California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

SB 524 — Private alternative boarding schools and outdoor programs.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 864, Statutes of 2016.

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  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 26, 2015. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 80% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 10 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law, the California Community Care Facilities Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of community care and residential facilities by the State Department of Social Services. Under existing law, the act does not apply to certain facilities, including, among others, any school dormitory or similar facility determined by the department. Existing law makes a violation of any of these provisions punishable as a misdemeanor. This bill would define "private alternative boarding school" and "private alternative outdoor program" for purposes of the act and would make those facilities subject to regulation under the act. The bill would require the department, commencing January 1, 2018, to license private alternative boarding schools as group homes and, commencing January 1, 2019, to license private alternative outdoor programs as group homes. The bill would impose additional requirements on these facilities and programs, including, among others, requiring them to provide each prospective youth and his or her parent or legal guardian with an accurate written description of the programs and services to be provided and requiring their staff to receive training in specified subject areas. The bill would also establish rights for youth admitted to a private alternative boarding school or a private alternative outdoor program. The bill would require the department to adopt regulations implementing licensure of private alternative boarding schools by January 1, 2018, and to adopt regulations implementing licensure of private alternative outdoor programs by January 1, 2019, and would authorize the department to adopt emergency regulations in both instances. By making private alternative boarding schools and private alternative outdoor programs subject to criminal penalties under the act, this bill would create new crimes, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program. This bill would incorporate additional changes made by AB 741 and AB 1997 that would become operative only if this bill is chaptered last. 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 864, Statutes of 2016.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 26. Noes 11. Page 5479.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 3. Noes 2. Page 5457.)

  6. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 5448.) Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

  7. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).

  8. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  9. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 54. Noes 23. Page 6234.) Ordered to the Senate.

  10. Ordered to third reading.

  11. Read third time and amended. (Ayes 49. Noes 20. Page 5984.)

  12. Ordered to third reading.

  13. Read third time and amended.

  14. Ordered to third reading.

  15. From inactive file.

  16. Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Calderon.

  17. Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Holden.

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  19. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (August 27).

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

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

  22. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  23. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.

  24. Referred to Com. on HUM. S.

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

  26. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 1. Page 1191.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  27. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  28. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 1155.) (May 28).

  29. Set for hearing May 28.

  30. May 18 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  31. Set for hearing May 18.

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

  33. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 817.) (April 28).

  34. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

  35. Set for hearing April 28.

  36. Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

  37. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 29.

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

Sponsors

  • Lopez · Cosponsor
  • Lara · Primary
  • Liu · Cosponsor
  • Low · Cosponsor
  • Mike McGuire · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on · 11 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Lara

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (117)

117 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB524 Lara Concurrence

Passed 26 Yea · 11 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 241002
Democratic 2100
Total 261102
% of votes cast 67%28%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Leno — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Cannella — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Not Voting
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Roth — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay

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SB 524 Lara Senate Third Reading By LOW

Passed 54 Yea · 23 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 491803
Democratic 5000
Republican 0500
Total 542303
% of votes cast 68%29%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Linder — Not Voting
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Burke — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Medina — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gray — Nay
Harper — Nay
Kim — Not Voting
Mathis — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Chang — Nay
Chávez — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Gomez — Yea
Hadley — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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SB 524 Lara Senate Third Reading Amend By LOW Set #1

Passed 49 Yea · 20 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4415011
Republican 0500
Democratic 5000
Total 4920011
% of votes cast 61%25%0%14%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Not Voting
Bigelow — Not Voting
Brough — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Not Voting
Maienschein — Nay
Mathis — Not Voting
Obernolte — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Campos — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Low — Yea
Medina — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Gray — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chang — Not Voting
Harper — Nay
Holden — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Dodd — Not Voting
Linder — Nay
Mayes — Nay
Melendez — Not Voting
Olsen — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Wood — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brown — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Levine — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Democratic 2000
Republican 1001
Total 16001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chang — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 35 Yea · 1 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32104
Democratic 3000
Total 35104
% of votes cast 88%3%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Not Voting
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Do pass

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5002
Total 5002
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Bates — Not Voting
Beall — Yea

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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
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 524 do?
Existing law, the California Community Care Facilities Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of community care and residential facilities by the State Department of Social Services. Under existing law, the act does not apply to certain facilities, including, among others, any school dormitory or similar facility determined by the department. Existing law makes a violation of any of these provisions punishable as a misdemeanor. This bill would define "private alternative boarding school" and "private alternative outdoor program" for purposes of the act and would make those facilities subject to regulation under the act. The bill would require the department, commencing January 1, 2018, to license private alternative boarding schools as group homes and, commencing January 1, 2019, to license private alternative outdoor programs as group homes. The bill would impose additional requirements on these facilities and programs, including, among others, requiring them to provide each prospective youth and his or her parent or legal guardian with an accurate written description of the programs and services to be provided and requiring their staff to receive training in specified subject areas. The bill would also establish rights for youth admitted to a private alternative boarding school or a private alternative outdoor program. The bill would require the department to adopt regulations implementing licensure of private alternative boarding schools by January 1, 2018, and to adopt regulations implementing licensure of private alternative outdoor programs by January 1, 2019, and would authorize the department to adopt emergency regulations in both instances. By making private alternative boarding schools and private alternative outdoor programs subject to criminal penalties under the act, this bill would create new crimes, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program. This bill would incorporate additional changes made by AB 741 and AB 1997 that would become operative only if this bill is chaptered last. 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors SB 524?
SB 524 is sponsored by Lopez, Lara, Liu, Low, and McGuire, Mike (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 524?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 26, 2015. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 524?
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