California 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

AB 1968 — Public postsecondary education: uniform informational guidance for sexual assault survivors.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 115, Statutes of 2022.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 10, 2022. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The Donahoe Higher Education Act sets forth the missions and functions of California's public higher education segments, including the California State University, comprising 23 campuses, and the University of California, comprising 10 campuses. Various provisions of the act specify the responsibilities of the Trustees of the California State University and the Regents of the University of California to develop, among other things, policies and procedures, information, and education and training programs for students, faculty, and staff regarding sexual assault and rape, sexual violence, and sexual harassment, as provided. Provisions of the act apply to the University of California only to the extent that the Regents of the University of California, by appropriate resolution, make them applicable. This bill would require the Trustees of the California State University, and request the Regents of the University of California, to develop content and presentation standards and a model internet website template regarding the steps a campus community member who is a survivor of sexual assault may take immediately following the assault, as provided. The bill would require each campus of the California State University and request each campus of the University of California to develop and post on its campus internet website informational guidance regarding those steps based on those standards and model, as provided. The bill would require the trustees, and request the regents, to implement the bill's provisions using existing funds and resources.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 115, Statutes of 2022.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4436.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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

  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  9. Referred to Com. on ED.

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

  11. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 65. Noes 0. Page 4214.)

  12. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  13. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 30).

  14. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. Read second time and amended.

  16. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (March 15).

  17. Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

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

  19. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 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

Consent Calendar AB1968

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 4000
Unaffiliated 21002
Democratic 12001
Total 37003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Kamlager — Yea
Min — Yea
Roth — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Newman — Yea
Glazer — Not Voting
Borgeas — Not Voting
Wieckowski — Yea
Pan — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Bates — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Not Voting
Limón, Monique 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 Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3000
Republican 2000
Democratic 2000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Pan — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Yea

Official roll call →

AB 1968 Seyarto Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 65 Yea · 0 Nay · 12 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34005
Democratic 23006
Republican 8001
Total 650012
% of votes cast 84%0%0%16%
How each member voted (77)
Member Party Vote
Voepel — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Holden — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Salas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ting — Yea
Low — Yea
Levine — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Daly — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Gray — Yea
Smith — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Not Voting
Quirk — Not Voting
Wood — Not Voting
Mayes — Not Voting
Bigelow — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Vince Fong — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Not Voting
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Not Voting
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Not Voting
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Not Voting
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Not Voting
Wilson, Lori D. Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Not Voting
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Yea
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 5000
Unaffiliated 6002
Republican 1001
Total 12003
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Levine — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Vince Fong — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5001
Democratic 4000
Republican 2000
Total 11001
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Levine — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Low — Yea
Medina — Yea
Bloom — Not Voting
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

civil-rights education
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1968 do?
The Donahoe Higher Education Act sets forth the missions and functions of California's public higher education segments, including the California State University, comprising 23 campuses, and the University of California, comprising 10 campuses. Various provisions of the act specify the responsibilities of the Trustees of the California State University and the Regents of the University of California to develop, among other things, policies and procedures, information, and education and training programs for students, faculty, and staff regarding sexual assault and rape, sexual violence, and sexual harassment, as provided. Provisions of the act apply to the University of California only to the extent that the Regents of the University of California, by appropriate resolution, make them applicable. This bill would require the Trustees of the California State University, and request the Regents of the University of California, to develop content and presentation standards and a model internet website template regarding the steps a campus community member who is a survivor of sexual assault may take immediately following the assault, as provided. The bill would require each campus of the California State University and request each campus of the University of California to develop and post on its campus internet website informational guidance regarding those steps based on those standards and model, as provided. The bill would require the trustees, and request the regents, to implement the bill's provisions using existing funds and resources.
Who sponsors AB 1968?
AB 1968 is sponsored by Seyarto, Kelly (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 1968?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 10, 2022. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 1968?
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