California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 449 — Elementary and secondary education: certificated school employees: allegation of misconduct: reports to Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 232, Statutes of 2013.

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  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 19, 2013. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · 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.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law establishes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to, among other things, issue teaching and services credentials. Existing law requires the commission to appoint a Committee of Credentials and requires allegations of acts or omissions for which adverse action may be taken against applicants or holders of teaching or services credentials to be reported to the committee. Under existing law, the committee is authorized to commence an initial or formal review upon receipt of, among other things, a statement from an employer notifying the commission that an employee's employment status has changed in one of specified ways as a result of, or during the pendency of, an allegation of misconduct. Existing law makes it a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $100, for a principal, teacher, employee, or school officer of an elementary or secondary school to refuse or willfully neglect to make a report required by law. This bill would specify that a change in employment status due solely to unsatisfactory performance or a reduction in force is not a result of an allegation of misconduct for purposes of those provisions. The bill would require the superintendent of a school district or county office of education, or the administrator of a charter school, to report to the commission any change in the employment status of a credentialholder working in a position requiring a credential not later than 30 days after the credentialholder's employment status changes in one of specified ways as a result of an allegation of misconduct or while an allegation of misconduct is pending. The bill would make the failure to make the report unprofessional conduct, would subject the superintendent of the school district or county office of education, or the administrator of a charter school, to adverse action by the commission for failure to make the report, and would make the refusal or willful neglect to make the report a misdemeanor. By imposing additional duties on local agencies and by creating a new crime, this bill would impose 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 with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 232, Statutes of 2013.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2651.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 21 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1884.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 1).

  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  11. Referred to Com. on ED.

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

  13. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1668.)

  14. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  15. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 24).

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

  17. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  18. Read second time and amended.

  19. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 17).

  20. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

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

  22. Referred to Com. on ED.

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

  24. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

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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 449 MURATSUCHI 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
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Campos — Yea
Holden — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ting — Yea
Allen — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Daly — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Gray — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Logue — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Medina — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hagman — 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

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3rd Reading AB449 Muratsuchi By Block

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
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Beall — Yea
Torres — Yea
Liu — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
De León — Yea
Evans — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Block — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Lara — Yea
Roth — Yea
Hill — Yea
Wright — Yea
Leno — Not Voting
Monning — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Walters — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Yee — 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.

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 0001
Total 6001
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
De León — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting

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AB 449 MURATSUCHI Assembly Third Reading

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 67001
Democratic 7000
Republican 4000
Total 78001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Pan — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Daly — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Stone — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Logue — Yea
Medina — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Gray — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Perea — Yea
Williams — Yea
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — 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.

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

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 449 do?
Existing law establishes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to, among other things, issue teaching and services credentials. Existing law requires the commission to appoint a Committee of Credentials and requires allegations of acts or omissions for which adverse action may be taken against applicants or holders of teaching or services credentials to be reported to the committee. Under existing law, the committee is authorized to commence an initial or formal review upon receipt of, among other things, a statement from an employer notifying the commission that an employee's employment status has changed in one of specified ways as a result of, or during the pendency of, an allegation of misconduct. Existing law makes it a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $100, for a principal, teacher, employee, or school officer of an elementary or secondary school to refuse or willfully neglect to make a report required by law. This bill would specify that a change in employment status due solely to unsatisfactory performance or a reduction in force is not a result of an allegation of misconduct for purposes of those provisions. The bill would require the superintendent of a school district or county office of education, or the administrator of a charter school, to report to the commission any change in the employment status of a credentialholder working in a position requiring a credential not later than 30 days after the credentialholder's employment status changes in one of specified ways as a result of an allegation of misconduct or while an allegation of misconduct is pending. The bill would make the failure to make the report unprofessional conduct, would subject the superintendent of the school district or county office of education, or the administrator of a charter school, to adverse action by the commission for failure to make the report, and would make the refusal or willful neglect to make the report a misdemeanor. By imposing additional duties on local agencies and by creating a new crime, this bill would impose 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 with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Who sponsors AB 449?
AB 449 is sponsored by Muratsuchi, Al (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 449?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2013. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 449?
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