California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 2091 — Special education: individualized education programs: translation services.

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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

(1) Existing law requires local educational agencies to identify, locate, and assess individuals with exceptional needs and to provide those pupils with a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment, with special education and related services as reflected in an individualized education program. Existing law requires a local educational agency to initiate and conduct meetings for the purposes of developing, reviewing, and revising the individualized education program of each individual with exceptional needs in accordance federal law. Existing law requires the local educational agency to take any action necessary to ensure that the parent or guardian understands the proceedings at a meeting, including arranging for an interpreter for parents or guardians with deafness or whose native language is a language other than English. This bill would require a local educational agency to also provide translation services for a pupil's parent, guardian, or educational rights holder, as specified. The bill would require the local educational agency, if requested by a pupil's parent, guardian, or educational rights holder, to provide the parent, guardian, or educational rights holder with a translated copy of the individualized education program, any revisions to the individualized education program, and certain documents discussed at an individualized education program team meeting within 60 days of that meeting in the parent's, guardian's, or educational rights holder's primary language. The bill would require the documents to be translated by a qualified translator, as defined, who is proficient in both the English language and the non-English language to be used. The bill would require the State Department of Education to revise its notice of procedural safeguards, in English and in the primary languages for which the department has developed translated versions, to inform parents of their right to request the translation of these documents. By imposing additional duties 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. In committee: Held under submission.

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

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

  4. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 15).

  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 78. Noes 1. Page 5099.)

  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 20. Noes 0.) (May 27).

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

  12. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. Read second time and amended.

  14. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 6).

  15. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

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

  17. Referred to Com. on ED.

  18. From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.

  19. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Lopez · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Lopez

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Votes

Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
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
Nielsen — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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AB 2091 LOPEZ Assembly Third Reading

Passed 78 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 68101
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 78101
% of votes cast 98%1%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Harper — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Burke — Yea
Kim — Yea
Linder — Yea
Chang — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Gray — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chau — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Campos — Yea
Cooper — Not Voting
Holden — Yea
Medina — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic 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

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 20 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 20000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chang — Yea
Daly — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Subjects

education
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2091 do?
(1) Existing law requires local educational agencies to identify, locate, and assess individuals with exceptional needs and to provide those pupils with a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment, with special education and related services as reflected in an individualized education program. Existing law requires a local educational agency to initiate and conduct meetings for the purposes of developing, reviewing, and revising the individualized education program of each individual with exceptional needs in accordance federal law. Existing law requires the local educational agency to take any action necessary to ensure that the parent or guardian understands the proceedings at a meeting, including arranging for an interpreter for parents or guardians with deafness or whose native language is a language other than English. This bill would require a local educational agency to also provide translation services for a pupil's parent, guardian, or educational rights holder, as specified. The bill would require the local educational agency, if requested by a pupil's parent, guardian, or educational rights holder, to provide the parent, guardian, or educational rights holder with a translated copy of the individualized education program, any revisions to the individualized education program, and certain documents discussed at an individualized education program team meeting within 60 days of that meeting in the parent's, guardian's, or educational rights holder's primary language. The bill would require the documents to be translated by a qualified translator, as defined, who is proficient in both the English language and the non-English language to be used. The bill would require the State Department of Education to revise its notice of procedural safeguards, in English and in the primary languages for which the department has developed translated versions, to inform parents of their right to request the translation of these documents. By imposing additional duties 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 AB 2091?
AB 2091 is sponsored by Lopez.
What is the current status of AB 2091?
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 2091?
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