California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 23 — Educational programs: single gender schools and classes.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 654, Statutes of 2017.

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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 December 05, 2016. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district to initiate and carry on any program or activity, or to otherwise act in any manner which is not in conflict or inconsistent with, or preempted by, any law and which is not in conflict with the purposes for which school districts are established. Existing law prohibits discrimination against a person on the basis of, among other things, gender in any program or activity conducted by an educational institution that receives, or benefits from, state financial assistance or enrolls pupils who receive state student financial aid. This bill, until January 1, 2025, would authorize a school district with an average daily attendance of 400,000 or more pupils to maintain any single gender schools and classes that were enrolling pupils as of July 1, 2017, if certain requirements are met. The bill would authorize a charter school authorized by a school district with an average daily attendance of 400,000 or more pupils that was operating as a single gender school or with single gender classes as of July 1, 2017, to be maintained as a single gender school or to maintain single gender classes, if those same requirements are met. The bill would require a school district that maintains a single gender school or class, and a charter school maintained as a single gender school or that maintains a single gender class to conduct certain evaluations at least once every 2 years, and to report the findings of those evaluations to the State Department of Education and specified legislative committees. The bill would require the department to order corrective action, as specified, if the department finds that a single gender school or class fails to comply with certain federal requirements. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 654, Statutes of 2017.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 3128.).

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

  6. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2571.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  11. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.

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

  13. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 18).

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

  15. Referred to Coms. on ED. and JUD.

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

  17. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 1. Page 2036.).

  18. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 47. Noes 22. Page 1854.)

  19. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  21. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (March 15).

  22. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

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

  24. Referred to Com. on ED.

  25. From printer. May be heard in committee January 5.

  26. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Mitchell · Cosponsor
  • Anderson · Cosponsor
  • Ridley-Thomas · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Ridley-Thomas

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Mitchell
  • Anderson

Not signed on (119)

119 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 23 RIDLEY-THOMAS Third Reading Urgency

Passed 72 Yea · 1 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 55103
Democratic 12003
Republican 5001
Total 72107
% of votes cast 90%1%0%9%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Harper — Not Voting
Holden — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Fong — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gray — Yea
Low — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Burke — Not Voting
Chiu — Not Voting
Cooley — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Not Voting
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Not Voting
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Subjects

civil-rights education
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 23 do?
Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district to initiate and carry on any program or activity, or to otherwise act in any manner which is not in conflict or inconsistent with, or preempted by, any law and which is not in conflict with the purposes for which school districts are established. Existing law prohibits discrimination against a person on the basis of, among other things, gender in any program or activity conducted by an educational institution that receives, or benefits from, state financial assistance or enrolls pupils who receive state student financial aid. This bill, until January 1, 2025, would authorize a school district with an average daily attendance of 400,000 or more pupils to maintain any single gender schools and classes that were enrolling pupils as of July 1, 2017, if certain requirements are met. The bill would authorize a charter school authorized by a school district with an average daily attendance of 400,000 or more pupils that was operating as a single gender school or with single gender classes as of July 1, 2017, to be maintained as a single gender school or to maintain single gender classes, if those same requirements are met. The bill would require a school district that maintains a single gender school or class, and a charter school maintained as a single gender school or that maintains a single gender class to conduct certain evaluations at least once every 2 years, and to report the findings of those evaluations to the State Department of Education and specified legislative committees. The bill would require the department to order corrective action, as specified, if the department finds that a single gender school or class fails to comply with certain federal requirements. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 23?
AB 23 is sponsored by Mitchell, Anderson, and Ridley-Thomas.
What is the current status of AB 23?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 05, 2016. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 23?
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