California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 R cosponsors

AB 787 — Charter schools: operation: nonprofit public benefit corporations: for-profit corporation prohibition.

Last action — Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

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

This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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, the Charter Schools Act of 1992, authorizes a charter school to elect to operate as, or be operated by, a nonprofit public benefit corporation, as specified. This bill would, commencing January 1, 2017, prohibit a charter school from operating as, or being operated by, a for-profit corporation.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

  2. Vetoed by Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 45. Noes 29. Page 3017.).

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 52. Noes 28. Page 2990.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 10 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 15. Page 2567.).

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

  9. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (July 15).

  10. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  11. In committee: Set, first hearing. Testimony taken. Further hearing to be set.

  12. Referred to Com. on ED.

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

  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 46. Noes 28. Page 1917.)

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  17. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 28).

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

  19. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  20. Read second time and amended.

  21. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 3.) (April 8).

  22. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

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

  24. Referred to Com. on ED.

  25. From printer. May be heard in committee March 28.

  26. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 12 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 787 HERNÁNDEZ Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 45 Yea · 29 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 412406
Democratic 4000
Republican 0500
Total 452906
% of votes cast 56%36%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Not Voting
Brough — Nay
Brown — Not Voting
Holden — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Perea — Not Voting
Wagner — Nay
Burke — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Chiu — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Gray — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Campos — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Levine — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Harper — Nay
Chang — Nay
Kim — Nay
Linder — Nay
Mayes — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Baker — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Nay
Daly — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Not Voting
Steinorth — Nay
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Wood — Yea
Hadley — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
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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Passed 22 Yea · 15 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 201403
Democratic 2100
Total 221503
% of votes cast 55%38%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Nay
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Wolk — Not Voting
Fuller — Nay
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Allen — Yea
Pan — Yea
De León — Yea
Cannella — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Runner — Nay
Mitchell — Not Voting
Glazer — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Huff — Nay
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Hancock — 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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Do pass as amended

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
Block — Yea
Liu — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Runner — Nay
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pan — Yea

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AB 787 HERNÁNDEZ Assembly Third Reading

Passed 46 Yea · 28 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 422305
Democratic 4000
Republican 0501
Total 462806
% of votes cast 58%35%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Nay
Bloom — Not Voting
Brough — Nay
Brown — Not Voting
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Not Voting
Gatto — Yea
Salas — Yea
Low — Yea
Medina — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gray — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Hadley — Nay
Harper — Nay
Atkins — Yea
Burke — Yea
Kim — Nay
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Campos — Yea
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Chang — Nay
Chau — Not Voting
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Nay
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Perea — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Williams — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
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 Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9004
Democratic 2000
Republican 0002
Total 11006
% of votes cast 65%0%0%35%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Not Voting
Holden — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Chang — Not Voting
Wagner — Not Voting
Weber — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 787 do?
Existing law, the Charter Schools Act of 1992, authorizes a charter school to elect to operate as, or be operated by, a nonprofit public benefit corporation, as specified. This bill would, commencing January 1, 2017, prohibit a charter school from operating as, or being operated by, a for-profit corporation.
Who sponsors AB 787?
AB 787 is sponsored by Gonzalez, Jeff (Republican) and Roger Hernández.
What is the current status of AB 787?
This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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 787?
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