baccalaureate examination, or both. The bill would require funding priority be given to advanced placement examination fees if there is insufficient funding allocated to the grant program in a given fiscal year.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Assembly without further action.

  2. From committee without further action.

  3. Set, second hearing. Held in committee and under submission.

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

  5. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  7. Referred to Com. on ED.

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

  9. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1174.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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

  11. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1013.) (May 23).

  12. Set for hearing May 23.

  13. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  14. Set for hearing May 20.

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

  16. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 786.) (May 1).

  17. Set for hearing May 1.

  18. Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

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

  20. Set for hearing April 10.

  21. Referred to Com. on ED.

  22. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.

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

Sponsors

  • Hernandez · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Hernandez

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

3rd Reading

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34002
Democratic 3000
Total 37002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Knight — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Roth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Wright — Yea
Wyland — Yea
De León — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Block — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Lara — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
De León — Yea
Walters — Yea
Hill — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Subjects

education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 421 do?
Existing law authorizes a system of incentives to encourage high schools to operate International Baccalaureate Diploma Programs, and to encourage pupils in these schools to enroll in, attempt, and pass the International Baccalaureate course of study and examinations that lead to the International Baccalaureate Diploma. Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction, from funds appropriated for the purpose of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, to annually allocate to each school district, on behalf of each high school or middle school within the district that offers the program, up to $25,000 for each participating high school and middle school to cover the costs of professional development required by the program and to help pay the test fees for low- and middle-income pupils in need of financial assistance. Existing law authorizes a school district receiving economic impact aid funds to expend any portion of those funds to pay for all or part of the costs of one or more advanced placement examinations that are charged to economically disadvantaged pupils, as defined. This bill would, to the extent federal funding is available, establish a grant program, administered by the State Department of Education, for the purpose of awarding grants to cover the costs of advanced placement examination fees or International Baccalaureate examination fees, or both, for eligible economically disadvantaged high school pupils, as defined. The bill would authorize a school district to apply to the department for grant funding under the program based on the number of economically disadvantaged pupils in the school district who will take the next offered advanced placement examinations and would require that grants be expended only to pay the fees required of eligible economically disadvantaged high school pupils to take an advanced placement or International Baccalaureate examination, or both. The bill would require funding priority be given to advanced placement examination fees if there is insufficient funding allocated to the grant program in a given fiscal year.
Who sponsors SB 421?
SB 421 is sponsored by Hernandez.
What is the current status of SB 421?
This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 SB 421?
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