California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

AB 1540 — Concurrent enrollment in secondary school and community college.

Last action — From committee without further action.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 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 “In Committee” 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

Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district to allow pupils whom the district has determined would benefit from advanced scholastic or vocational work to attend community college as special part-time or full-time students, subject to parental permission. This bill would authorize the governing board of a school district to authorize a pupil, at the recommendation of a community college dean of a computer science department or other appropriate community college career computer science administrator, and with parental consent, to attend a community college during any session or term and to undertake one or more courses of computer science offered at the community college. Existing law makes the authority of a school principal to recommend a pupil for community college summer session contingent upon a determination that the pupil meets various criteria and prohibits the principal from recommending more than 5% of the total number of pupils from any particular grade level who completed that grade immediately prior to the time of recommendation for summer session attendance, except as specified. This bill would add specified computer science courses to the list of courses exempted from this 5% limitation. This bill would also authorize the governing board of a community college district to enter into a formal partnership with a school district or school districts located within its immediate service area to allow secondary school pupils to undertake one or more courses of computer science at a community college if those pupils have exhausted all opportunities to enroll in an equivalent computer science course at the high school of attendance.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From committee without further action.

  2. In committee: Set, second hearing. Held under submission.

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

  4. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  5. Read second time and amended.

  6. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 9).

  7. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on ED. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 18). Re-referred to Com. on ED.

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

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

  10. Referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and ED.

  11. From printer. May be heard in committee February 23.

  12. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Brown · Cosponsor
  • Fuller · Cosponsor
  • Hagman · Primary
  • Knight · Cosponsor
  • Linder · Cosponsor
  • Olsen · Cosponsor
  • Nestande · Cosponsor
  • Padilla · Cosponsor
  • Sharon Quirk-Silva · Cosponsor
  • Waldron · Cosponsor
  • Vidak · Cosponsor
  • Wilk · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 11 co-sponsors · 110 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Hagman

Co-sponsors (11)

  • Brown
  • Fuller
  • Knight
  • Linder
  • Olsen
  • Nestande
  • Padilla
  • Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic
  • Waldron
  • Vidak
  • Wilk

Not signed on (110)

110 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Education.

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11001
Democratic 1000
Total 12001
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Medina — Yea
Fong — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Williams — Yea
Fox — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Weber — Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea

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Subjects

education technology
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1540 do?
Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district to allow pupils whom the district has determined would benefit from advanced scholastic or vocational work to attend community college as special part-time or full-time students, subject to parental permission. This bill would authorize the governing board of a school district to authorize a pupil, at the recommendation of a community college dean of a computer science department or other appropriate community college career computer science administrator, and with parental consent, to attend a community college during any session or term and to undertake one or more courses of computer science offered at the community college. Existing law makes the authority of a school principal to recommend a pupil for community college summer session contingent upon a determination that the pupil meets various criteria and prohibits the principal from recommending more than 5% of the total number of pupils from any particular grade level who completed that grade immediately prior to the time of recommendation for summer session attendance, except as specified. This bill would add specified computer science courses to the list of courses exempted from this 5% limitation. This bill would also authorize the governing board of a community college district to enter into a formal partnership with a school district or school districts located within its immediate service area to allow secondary school pupils to undertake one or more courses of computer science at a community college if those pupils have exhausted all opportunities to enroll in an equivalent computer science course at the high school of attendance.
Who sponsors AB 1540?
AB 1540 is sponsored by Brown, Fuller, Hagman, Knight, Linder, Olsen, Nestande, Padilla, Quirk-Silva, Sharon (Democratic), Waldron, Vidak, and Wilk.
What is the current status of AB 1540?
This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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 1540?
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