SB 585 — Education governance: school district reorganization: unified school districts: report.
Last action — Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed Assembly
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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
Existing law establishes a system of public elementary and secondary education in this state that includes, among other local educational agencies, school districts. School districts are generally divided into 3 types: unified school districts, high school districts, and elementary school districts. Existing law authorizes the reorganization of school districts pursuant to specified procedures. Existing law provides that an action to reorganize one or more school districts is initiated upon the filing with the county superintendent of schools of a petition to reorganize one or more school districts, and defines an "action to reorganize districts" as either an action to form a new school district, as specified, or an action to transfer territory, including the transfer of all or part of an existing school district to another existing school district. This bill would prohibit a reorganization from converting any of the territory of a unified school district into territory of a school district of a different kind and would make conforming changes. This bill would require the State Department of Education to prepare a detailed plan for a transition so that, as of July 1, 2025, all school districts existing in the state on that date would be unified school districts if the plan were enacted into law. The bill would require the plan to specify all of the district changes that would be necessary to accomplish the transition. The bill would also specify several topics, including certain geographic, academic, and financial factors, as well as the ethnic composition of pupils enrolled in the districts, that the department would be required to consider in preparing the plan. The bill would require the department to submit the plan, along with pertinent findings and recommendations, in the form of a written report to the chairpersons of the education policy committees of the respective houses of the Legislature, on or before January 1, 2021, as specified.
Bill Text
- Amended 04/23/19 - Amended Senate Current pdf April 23, 2019
- Amended 03/27/19 - Amended Senate pdf March 27, 2019
- Introduced 02/22/19 - Introduced pdf February 22, 2019
- SB585 View text html
Action History
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Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
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May 16 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
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Set for hearing May 16.
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May 6 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
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Set for hearing May 6.
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Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 650.) (April 10).
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Set for hearing April 10.
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Re-referred to Com. on ED.
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From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
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Referred to Com. on RLS.
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Read first time.
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From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 27.
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Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Sponsors
- Wieckowski · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Wieckowski
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (121)
121 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 121 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 83% | 0% | 0% | 17% |
How each member voted (6)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Wieckowski | — | Yea |
| Portantino | — | Yea |
| Bates | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Bradford | — | Not Voting |
| Jones, Brian W. | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 86% | 0% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (7)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Glazer | — | Yea |
| Wilk | — | Yea |
| Chang | — | Yea |
| Pan | — | Yea |
| Leyva | — | Yea |
| Durazo, Maria Elena | Democratic | Yea |
| McGuire, Mike | Democratic | Not Voting |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 585 do?
- Existing law establishes a system of public elementary and secondary education in this state that includes, among other local educational agencies, school districts. School districts are generally divided into 3 types: unified school districts, high school districts, and elementary school districts. Existing law authorizes the reorganization of school districts pursuant to specified procedures. Existing law provides that an action to reorganize one or more school districts is initiated upon the filing with the county superintendent of schools of a petition to reorganize one or more school districts, and defines an "action to reorganize districts" as either an action to form a new school district, as specified, or an action to transfer territory, including the transfer of all or part of an existing school district to another existing school district. This bill would prohibit a reorganization from converting any of the territory of a unified school district into territory of a school district of a different kind and would make conforming changes. This bill would require the State Department of Education to prepare a detailed plan for a transition so that, as of July 1, 2025, all school districts existing in the state on that date would be unified school districts if the plan were enacted into law. The bill would require the plan to specify all of the district changes that would be necessary to accomplish the transition. The bill would also specify several topics, including certain geographic, academic, and financial factors, as well as the ethnic composition of pupils enrolled in the districts, that the department would be required to consider in preparing the plan. The bill would require the department to submit the plan, along with pertinent findings and recommendations, in the form of a written report to the chairpersons of the education policy committees of the respective houses of the Legislature, on or before January 1, 2021, as specified.
- Who sponsors SB 585?
- SB 585 is sponsored by Wieckowski.
- What is the current status of SB 585?
- This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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 SB 585?
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