California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 81 — English learners: identification: notice.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 609, Statutes of 2017.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 05, 2017. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law requires each school district to make a determination of the primary language of a pupil when the pupil enrolls in the school district and requires each parent or guardian of a pupil enrolled in a public school to receive notice of an assessment of a pupil's English proficiency no later than 30 days after the start of the school year that includes, among other things, the reason for the pupil's classification as an English learner. This bill would require the notice of assessment of a child's English proficiency to include specified additional information, including whether a child is a long-term English learner or is an English learner at risk of becoming a long-term English learner, and would authorize a local educational agency or charter school to send an alternative notice to comply with this requirement, as specified. Because the bill would impose additional requirements on local educational agencies and charter schools, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 609, Statutes of 2017.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 3277.).

  5. Assembly Rule 77(a) suspended. (Page 3254.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 14 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2684.).

  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 7. Noes 0.) (September 1).

  11. In committee: Referred to suspense file.

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

  13. Referred to Com. on ED.

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1387.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  17. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 26).

  18. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  19. Read second time and amended.

  20. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 22).

  21. Referred to Com. on ED.

  22. From printer. May be heard in committee February 5.

  23. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Gonzalez Fletcher · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Gonzalez Fletcher

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 81 GONZALEZ FLETCHER Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 56002
Democratic 15000
Republican 6000
Total 77002
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Harper — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Burke — Yea
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Gray — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
McCarty — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Voepel — Not Voting
Waldron — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
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 Yea
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 Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB81 Gonzalez Fletcher By Lara

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34001
Democratic 5000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pan — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
De León — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Not Voting
Glazer — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Newman — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
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 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
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Bradford — Yea
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
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Lara — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 81 GONZALEZ FLETCHER Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 76 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 54003
Democratic 16000
Republican 6001
Total 76004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Mathis — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Burke — Yea
Salas — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Daly — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Wood — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Harper — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
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
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
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 Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 81 do?
Existing law requires each school district to make a determination of the primary language of a pupil when the pupil enrolls in the school district and requires each parent or guardian of a pupil enrolled in a public school to receive notice of an assessment of a pupil's English proficiency no later than 30 days after the start of the school year that includes, among other things, the reason for the pupil's classification as an English learner. This bill would require the notice of assessment of a child's English proficiency to include specified additional information, including whether a child is a long-term English learner or is an English learner at risk of becoming a long-term English learner, and would authorize a local educational agency or charter school to send an alternative notice to comply with this requirement, as specified. Because the bill would impose additional requirements on local educational agencies and charter schools, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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 81?
AB 81 is sponsored by Gonzalez Fletcher.
What is the current status of AB 81?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 05, 2017. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 81?
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