California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 988 — Outdoor Environmental Education and Recreation Grants Program.

Last action — In committee: Held under submission.

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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 2015-2016 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.

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Summary

Existing law authorizes the expenditure of state funds for local assistance grants to cities, counties, and districts for the acquisition and development of various park and recreational areas and facilities. Existing law, the State Urban Parks and Healthy Communities Act, requires the Director of Parks and Recreation, in consultation with the State Department of Education, to develop a competitive grant program to assist state parks, state conservancies in existence as of January 1, 2003, urbanized and heavily urbanized local agencies, and community-based organizations within those jurisdictions, to provide outdoor educational opportunities to children. This bill would require the Department of Parks and Recreation to establish, on or before March 30, 2016, an Outdoor Environmental Education and Recreation Grants Program with the purpose of increasing the ability of underserved and at-risk populations to participate in outdoor recreation and educational experiences by awarding grants to public organizations, nonprofit organizations, or both. The bill would require the director to develop criteria, procedures, and accountability measures as may be necessary to implement the program and to administer the program to ensure that priority is given to underserved populations, as specified. The bill would authorize the director to develop an advisory task force to assist in the development of the program and would require the director to give priority funding to outdoor environmental education and recreation programs that have specified attributes. This bill would authorize the director to accept private donations made for the support of the program and would authorize the director to solicit and accept private funding to help offset the costs of the program. The bill would provide that, to the extent specified bond funds are available for grants under the program, those funds shall be awarded to programs that meet the criteria of the State Urban Parks and Healthy Communities Act. The bill would require that all moneys received for the purposes of the program be deposited into the California Youth Outdoor Education Account, which would be created by the bill and would be continuously appropriated for purposes of the program, thereby making an appropriation. This bill would require the department to gather specified information from applicants each award year and to annually report this information, commencing on or before September 1, 2017, to the appropriate budget and fiscal committees of the Legislature.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. In committee: Held under submission.

  2. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  3. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  4. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

  5. Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

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

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 3. Page 1873.)

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (May 28).

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

  12. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. Read second time and amended.

  14. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 2.) (April 28).

  15. Referred to Com. on W., P., & W.

  16. From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.

  17. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Atkins · Cosponsor
  • Lopez · Cosponsor
  • Mark Stone · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Atkins
  • Lopez

Not signed on (119)

119 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Bates — Yea
Nielsen — Yea

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AB 988 STONE Assembly Third Reading

Passed 73 Yea · 3 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 63304
Democratic 4000
Republican 6000
Total 73304
% of votes cast 91%4%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Holden — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Perea — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Campos — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Gray — Yea
Medina — Yea
Brown — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Levine — Yea
Burke — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Harper — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Kim — Nay
Melendez — Not Voting
Obernolte — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Thurmond — Not Voting
Ting — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 12 Yea · 1 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2000
Unaffiliated 10102
Republican 0002
Total 12104
% of votes cast 71%6%0%24%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Holden — Yea
Wagner — Not Voting
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Chang — Not Voting
Gordon — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

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

Passed 12 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11201
Republican 1000
Total 12201
% of votes cast 80%13%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Not Voting
Harper — Nay
Mathis — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Levine — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Medina — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Williams — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea

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Subjects

environment education
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 988 do?
Existing law authorizes the expenditure of state funds for local assistance grants to cities, counties, and districts for the acquisition and development of various park and recreational areas and facilities. Existing law, the State Urban Parks and Healthy Communities Act, requires the Director of Parks and Recreation, in consultation with the State Department of Education, to develop a competitive grant program to assist state parks, state conservancies in existence as of January 1, 2003, urbanized and heavily urbanized local agencies, and community-based organizations within those jurisdictions, to provide outdoor educational opportunities to children. This bill would require the Department of Parks and Recreation to establish, on or before March 30, 2016, an Outdoor Environmental Education and Recreation Grants Program with the purpose of increasing the ability of underserved and at-risk populations to participate in outdoor recreation and educational experiences by awarding grants to public organizations, nonprofit organizations, or both. The bill would require the director to develop criteria, procedures, and accountability measures as may be necessary to implement the program and to administer the program to ensure that priority is given to underserved populations, as specified. The bill would authorize the director to develop an advisory task force to assist in the development of the program and would require the director to give priority funding to outdoor environmental education and recreation programs that have specified attributes. This bill would authorize the director to accept private donations made for the support of the program and would authorize the director to solicit and accept private funding to help offset the costs of the program. The bill would provide that, to the extent specified bond funds are available for grants under the program, those funds shall be awarded to programs that meet the criteria of the State Urban Parks and Healthy Communities Act. The bill would require that all moneys received for the purposes of the program be deposited into the California Youth Outdoor Education Account, which would be created by the bill and would be continuously appropriated for purposes of the program, thereby making an appropriation. This bill would require the department to gather specified information from applicants each award year and to annually report this information, commencing on or before September 1, 2017, to the appropriate budget and fiscal committees of the Legislature.
Who sponsors AB 988?
AB 988 is sponsored by Atkins, Lopez, and Mark Stone.
What is the current status of AB 988?
This bill died with 2015-2016 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 988?
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