California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 2303 — Education finance: instructional materials and teacher recruitment: computer science.

Last action — Re-referred to Com. on ED. pursuant to Assembly Rule 97.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2017-2018 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 requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to, among other duties, administer the Teacher Residency Grant Program and the Local Solutions Grant Program, as specified. This bill would, for the 2019–20 fiscal year, appropriate $50,000,000 from the General Fund to the commission to establish the Computer Science Teacher Grant Program. The bill would require the commission to competitively select a county office of education to administer the grant program to provide specified grants to each student enrolled in an approved teacher preparation program who commits to teaching computer science, at a school district, county office of education, or charter school, for 4 years after he or she receives a preliminary teaching credential, and when he or she has completed 2 and 4 years of the teaching obligation, as provided. The bill would require the administrator of the grant program to annually report the status and progress of the grant program to the commission and to submit a final implementation report, within 6 years of being selected as the administrator, that describes the outcomes and effectiveness of the grant program. Existing law establishes the State Department of Education, under the administration of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and assigns to the department numerous duties relating to the financing, governance, and guidance of the public elementary and secondary schools in this state. Existing law requires the Instructional Quality Commission, on or before July 31, 2019, to consider developing and recommending to the State Board of Education computer science content standards for kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, pursuant to recommendations developed by a group of computer science experts that the Superintendent, in consultation with the state board, is required to consider convening. This bill would, for the 2019–20 fiscal year, appropriate $50,000,000 from the General Fund to the department to apportion funds on a one-time basis to all county offices of education, school districts, and charter schools, on the basis of average daily attendance, for the purpose of purchasing instructional materials that are aligned to the forthcoming computer science content standards to be adopted for kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, as provided. Funds appropriated by this bill would be applied toward the minimum funding requirements for school districts and community college districts imposed by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Re-referred to Com. on ED. pursuant to Assembly Rule 97.

  2. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 47. Noes 24. Page 6542.)

  3. Ordered to third reading.

  4. From inactive file.

  5. Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Thurmond.

  6. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Assembly Member Thurmond.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (May 25).

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

  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  12. Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.

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

  14. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Thurmond · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 8 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Thurmond

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2303 THURMOND Third Reading Urgency Amend By THURMOND Set #1

Passed 47 Yea · 24 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 361804
Democratic 11005
Republican 0600
Total 472409
% of votes cast 59%30%0%11%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Nay
Baker — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Harper — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Voepel — Nay
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Cunningham — Nay
Daly — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Holden — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Rivas — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gray — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Kiley — Nay
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Fong — Nay
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Nay
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Not Voting
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Not Voting
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Weber — Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Not Voting
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Not Voting
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Not Voting
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9301
Democratic 3000
Republican 0100
Total 12401
% of votes cast 71%24%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Obernolte — Nay
Friedman — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Fong — Nay
Chau — Yea
Eggman — 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

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2303 do?
Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to, among other duties, administer the Teacher Residency Grant Program and the Local Solutions Grant Program, as specified. This bill would, for the 2019–20 fiscal year, appropriate $50,000,000 from the General Fund to the commission to establish the Computer Science Teacher Grant Program. The bill would require the commission to competitively select a county office of education to administer the grant program to provide specified grants to each student enrolled in an approved teacher preparation program who commits to teaching computer science, at a school district, county office of education, or charter school, for 4 years after he or she receives a preliminary teaching credential, and when he or she has completed 2 and 4 years of the teaching obligation, as provided. The bill would require the administrator of the grant program to annually report the status and progress of the grant program to the commission and to submit a final implementation report, within 6 years of being selected as the administrator, that describes the outcomes and effectiveness of the grant program. Existing law establishes the State Department of Education, under the administration of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and assigns to the department numerous duties relating to the financing, governance, and guidance of the public elementary and secondary schools in this state. Existing law requires the Instructional Quality Commission, on or before July 31, 2019, to consider developing and recommending to the State Board of Education computer science content standards for kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, pursuant to recommendations developed by a group of computer science experts that the Superintendent, in consultation with the state board, is required to consider convening. This bill would, for the 2019–20 fiscal year, appropriate $50,000,000 from the General Fund to the department to apportion funds on a one-time basis to all county offices of education, school districts, and charter schools, on the basis of average daily attendance, for the purpose of purchasing instructional materials that are aligned to the forthcoming computer science content standards to be adopted for kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, as provided. Funds appropriated by this bill would be applied toward the minimum funding requirements for school districts and community college districts imposed by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 2303?
AB 2303 is sponsored by Thurmond.
What is the current status of AB 2303?
This bill died with 2017-2018 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 2303?
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