California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 252 — Advanced placement program: Advanced Placement STEM Access Grant Program.

Last action — In committee: Held under submission.

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

This bill died with 2015-2016 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 contains legislative findings and declarations stating that advanced placement courses, among other things, help to improve the overall curriculum at schools where they are provided and provide a cost-effective means for high school pupils to obtain college-level coursework experience. This bill would establish the Advanced Placement STEM Access Grant Program, to be administered by the State Department of Education, for purposes of awarding grants of up to $8,000 to eligible school districts to cover the costs of establishing or expanding a high school advanced placement STEM curriculum, as defined. The bill would specify that the program is to be implemented only if moneys are made available to the department from state and nonstate funding sources for purposes of the program. The bill would establish the Advanced Placement STEM Access Grant Program Account within the State Treasury for purposes of awarding grants pursuant to the program. The bill's provisions would be repealed on January 1, 2022.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. In committee: Held under submission.

  2. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  3. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  4. Referred to Com. on ED.

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

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 64. Noes 14. Page 1920.)

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  9. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 4.) (May 28).

  10. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  11. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. Read second time and amended.

  13. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (April 22).

  14. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

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

  16. Referred to Com. on ED.

  17. From printer. May be heard in committee March 12.

  18. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Holden · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Holden

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

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

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AB 252 HOLDEN Assembly Third Reading

Passed 64 Yea · 14 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 581101
Democratic 4000
Republican 2301
Total 641402
% of votes cast 80%18%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Burke — Yea
Campos — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Chang — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Holden — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Kim — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Atkins — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Williams — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Harper — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Mayes — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Olsen — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Wood — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — 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 Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 13 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2000
Unaffiliated 11200
Republican 0200
Total 13400
% of votes cast 76%24%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Holden — Yea
Chang — Yea
Daly — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 252 do?
Existing law contains legislative findings and declarations stating that advanced placement courses, among other things, help to improve the overall curriculum at schools where they are provided and provide a cost-effective means for high school pupils to obtain college-level coursework experience. This bill would establish the Advanced Placement STEM Access Grant Program, to be administered by the State Department of Education, for purposes of awarding grants of up to $8,000 to eligible school districts to cover the costs of establishing or expanding a high school advanced placement STEM curriculum, as defined. The bill would specify that the program is to be implemented only if moneys are made available to the department from state and nonstate funding sources for purposes of the program. The bill would establish the Advanced Placement STEM Access Grant Program Account within the State Treasury for purposes of awarding grants pursuant to the program. The bill's provisions would be repealed on January 1, 2022.
Who sponsors AB 252?
AB 252 is sponsored by Holden.
What is the current status of AB 252?
This bill died with 2015-2016 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 252?
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