California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly Bipartisan · 25 D · 2 R cosponsors

ACR 64 — California State University and University of California: SAT and ACT.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 148, Statutes of 2019.

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

This bill died with 2019-2020 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

This measure would request the Trustees of the California State University and the Regents of the University of California to conduct a study on the usefulness, effectiveness, and need for the SAT and ACT to determine student admissions, and would provide that the study should include evaluation of specified admissions eligibility and qualifications measures and testing issues. The measure would also provide that the study should include recommendations and, if determined necessary, a plan for phasing out the use of the SAT and ACT as a basis for admission.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 148, Statutes of 2019.

  2. Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 3 p.m.

  3. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  4. Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 3. Page 2576.)

  5. From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (August 30).

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

  7. From committee: Be adopted, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  8. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  9. In Senate. To Com. on RLS.

  10. Adopted and to Senate. (Page 2220.)

  11. Coauthors revised.

  12. From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 13. Noes 3.) (May 16).

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

  14. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Amended.

  16. From committee: Be adopted, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  17. Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

  18. From printer.

  19. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 57 co-sponsors · 64 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • McCarty

Co-sponsors (57)

Not signed on (64)

64 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

3rd Reading ACR64 McCarty et al. By Glazer

Passed 33 Yea · 3 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 22203
Democratic 10000
Republican 1101
Total 33304
% of votes cast 83%8%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Rubio — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beall — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hill — Yea
Roth — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Allen — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Chang — Yea
Pan — Yea
Borgeas — Nay
Moorlach — Nay
Morrell — Not Voting
Monning — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Not Voting
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 5000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Wieckowski — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Be adopted. To third reading.

Passed 13 Yea · 3 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 6001
Unaffiliated 7301
Total 13302
% of votes cast 72%17%0%11%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Chau — Yea
Brough — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Diep — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Not Voting
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea

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Be adopted and re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 9 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7001
Democratic 2000
Republican 0101
Total 9102
% of votes cast 75%8%0%17%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Medina — Yea
Levine — Yea
Weber — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Low — Yea
Kiley — Not Voting
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

education
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Frequently asked questions

What does ACR 64 do?
This measure would request the Trustees of the California State University and the Regents of the University of California to conduct a study on the usefulness, effectiveness, and need for the SAT and ACT to determine student admissions, and would provide that the study should include evaluation of specified admissions eligibility and qualifications measures and testing issues. The measure would also provide that the study should include recommendations and, if determined necessary, a plan for phasing out the use of the SAT and ACT as a basis for admission.
Who sponsors ACR 64?
ACR 64 is sponsored by McCarty, Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. (Democratic), Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca (Democratic), Berman, Marc (Democratic), Bloom, Boerner, Tasha (Democratic), Brough, Burke, Cervantes, Sabrina (Democratic), Chau, Chiu, Chu, Cooper, Daly, Diep, Eggman, Flora, Heath (Republican), Frazier, Arambula, Joaquin (Democratic), Friedman, Gabriel, Jesse (Democratic), Gipson, Mike A. (Democratic), Gloria, Gray, Grayson, Timothy S. (Democratic), Holden, Irwin, Jacqui (Democratic), Jones-Sawyer, Kalra, Ash (Democratic), Levine, Limón, Monique (Democratic), Low, Maienschein, Medina, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Al (Democratic), Petrie-Norris, Cottie (Democratic), Quirk-Silva, Sharon (Democratic), Ramos, James C. (Democratic), Rendon, Reyes, Eloise Gómez (Democratic), Rivas, Robert (Democratic), Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Smith, Waldron, Weber, Wicks, Buffy (Democratic), Wood, Rubio, Blanca E. (Democratic), Gonzalez, Jeff (Republican), Garcia, Robert (Democratic), Calderon, Lisa (Democratic), Carrillo, Juan (Democratic), Bonta, Mia (Democratic), and Mark Stone.
What is the current status of ACR 64?
This bill died with 2019-2020 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 ACR 64?
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