California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2845 — School safety: Safe Place to Learn Act.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 621, Statutes of 2016.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2016. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law establishes the system of public elementary and secondary schools in this state, and provides for the establishment of local educational agencies to operate these schools and provide instruction to pupils. Existing law states the policy of the State of California to afford all persons in public schools, regardless of their disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other specified characteristic, equal rights and opportunities in the educational institutions of the state. Existing law, the Safe Place to Learn Act, requires the State Department of Education, as part of its regular monitoring and review of a local educational agency, to assess whether the local educational agency has, among other things, adopted a policy that prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying, as specified, and has publicized that policy to pupils, parents, employees, agents of the governing board, and the general public. Existing law also requires the department to assess whether the local educational agency has provided to certificated schoolsite employees who serve pupils in any of grades 7 to 12, inclusive, information on existing schoolsite and community resources related to the support of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning pupils, as specified. This bill would express legislative findings and declarations relating to pupils who are subject to verbal, physical, and online harassment. The bill would add the support of pupils who face bias or bullying on the basis of religious affiliation, or perceived religious affiliation. Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to post, and annually update, on the department's Internet Web site and provide to each school district a list of statewide resources, including community-based organizations, that provide support to youth who have been subjected to school-based discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying, and their families. This bill would instead provide that that list include statewide resources, including community-based organizations, that provide support to youth, and their families, who have been subjected to school-based discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying on the basis of religious affiliation, nationality, race, or ethnicity, or perceived religious affiliation, nationality, race, or ethnicity.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 621, Statutes of 2016.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6203.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 21 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 3. Page 5126.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (August 11).

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

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. Referred to Com. on ED.

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 67. Noes 0. Page 4961.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  17. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (May 18).

  18. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  19. Read second time and amended.

  20. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 20).

  21. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

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

  23. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

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

  25. Referred to Com. on ED.

  26. Read first time.

  27. From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  28. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • McCarty · Cosponsor
  • Williams · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Williams

Co-sponsors (1)

  • McCarty

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2845 WILLIAMS Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69001
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Salas — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Harper — Yea
Holden — Yea
Campos — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Gray — Yea
Low — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chang — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Medina — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gomez — 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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3rd Reading AB2845 Williams By Pan

Passed 34 Yea · 3 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31302
Democratic 3000
Total 34302
% of votes cast 87%8%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bates — Yea
Block — Yea
Hueso — Not Voting
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Not Voting
Morrell — Nay
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass

Passed 6 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5100
Democratic 1000
Total 6100
% of votes cast 86%14%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Hill — Yea
Beall — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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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
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

AB 2845 WILLIAMS Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 67 Yea · 0 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 580012
Democratic 5000
Republican 4001
Total 670013
% of votes cast 84%0%0%16%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Brown — Not Voting
Kim — Yea
Low — Not Voting
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Ting — Not Voting
Waldron — Yea
Chang — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Salas — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gray — Yea
Harper — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Burke — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Not Voting
Chu — Yea
Dodd — Not Voting
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
O'Donnell — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

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
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Daly — Yea
Holden — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — 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

public-safety civil-rights education
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2845 do?
Existing law establishes the system of public elementary and secondary schools in this state, and provides for the establishment of local educational agencies to operate these schools and provide instruction to pupils. Existing law states the policy of the State of California to afford all persons in public schools, regardless of their disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other specified characteristic, equal rights and opportunities in the educational institutions of the state. Existing law, the Safe Place to Learn Act, requires the State Department of Education, as part of its regular monitoring and review of a local educational agency, to assess whether the local educational agency has, among other things, adopted a policy that prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying, as specified, and has publicized that policy to pupils, parents, employees, agents of the governing board, and the general public. Existing law also requires the department to assess whether the local educational agency has provided to certificated schoolsite employees who serve pupils in any of grades 7 to 12, inclusive, information on existing schoolsite and community resources related to the support of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning pupils, as specified. This bill would express legislative findings and declarations relating to pupils who are subject to verbal, physical, and online harassment. The bill would add the support of pupils who face bias or bullying on the basis of religious affiliation, or perceived religious affiliation. Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to post, and annually update, on the department's Internet Web site and provide to each school district a list of statewide resources, including community-based organizations, that provide support to youth who have been subjected to school-based discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying, and their families. This bill would instead provide that that list include statewide resources, including community-based organizations, that provide support to youth, and their families, who have been subjected to school-based discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying on the basis of religious affiliation, nationality, race, or ethnicity, or perceived religious affiliation, nationality, race, or ethnicity.
Who sponsors AB 2845?
AB 2845 is sponsored by McCarty and Williams.
What is the current status of AB 2845?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2016. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 2845?
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