AB 709 — School districts: governing boards: pupil members.

Summary

(1) Existing law requires the governing board of a school district maintaining one or more high schools to appoint to its membership one or more pupil members if pupils submit a petition to the governing board to make those appointments, as provided. Existing law gives each pupil member, among other things, the right to attend each and all meetings of the governing board of the school district, except executive sessions, and requires a pupil member to be seated with the members of the governing board of the school district and recognized as a full member of the governing board at the meetings, including receiving all open meeting materials presented to the board members at the same time the materials are presented to the board members. This bill would require a pupil member additionally to be appointed to subcommittees of the governing board in the same manner as other board members, require a pupil member to be made aware of the time commitment required to participate in subcommittee meetings and work, and authorize a pupil member to decline an appointment to a subcommittee. The bill would require a pupil member to be invited to attend other functions of the governing board of the school district such as forums, meetings with pupils and parents, and other general assemblies, and to also receive all materials received by other board members between open meetings, except for materials that pertain to closed session items. To the extent that these requirements would impose additional duties on school districts, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would authorize subcommittee meetings to be scheduled in accordance with the availability of all members, including each pupil member. The bill would authorize the governing board of a school district to appoint a pupil to serve as an alternate pupil member who would fulfill all duties and have the same rights as a pupil member if the governing board determines the pupil member is not fulfilling their duties. (2) Existing law limits the amount of compensation a member of the governing board of a school district may receive for the member's services, but authorizes the governing board to increase the compensation of individual board members beyond those limits. Existing law entitles a pupil member to the mileage allowance to the same extent as regular board members, but prohibits compensation of a pupil member, as described above. This bill would authorize the governing board of a school district to award a pupil member elective course credit based on the number of equivalent daily instructional minutes for the pupil member's services provided. (3) The Ralph M. Brown Act, among other things, requires that all meetings of the legislative body, as defined, of a local agency be open and public and all persons be permitted to attend unless a closed session is authorized. This bill would expressly provide that pupil members are not members of a legislative body of a local agency for purposes of the act. (4) 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

• Chaptered 10/02/19 - Chaptered Current pdf October 02, 2019
• Enrolled 09/16/19 - Enrolled pdf September 16, 2019
• Amended 09/06/19 - Amended Senate pdf September 06, 2019
• Amended 06/19/19 - Amended Senate pdf June 19, 2019
• Amended 04/12/19 - Amended Assembly pdf April 12, 2019
• Amended 03/19/19 - Amended Assembly pdf March 19, 2019
• Introduced 02/19/19 - Introduced pdf February 19, 2019
• AB709 View text html

Action History

1. October 02, 2019

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 437, Statutes of 2019.

2. October 02, 2019

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 23, 2019

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

4. September 11, 2019

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3409.).

5. September 11, 2019

   Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 3370.)

6. September 10, 2019

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 12 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

7. September 10, 2019

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2749.).

8. September 09, 2019

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

9. September 06, 2019

   Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

10. September 06, 2019

    Ordered to third reading.

11. September 06, 2019

    Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly.

12. August 23, 2019

    In Senate. Held at Desk.

13. August 22, 2019

    Ordered to the Senate.

14. August 15, 2019

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 17 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

15. August 15, 2019

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2183.).

16. August 13, 2019

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

17. August 12, 2019

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

18. July 03, 2019

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

19. June 19, 2019

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

20. June 18, 2019

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on GOV. & F. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 12).

21. May 29, 2019

    Referred to Coms. on ED. and GOV. & F.

22. May 02, 2019

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

23. May 02, 2019

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1475.)

24. April 25, 2019

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

25. April 24, 2019

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 24).

26. April 22, 2019

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

27. April 12, 2019

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

28. April 11, 2019

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

29. March 20, 2019

    Re-referred to Com. on ED.

30. March 19, 2019

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

31. March 18, 2019

    Referred to Com. on ED.

32. February 20, 2019

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

33. February 19, 2019

    Read first time. To print.

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• Mia Bonta · Primary

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