California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly 1 D cosponsors

AB 1385 — Community colleges: accreditation.

Last action — Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Beall.

  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Existing law specifies the duties of the board of governors, including, among other duties, establishing minimum standards for the formation of community colleges and districts. Under existing regulatory authority, the board of governors requires each community college to be accredited. This bill would prohibit the accrediting agency from imposing a special assessment on community colleges to pay for the accrediting agency's legal fees for any lawsuit unless there has been an affirmative vote of the majority of the chief executive officers, or their designees, of all of the community colleges. The bill would excuse compliance with this prohibition if the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges determines that the accrediting agency's compliance would violate federal law, as specified.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Beall.

  2. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  3. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (July 15).

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

  5. Referred to Com. on ED.

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

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 62. Noes 18. Page 1905.)

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (April 28).

  11. Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

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

  13. Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

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

  15. Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

  16. Read first time.

  17. From printer. May be heard in committee March 31.

  18. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Beall · Cosponsor
  • Mike A. Gipson · Cosponsor
  • Mullin · Cosponsor
  • Nielsen · Cosponsor
  • Ting · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Ting

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (117)

117 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

Do pass

Passed 6 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6300
Total 6300
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Leyva — Yea
Pan — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Runner — Yea
Block — Yea
Hancock — Nay
Liu — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Nay

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AB 1385 TING Assembly Third Reading

Passed 62 Yea · 18 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 551500
Democratic 4000
Republican 3300
Total 621800
% of votes cast 78%23%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Nay
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Medina — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Burke — Yea
Campos — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Holden — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Chau — Yea
Hadley — Nay
Harper — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Levine — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Wood — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gonzalez — 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 Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 9 Yea · 3 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8301
Democratic 1000
Total 9301
% of votes cast 69%23%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Baker — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Low — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Harper — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Medina — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea

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Subjects

education
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1385 do?
Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Existing law specifies the duties of the board of governors, including, among other duties, establishing minimum standards for the formation of community colleges and districts. Under existing regulatory authority, the board of governors requires each community college to be accredited. This bill would prohibit the accrediting agency from imposing a special assessment on community colleges to pay for the accrediting agency's legal fees for any lawsuit unless there has been an affirmative vote of the majority of the chief executive officers, or their designees, of all of the community colleges. The bill would excuse compliance with this prohibition if the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges determines that the accrediting agency's compliance would violate federal law, as specified.
Who sponsors AB 1385?
AB 1385 is sponsored by Beall, Gipson, Mike A. (Democratic), Mullin, Nielsen, and Ting.
What is the current status of AB 1385?
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 1385?
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