California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: To Executive 3 D cosponsors

AB 568 — School and community college employees: paid maternity leave.

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  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.

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Summary

(1) Existing law requires the governing board of a school district, and the governing board of a community college district, to provide for a leave of absence from duty for a certificated employee, or an academic employee, of the district who is required to be absent from duties because of pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth, and recovery therefrom. Existing law, the Charter Schools Act of 1992, provides for the establishment and operation of charter schools, and exempts charter schools from the laws governing school districts, except as specified. This bill would require the governing board of a school district, the governing body of a charter school, and the governing board of a community college district to provide at least 6 weeks of a leave of absence with full pay for a certificated employee, or an academic employee, of the district or charter school who is required to be absent from duties because of pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth, and recovery therefrom. The bill would authorize the paid leave to begin before and continue after childbirth, provided that the employee is actually disabled by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related condition. (2) Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district, and the governing board of a community college district, to provide for such leave of absence from duty as it deems appropriate for a female employee in the classified service of the district who is required to absent herself from her duties because of pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth, and recovery therefrom. Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district, and the governing board of a community college district, to adopt rules and regulations prescribing the manner of proof of pregnancy, the time during pregnancy at which the leave of absence shall be taken, and the length of time for which the leave of absence shall continue after birth of the child. Existing law also authorizes the governing board of a school district, and the governing board of a community college district, to provide in the rules and regulations whether the leave granted shall be with or without pay, as provided. This bill would instead require the governing board of a school district, the governing body of a charter school, and the governing board of a community college district to provide for such leave of absence from duty as it deems appropriate for a female employee in the classified service of the district or charter school who is required to absent herself from her duties because of pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth, and recovery therefrom. The bill would require the governing board of a school district, the governing body of a charter school, and the governing board of a community college district to adopt rules and regulations prescribing the manner of proof of pregnancy and the duration of the leave of absence, provided that at least 6 weeks of the leave of absence shall be with full pay. The bill would also require the governing board of a school district, the governing body of a charter school, and the governing board of a community college district to provide in the rules and regulations that at least 6 weeks of the leave granted shall be with full pay. (3) This bill would prohibit these provisions from diminishing the right of an employee of a school district, charter school, or community college district to take, or be compensated during, other leaves of absence, as provided. (4) This bill would also make various nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Stricken from file.

  2. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  3. Vetoed by Governor.

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

  5. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 63. Noes 13. Page 3121.).

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 8 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 8. Page 2531.).

  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 5. Noes 1.) (September 1).

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

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. Referred to Coms. on ED. and APPR.

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 65. Noes 9. Page 1660.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  18. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (May 10).

  19. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  20. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on ED. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on ED.

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

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

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

  24. From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.

  25. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on · 8 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Gonzalez Fletcher

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (118)

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Votes

AB 568 GONZALEZ FLETCHER Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 63 Yea · 13 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 46903
Democratic 15000
Republican 2400
Total 631303
% of votes cast 80%16%0%4%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Holden — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gray — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Rubio — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Frazier — Not Voting
Harper — Nay
Kiley — Nay
Mayes — Not Voting
Melendez — Nay
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Steinorth — Yea
Voepel — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
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 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 Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB568 Gonzalez Fletcher By Mendoza

Passed 31 Yea · 8 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 26801
Democratic 5000
Total 31801
% of votes cast 78%20%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Pan — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Allen — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De León — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hill — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Newman — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Vidak — Nay
Wilk — Yea
Roth — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
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 · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4101
Democratic 1000
Total 5101
% of votes cast 71%14%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Beall — 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
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 568 GONZALEZ FLETCHER Assembly Third Reading

Passed 65 Yea · 9 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 48603
Democratic 15001
Republican 2302
Total 65906
% of votes cast 81%11%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Holden — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Wood — Yea
Chau — Yea
Medina — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Burke — Yea
Salas — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gray — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Harper — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kiley — Nay
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Not Voting
McCarty — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Not Voting
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 5 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5101
Total 5101
% of votes cast 71%14%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Chávez — Yea
Kiley — Nay
McCarty — Not Voting
O'Donnell — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Gloria — Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 568 do?
(1) Existing law requires the governing board of a school district, and the governing board of a community college district, to provide for a leave of absence from duty for a certificated employee, or an academic employee, of the district who is required to be absent from duties because of pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth, and recovery therefrom. Existing law, the Charter Schools Act of 1992, provides for the establishment and operation of charter schools, and exempts charter schools from the laws governing school districts, except as specified. This bill would require the governing board of a school district, the governing body of a charter school, and the governing board of a community college district to provide at least 6 weeks of a leave of absence with full pay for a certificated employee, or an academic employee, of the district or charter school who is required to be absent from duties because of pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth, and recovery therefrom. The bill would authorize the paid leave to begin before and continue after childbirth, provided that the employee is actually disabled by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related condition. (2) Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district, and the governing board of a community college district, to provide for such leave of absence from duty as it deems appropriate for a female employee in the classified service of the district who is required to absent herself from her duties because of pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth, and recovery therefrom. Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district, and the governing board of a community college district, to adopt rules and regulations prescribing the manner of proof of pregnancy, the time during pregnancy at which the leave of absence shall be taken, and the length of time for which the leave of absence shall continue after birth of the child. Existing law also authorizes the governing board of a school district, and the governing board of a community college district, to provide in the rules and regulations whether the leave granted shall be with or without pay, as provided. This bill would instead require the governing board of a school district, the governing body of a charter school, and the governing board of a community college district to provide for such leave of absence from duty as it deems appropriate for a female employee in the classified service of the district or charter school who is required to absent herself from her duties because of pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth, and recovery therefrom. The bill would require the governing board of a school district, the governing body of a charter school, and the governing board of a community college district to adopt rules and regulations prescribing the manner of proof of pregnancy and the duration of the leave of absence, provided that at least 6 weeks of the leave of absence shall be with full pay. The bill would also require the governing board of a school district, the governing body of a charter school, and the governing board of a community college district to provide in the rules and regulations that at least 6 weeks of the leave granted shall be with full pay. (3) This bill would prohibit these provisions from diminishing the right of an employee of a school district, charter school, or community college district to take, or be compensated during, other leaves of absence, as provided. (4) This bill would also make various nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.
Who sponsors AB 568?
AB 568 is sponsored by Gonzalez Fletcher, Quirk-Silva, Sharon (Democratic), Wiener, Scott D. (Democratic), and Garcia, Robert (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 568?
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 568?
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