California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 359 — California Mathematics Placement Act of 2015.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 508, Statutes of 2015.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2015. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law establishes a system of public elementary and secondary education in this state, and authorizes local educational agencies throughout the state to provide instruction to pupils. This bill would enact the California Mathematics Placement Act of 2015. The bill would require governing boards or bodies of local educational agencies, as defined, that serve pupils entering grade 9 and that have not adopted a fair, objective, and transparent mathematics placement policy as of January 1, 2016, to, before the beginning of the 2016–17 school year, develop and adopt, in a regularly scheduled public meeting, a fair, objective, and transparent mathematics placement policy for pupils entering grade 9 with specified elements, and would authorize governing boards or bodies of local educational agencies serving pupils who are transitioning between elementary and middle school or elementary and junior high school to develop and implement a mathematics placement policy for these pupils, as applicable, with these specified elements. The bill would further require each governing board or body of a local educational agency to ensure that its mathematics placement policy is posted on its Internet Web site. By imposing additional requirements on local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) 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 these statutory provisions.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 508, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 1. Page 2504.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2852.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  9. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 27).

  10. August 19 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  11. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. July 1 hearing postponed by committee.

  15. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  16. Referred to Com. on ED.

  17. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  18. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1325.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  19. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  20. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1152.) (May 28).

  21. Set for hearing May 28.

  22. May 11 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  23. Set for hearing May 11.

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

  25. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 647.) (April 15).

  26. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  27. Set for hearing April 15.

  28. April 8 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  29. Set for hearing April 8.

  30. Referred to Com. on ED.

  31. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 27.

  32. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Beall · Cosponsor
  • Mitchell · Primary
  • Hancock · Cosponsor
  • Jones-Sawyer · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Mitchell

Co-sponsors (3)

  • Beall
  • Hancock
  • Jones-Sawyer

Not signed on (118)

118 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB359 Mitchell Concurrence

Passed 39 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36100
Democratic 3000
Total 39100
% of votes cast 98%3%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Bates — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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SB 359 Mitchell Senate Third Reading By JONES-SAWYER

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 68003
Democratic 4000
Republican 5000
Total 77003
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Not Voting
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Linder — Yea
Salas — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Harper — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Yea
Gray — Yea
Low — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Medina — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Chang — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Not Voting
Gatto — Yea
Hadley — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Holden — Yea
Chang — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 37000
Democratic 3000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Roth — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Bates — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Beall — Yea
Monning — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Beall — Yea
Nielsen — Yea

Official roll call →

Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Nielsen — Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 359 do?
(1) Existing law establishes a system of public elementary and secondary education in this state, and authorizes local educational agencies throughout the state to provide instruction to pupils. This bill would enact the California Mathematics Placement Act of 2015. The bill would require governing boards or bodies of local educational agencies, as defined, that serve pupils entering grade 9 and that have not adopted a fair, objective, and transparent mathematics placement policy as of January 1, 2016, to, before the beginning of the 2016–17 school year, develop and adopt, in a regularly scheduled public meeting, a fair, objective, and transparent mathematics placement policy for pupils entering grade 9 with specified elements, and would authorize governing boards or bodies of local educational agencies serving pupils who are transitioning between elementary and middle school or elementary and junior high school to develop and implement a mathematics placement policy for these pupils, as applicable, with these specified elements. The bill would further require each governing board or body of a local educational agency to ensure that its mathematics placement policy is posted on its Internet Web site. By imposing additional requirements on local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) 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 these statutory provisions.
Who sponsors SB 359?
SB 359 is sponsored by Beall, Mitchell, Hancock, and Jones-Sawyer.
What is the current status of SB 359?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2015. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 359?
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