California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 2153 — Teachers: in-service training: lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning pupil resources.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

(1) Existing law establishes the system of public elementary and secondary schools in this state and provides for the establishment of local educational agencies to operate these schools and provide instruction to pupils. Existing law states the policy of the State of California to afford all persons in public schools, regardless of their disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other specified characteristic, including immigration status, equal rights and opportunities in the educational institutions of the state. This bill, contingent upon an appropriation made for these purposes, would require each school operated by a school district or county office of education and each charter school to annually provide in-service training to teachers of pupils in grades 7 to 12, inclusive, and to all other certificated employees at that school, on schoolsite and community resources for the support of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) pupils as well as strategies to increase support for LGBTQ pupils and thereby improve overall school climate, as specified. To the extent the bill, upon implementation, would impose additional duties on public schools and local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

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

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 58. Noes 14. Page 6850.).

  4. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 3. Page 5761.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  8. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 16).

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

  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  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 57. Noes 12. Page 5618.)

  14. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  16. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.) (May 25).

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

  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (March 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  19. Referred to Com. on ED.

  20. Introduced measure version corrected.

  21. From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.

  22. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Gonzalez Fletcher · Cosponsor
  • Thurmond · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Thurmond

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Gonzalez Fletcher

Not signed on (120)

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Votes

AB 2153 THURMOND Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 58 Yea · 14 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 15001
Unaffiliated 431005
Republican 0402
Total 581408
% of votes cast 73%18%0%10%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Harper — Nay
Kiley — Not Voting
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Voepel — Nay
Weber — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gray — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Rivas — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Fong — Not Voting
Mayes — Not Voting
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Steinorth — Not Voting
Waldron — Nay
Acosta — Not Voting
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Brough — Nay
Chávez — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
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 Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Not Voting
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Not Voting
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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3rd Reading AB2153 Thurmond et al. By Skinner

Passed 34 Yea · 3 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 5000
Unaffiliated 29303
Total 34303
% of votes cast 85%8%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
De León — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Allen — Yea
Chang — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Delgado — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Moorlach — Not Voting
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Fuller — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Do pass as amended

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4200
Democratic 1000
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Beall — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 2153 THURMOND Assembly Third Reading

Passed 57 Yea · 12 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 42906
Democratic 14001
Republican 1302
Total 571209
% of votes cast 73%15%0%12%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Not Voting
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Harper — Nay
Kiley — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Melendez — Not Voting
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Fong — Not Voting
Mayes — Not Voting
Steinorth — Not Voting
Frazier — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Salas — Yea
Burke — Yea
Holden — Yea
Gray — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Voepel — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
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 Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Not Voting
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Not Voting
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 12 Yea · 3 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9202
Democratic 3000
Republican 0100
Total 12302
% of votes cast 71%18%0%12%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Chau — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Not Voting
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay

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Subjects

civil-rights education
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2153 do?
(1) Existing law establishes the system of public elementary and secondary schools in this state and provides for the establishment of local educational agencies to operate these schools and provide instruction to pupils. Existing law states the policy of the State of California to afford all persons in public schools, regardless of their disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other specified characteristic, including immigration status, equal rights and opportunities in the educational institutions of the state. This bill, contingent upon an appropriation made for these purposes, would require each school operated by a school district or county office of education and each charter school to annually provide in-service training to teachers of pupils in grades 7 to 12, inclusive, and to all other certificated employees at that school, on schoolsite and community resources for the support of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) pupils as well as strategies to increase support for LGBTQ pupils and thereby improve overall school climate, as specified. To the extent the bill, upon implementation, would impose additional duties on public schools and local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Who sponsors AB 2153?
AB 2153 is sponsored by Gonzalez Fletcher and Thurmond.
What is the current status of AB 2153?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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 2153?
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