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

AB 1557 — Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges: student member.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 496, Statutes of 2014.

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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 January 27, 2014. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    1 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Members of the board are required to be selected from outstanding lay citizens of California who have a strong interest in the further development and improvement of community colleges. This bill would specify that members of the board, to the greatest extent possible, should be inclusive and representative of the many demographic groups found in California, and that the board should reflect diversity of race and gender, and include, among others, disabled persons and veterans. The bill would also provide that each member of the board should bring his or her own best thinking and personal views to the board's discussion, as specified.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 496, Statutes of 2014.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 6081.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 9 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 4365.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Ordered to second reading.

  9. Withdrawn from committee.

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

  11. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 18).

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

  13. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  14. Referred to Com. on ED.

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

  16. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 1. Page 4586.)

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  18. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 9).

  19. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  20. Read second time and amended.

  21. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (March 18).

  22. Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

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

  24. Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

  25. From printer. May be heard in committee February 27.

  26. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Ammiano · Cosponsor
  • Brown · Cosponsor
  • Daly · Cosponsor
  • Eggman · Cosponsor
  • Frazier · Cosponsor
  • Holden · Primary
  • Sharon Quirk-Silva · Cosponsor
  • Skinner · Cosponsor
  • Wieckowski · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 113 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Holden

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (113)

113 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

AB 1557 HOLDEN Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 75 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69003
Democratic 4000
Republican 2001
Total 75004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mansoor — Not Voting
Mullin — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Allen — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Daly — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Hall — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Fong — Yea
Holden — Yea
Levine — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Perea — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Salas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Chau — Yea
Conway — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Donnelly — Not Voting
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB1557 Holden By Liu

Passed 33 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31006
Democratic 2001
Total 33007
% of votes cast 83%0%0%18%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Leno — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Liu — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Not Voting
Knight — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Lara — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Not Voting
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Hancock — Not Voting
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 1557 HOLDEN Assembly Third Reading

Passed 72 Yea · 1 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 65106
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 72106
% of votes cast 91%1%0%8%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Linder — Yea
Logue — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Not Voting
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Allen — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Holden — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Donnelly — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Not Voting
Harkey — Not Voting
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Levine — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Salas — Yea
Nazarian — Not Voting
Nestande — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Gray — Not Voting
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Nay
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hall — 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 →

Do pass.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12004
Democratic 1000
Total 13004
% of votes cast 76%0%0%24%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Not Voting
Bradford — Yea
Holden — Yea
Linder — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Allen — Not Voting
Donnelly — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wagner — Not Voting
Weber — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10002
Democratic 1000
Total 11002
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Weber — Yea
Fong — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Chávez — Not Voting
Medina — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Fox — Not Voting
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

civil-rights veterans education
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1557 do?
Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Members of the board are required to be selected from outstanding lay citizens of California who have a strong interest in the further development and improvement of community colleges. This bill would specify that members of the board, to the greatest extent possible, should be inclusive and representative of the many demographic groups found in California, and that the board should reflect diversity of race and gender, and include, among others, disabled persons and veterans. The bill would also provide that each member of the board should bring his or her own best thinking and personal views to the board's discussion, as specified.
Who sponsors AB 1557?
AB 1557 is sponsored by Ammiano, Brown, Daly, Eggman, Frazier, Holden, Quirk-Silva, Sharon (Democratic), Skinner, and Wieckowski.
What is the current status of AB 1557?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 27, 2014. Enacted.
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