AB 773 — Voter education: high school pupils.

Summary

(1) Existing law requires the last 2 full weeks in April and in September to be known as "high school voter education weeks," during which time persons authorized by the county elections official are allowed to register to vote pupils and school personnel on high school campuses. This bill would instead make January and September "high school voter education months." (2) Existing law requires the Instructional Quality Commission to ensure voter education information is included in the American government and civics curriculum at the high school level, as specified. This bill would require the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Superintendent of Public Instruction, to develop educational programming to provide designated voter education information to pupils in grade 12 in high schools maintained by a school district, county office of education, or charter school. The bill would require county elections officials to customize the educational programming to include information specific to that county's election system. The bill would require a school district, county office of education, or charter school to implement the educational programming during a presentation or assembly at the high school campus. The bill would require a school district, county office of education, or charter school to offer pupils the opportunity to register or preregister to vote during the presentation or assembly at the high school campus. The bill would specify methods through which the registration or preregistration could be accomplished. To the extent the bill would create new duties for county elections officials, school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools, it would constitute a state-mandated local program. (3) 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

• Enrolled 09/11/19 - Enrolled Current pdf September 11, 2019
• Amended 07/05/19 - Amended Senate pdf July 05, 2019
• Amended 06/26/19 - Amended Senate pdf June 26, 2019
• Amended 05/17/19 - Amended Assembly pdf May 17, 2019
• Amended 04/22/19 - Amended Assembly pdf April 22, 2019
• Amended 04/03/19 - Amended Assembly pdf April 03, 2019
• Introduced 02/19/19 - Introduced pdf February 19, 2019
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Action History

1. January 21, 2020

   Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

2. October 07, 2019

   Vetoed by Governor.

3. September 13, 2019

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

4. September 09, 2019

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 66. Noes 11. Page 3101.).

5. September 05, 2019

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 7 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

6. September 04, 2019

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 7. Page 2507.).

7. August 30, 2019

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

8. August 30, 2019

   From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (August 30).

9. August 12, 2019

   In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

10. July 05, 2019

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

11. July 03, 2019

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (July 2).

12. June 26, 2019

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.

13. June 25, 2019

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E. & C.A. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 19).

14. June 06, 2019

    Referred to Coms. on ED. and E. & C.A.

15. May 29, 2019

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

16. May 28, 2019

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 60. Noes 12. Page 2036.)

17. May 20, 2019

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

18. May 17, 2019

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

19. May 16, 2019

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 14. Noes 2.) (May 16).

20. May 08, 2019

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

21. April 23, 2019

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

22. April 22, 2019

    Read second time and amended.

23. April 12, 2019

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (April 10).

24. April 04, 2019

    Re-referred to Com. on E. & R.

25. April 03, 2019

    Read second time and amended.

26. April 02, 2019

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E. & R. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (March 27).

27. March 04, 2019

    Referred to Coms. on ED. and E. & R.

28. February 20, 2019

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

29. February 19, 2019

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Gloria · Cosponsor
• Mullin · Cosponsor
• Cottie Petrie-Norris · Cosponsor
• Rodriguez · Cosponsor
• Dodd · Cosponsor
• Tasha Boerner · Cosponsor
• Jeff Gonzalez · Primary

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