Education finance: local control funding formula.
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SB 579 — Education finance: local control funding formula.
Last action — Referred to Com. on ED.
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✓Introduced
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✓In 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 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 public school financing system that requires state funding for county superintendents of schools, school districts, and charter schools to be calculated pursuant to a local control funding formula, as specified, that includes average daily attendance as a component of that calculation for these local educational agencies. This bill would instead, for the 2021–22 fiscal year, require the department to use the greater of the 2019–20 or 2021–22 fiscal year average daily attendance for purposes of apportionments under the local control funding formula for these local educational agencies, as provided. The bill would instead, for the 2022–23 fiscal year, require the department to use the greater of the 2019–20, 2021–22, or 2022–23 fiscal year average daily attendance for purposes of apportionments under the local control funding formula for these local educational agencies, as specified.
Bill Text
- Amended 01/20/22 - Amended Senate Current pdf January 20, 2022
- Amended 01/03/22 - Amended Senate pdf January 03, 2022
- Introduced 02/18/21 - Introduced pdf February 18, 2021
- SB579 View text html
Action History
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Referred to Com. on ED.
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In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2823.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 2795.) (January 20).
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Set for hearing January 20.
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January 18 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
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Set for hearing January 18.
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From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 2753.) (January 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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Set for hearing January 12.
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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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Joint Rule 55 suspended. (Ayes 32. Noes 4. Page 272.)
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(Ayes 32. Noes 4.)
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Art. IV. Sec. 8(a) of the Constitution dispensed with.
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From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
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Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Sponsors
- Benjamin Allen · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Allen, Benjamin Democratic
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 37 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Kamlager | — | Yea |
| Bradford | — | Yea |
| Nielsen | — | Yea |
| Eggman | — | Yea |
| Pan | — | Yea |
| Wilk | — | Yea |
| Hueso | — | Yea |
| Atkins | — | Yea |
| Newman | — | Yea |
| Min | — | Yea |
| Borgeas | — | Yea |
| Hertzberg | — | Yea |
| Gonzalez | — | Yea |
| Rubio | — | Yea |
| Melendez | — | Yea |
| Leyva | — | Yea |
| Portantino | — | Yea |
| Wieckowski | — | Yea |
| Skinner | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Glazer | — | Yea |
| Bates | — | Not Voting |
| Dodd | — | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Grove, Shannon | Republican | Yea |
| Jones, Brian W. | Republican | Yea |
| Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (7)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Portantino | — | Yea |
| Bradford | — | Yea |
| Bates | — | Yea |
| Kamlager | — | Yea |
| Wieckowski | — | Yea |
| Laird, John | Democratic | Yea |
| Jones, Brian W. | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 86% | 0% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (7)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Wieckowski | — | Yea |
| Bradford | — | Yea |
| Bates | — | Yea |
| Kamlager | — | Yea |
| Portantino | — | Yea |
| Laird, John | Democratic | Yea |
| Jones, Brian W. | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 86% | 0% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (7)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Leyva | — | Yea |
| Pan | — | Yea |
| Glazer | — | Yea |
| Cortese, Dave | Democratic | Yea |
| McGuire, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| Dahle, Megan | Republican | Not Voting |
| Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 579 do?
- Existing law establishes a public school financing system that requires state funding for county superintendents of schools, school districts, and charter schools to be calculated pursuant to a local control funding formula, as specified, that includes average daily attendance as a component of that calculation for these local educational agencies. This bill would instead, for the 2021–22 fiscal year, require the department to use the greater of the 2019–20 or 2021–22 fiscal year average daily attendance for purposes of apportionments under the local control funding formula for these local educational agencies, as provided. The bill would instead, for the 2022–23 fiscal year, require the department to use the greater of the 2019–20, 2021–22, or 2022–23 fiscal year average daily attendance for purposes of apportionments under the local control funding formula for these local educational agencies, as specified.
- Who sponsors SB 579?
- SB 579 is sponsored by Allen, Benjamin (Democratic).
- What is the current status of SB 579?
- This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 579?
- Track SB 579 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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