Community college districts: removal, suspension, or expulsion.
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SB 186 — Community college districts: removal, suspension, or expulsion.
Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 232, Statutes of 2015.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed Assembly
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 09, 2015. Enacted.
Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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3 sponsors
1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 recorded votes so far.
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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 establishes community college districts, each administered by a governing board, throughout the state, and authorizes these districts to provide instruction to students at community college campuses maintained by the districts. Existing law provides for the removal, suspension, and expulsion of a community college student, as specified, for good cause, as defined. Existing law prohibits a community college student from being removed, suspended, or expelled unless the conduct for which the student is disciplined is related to college activity or attendance. The bill would authorize the governing board of a community college district to remove, suspend, or expel a student for sexual assault or sexual exploitation, as defined, regardless of the victim's affiliation with the community college, even if the offense is not related to college activity or attendance.
Bill Text
- Chaptered 09/01/15 - Chaptered Current pdf September 01, 2015
- Enrolled 08/19/15 - Enrolled pdf August 19, 2015
- Amended 04/16/15 - Amended Senate pdf April 16, 2015
- Amended 03/17/15 - Amended Senate pdf March 17, 2015
- Introduced 02/09/15 - Introduced pdf February 09, 2015
- SB186 View text html
Action History
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Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 232, Statutes of 2015.
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Approved by the Governor.
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Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:15 p.m.
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In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
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Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 2467.) Ordered to the Senate.
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Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 23).
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Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
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In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 772.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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Ordered to second reading.
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Read third time and amended.
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Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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Ordered to second reading.
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Withdrawn from committee.
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From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 417.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
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From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.
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Set for hearing March 25.
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March 18 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
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Set for hearing March 18.
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Referred to Coms. on ED. and RLS.
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From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 12.
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Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Sponsors
- Block · Cosponsor
- Jackson · Primary
- Maienschein · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Jackson
Co-sponsors (2)
- Block
- Maienschein
Not signed on (119)
119 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 119 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 60 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democratic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 66 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| % of votes cast | 83% | 0% | 0% | 18% |
How each member voted (80)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alejo | — | Yea |
| Kim | — | Yea |
| Levine | — | Yea |
| Low | — | Yea |
| Mathis | — | Not Voting |
| Mayes | — | Yea |
| Mullin | — | Yea |
| Obernolte | — | Not Voting |
| Ridley-Thomas | — | Yea |
| Steinorth | — | Yea |
| Wilk | — | Yea |
| Wood | — | Yea |
| Eggman | — | Not Voting |
| Frazier | — | Yea |
| Gatto | — | Yea |
| Chávez | — | Yea |
| Salas | — | Yea |
| Jones-Sawyer | — | Yea |
| Olsen | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Bonilla | — | Yea |
| Gray | — | Yea |
| Lopez | — | Yea |
| Gomez | — | Yea |
| Campos | — | Yea |
| Chang | — | Yea |
| Chiu | — | Yea |
| Cooley | — | Yea |
| Cooper | — | Yea |
| Dababneh | — | Yea |
| Daly | — | Yea |
| Dodd | — | Yea |
| Gordon | — | Yea |
| Holden | — | Yea |
| Linder | — | Yea |
| Maienschein | — | Yea |
| McCarty | — | Yea |
| Medina | — | Yea |
| Nazarian | — | Yea |
| O'Donnell | — | Yea |
| Perea | — | Yea |
| Achadjian | — | Yea |
| Baker | — | Yea |
| Bloom | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Rendon | — | Yea |
| Rodriguez | — | Yea |
| Thurmond | — | Yea |
| Waldron | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Chau | — | Yea |
| Chu | — | Yea |
| Bigelow | — | Not Voting |
| Brough | — | Not Voting |
| Harper | — | Not Voting |
| Melendez | — | Not Voting |
| Quirk | — | Yea |
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Ting | — | Yea |
| Wagner | — | Not Voting |
| Atkins | — | Yea |
| Weber | — | Not Voting |
| Hadley | — | Yea |
| Beth Gaines | — | Not Voting |
| Cristina Garcia | — | Yea |
| Eduardo Garcia | — | Yea |
| Jim Patterson | — | Yea |
| Lorena Gonzalez | — | Yea |
| Mark Stone | — | Yea |
| Roger Hernández | — | Yea |
| Travis Allen | — | Not Voting |
| Bonta, Mia | Democratic | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Gipson, Mike A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Irwin, Jacqui | Democratic | Yea |
| Dahle, Megan | Republican | Yea |
| Gallagher, James | Republican | Not Voting |
| Grove, Shannon | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jones, Brian W. | Republican | Not Voting |
| Lackey, Tom | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 85% | 0% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (13)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Jones-Sawyer | — | Yea |
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Harper | — | Not Voting |
| Chávez | — | Yea |
| Baker | — | Yea |
| Bloom | — | Yea |
| Levine | — | Yea |
| Linder | — | Yea |
| Low | — | Yea |
| Medina | — | Yea |
| Weber | — | Not Voting |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Irwin, Jacqui | Democratic | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 32 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Democratic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 35 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson | — | Yea |
| Block | — | Yea |
| Hernandez | — | Yea |
| Leno | — | Yea |
| Leyva | — | Yea |
| Moorlach | — | Not Voting |
| Nielsen | — | Yea |
| Pan | — | Yea |
| Wolk | — | Yea |
| Fuller | — | Yea |
| Galgiani | — | Yea |
| Allen | — | Yea |
| Mitchell | — | Yea |
| De León | — | Yea |
| Runner | — | Yea |
| Cannella | — | Yea |
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Hancock | — | Yea |
| Hertzberg | — | Not Voting |
| Bates | — | Yea |
| Beall | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Hueso | — | Yea |
| Huff | — | Yea |
| Lara | — | Yea |
| Liu | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Monning | — | Yea |
| Morrell | — | Yea |
| Pavley | — | Not Voting |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Vidak | — | Not Voting |
| Wieckowski | — | Yea |
| Beth Gaines | — | Yea |
| Bill Berryhill | — | Yea |
| Mark Stone | — | Yea |
| Jackson, Corey A. | Democratic | Yea |
| McGuire, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| Nguyen, Stephanie | Democratic | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 88% | 0% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (8)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Block | — | Yea |
| Hancock | — | Yea |
| Leyva | — | Yea |
| Liu | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Huff | — | Not Voting |
| Pan | — | Yea |
| Vidak | — | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 186 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 establishes community college districts, each administered by a governing board, throughout the state, and authorizes these districts to provide instruction to students at community college campuses maintained by the districts. Existing law provides for the removal, suspension, and expulsion of a community college student, as specified, for good cause, as defined. Existing law prohibits a community college student from being removed, suspended, or expelled unless the conduct for which the student is disciplined is related to college activity or attendance. The bill would authorize the governing board of a community college district to remove, suspend, or expel a student for sexual assault or sexual exploitation, as defined, regardless of the victim's affiliation with the community college, even if the offense is not related to college activity or attendance.
- Who sponsors SB 186?
- SB 186 is sponsored by Block, Jackson, and Maienschein.
- What is the current status of SB 186?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 09, 2015. Enacted.
- Where can I track SB 186?
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