California 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 1652 — County boards of education: school district governing boards: members: charter school employees.

Last action — From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E. & C.A. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 1). Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2021-2022 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.

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Summary

Under existing law, any registered voter is eligible to be a member of the county board of education except the county superintendent of schools, any member of the county superintendent of school's staff, and any employee of a school district that is within the jurisdiction of the county board of education. This bill would make any charter school employee or executive director of a charter school or resource center ineligible to be a member of the county board of education in the county where their employing school or resource center is authorized, except for a member elected or appointed before January 1, 2023, as provided. The bill would prohibit a member meeting that exception from voting on issues related to their employing charter school. Existing law makes any person who is 18 years of age or older, a citizen of the state, a resident of the school district, a registered voter, and not disqualified from holding a civil office, eligible to be elected or appointed a member of a governing board of a school district, as provided, except that an employee of a school district is prohibited from being sworn into office as an elected or appointed member of that school district's governing board unless and until that person resigns as an employee. This bill would also prohibit an executive director or employee of a charter school or resource center from being sworn into office as an elected or appointed member of the school district's governing board if the charter school or resource center was authorized by the school district, unless and until they resign as an executive director or employee, except for a member elected or appointed before January 1, 2023, as provided. The bill would prohibit a member meeting that exception from voting on issues related to their employing charter school.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E. & C.A. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 1). Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.

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

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

  4. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 60. Noes 0. Page 4403.)

  5. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  6. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 6).

  7. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  8. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.

  9. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  10. Referred to Com. on ED.

  11. From printer. May be heard in committee February 14.

  12. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Medina · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Medina

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1652 Medina Assembly Third Reading

Passed 60 Yea · 0 Nay · 17 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 27002
Unaffiliated 270012
Republican 6003
Total 600017
% of votes cast 78%0%0%22%
How each member voted (77)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Holden — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Salas — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ting — Yea
Low — Yea
Levine — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Daly — Yea
Medina — Yea
Gray — Yea
Smith — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Voepel — Not Voting
Cooley — Not Voting
Cunningham — Not Voting
Kiley — Not Voting
Mayes — Not Voting
Bigelow — Not Voting
Rendon — Not Voting
Mullin — Not Voting
McCarty — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Luz Rivas — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Vince Fong — Not Voting
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Not Voting
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
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 Not Voting
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
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 Yea
Wilson, Lori D. Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Yea
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

civil-rights education
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1652 do?
Under existing law, any registered voter is eligible to be a member of the county board of education except the county superintendent of schools, any member of the county superintendent of school's staff, and any employee of a school district that is within the jurisdiction of the county board of education. This bill would make any charter school employee or executive director of a charter school or resource center ineligible to be a member of the county board of education in the county where their employing school or resource center is authorized, except for a member elected or appointed before January 1, 2023, as provided. The bill would prohibit a member meeting that exception from voting on issues related to their employing charter school. Existing law makes any person who is 18 years of age or older, a citizen of the state, a resident of the school district, a registered voter, and not disqualified from holding a civil office, eligible to be elected or appointed a member of a governing board of a school district, as provided, except that an employee of a school district is prohibited from being sworn into office as an elected or appointed member of that school district's governing board unless and until that person resigns as an employee. This bill would also prohibit an executive director or employee of a charter school or resource center from being sworn into office as an elected or appointed member of the school district's governing board if the charter school or resource center was authorized by the school district, unless and until they resign as an executive director or employee, except for a member elected or appointed before January 1, 2023, as provided. The bill would prohibit a member meeting that exception from voting on issues related to their employing charter school.
Who sponsors AB 1652?
AB 1652 is sponsored by Medina.
What is the current status of AB 1652?
This bill died with 2021-2022 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 AB 1652?
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