California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 1258 — Elementary and secondary education: Computer Science Education Grant Pilot Program.

Last action — In committee: Held under submission.

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  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.

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Summary

Existing law establishes a system of public elementary and secondary schools in this state, and authorizes school districts and other local educational agencies to provide instruction to pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive. Existing law establishes a course of study for pupils in these grades. This bill would establish the Computer Science Education Grant Pilot Program under the administration of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Under the program, eligible local educational agencies, as defined, could apply to receive grants, not to exceed 2 years, to establish and maintain computer science courses in underserved areas and among pupils from groups historically underrepresented in the field of computer science, and to provide professional development for teachers to teach computer science, either as a stand-alone course or as integrated into other courses. The bill would authorize any local educational agency in the state to apply for participation in the pilot program. The bill would specify minimum criteria to be applied by the Superintendent in evaluating applicant local educational agencies for possible participation in the pilot program, and authorize the Superintendent to consult with computer science experts to discuss and refine these criteria, as specified. The bill would establish the Computer Science Education Grant Matching Account in the State Treasury. The bill would authorize the State Treasury to receive, and deposit into the account, any gifts, grants, or donations received for purposes of the bill from private persons or entities. The bill would require local educational agencies receiving grants under the bill to provide local matching resources, which may include in-kind donations, constituting an amount equaling the amount that would be allocated to the local educational agency from the Computer Science Education Grant Matching Account. The bill would express the intent of the Legislature that no moneys from the state General Fund be used to fund the grant pilot program established by the bill. The bill would provide that the funds deposited in the account would be available, upon appropriation in the annual Budget Act or in another statute, to the Superintendent for purposes of the bill, provided that the Superintendent certifies, in writing, to the Director of Finance that there are sufficient funds, as defined, in the account to implement the bill. The bill would limit expenditures from the account to cover administrative costs to the State Department of Education to no more than 5% of the allocations made from the account in any fiscal year. The bill would authorize the Superintendent to refund to the donor all or a portion of any gift, grant, or donation made to the account by that donor if the funds received from that donor have not been encumbered because there are surplus funds in the account or because this provision has not become operative. The bill would require the Superintendent to submit an annual report, containing specified data about the grant program, to the Governor and the Legislature on or before January 10, 2018, and on or before January 10 in 2019, 2020, and 2021. The provisions of the bill would become inoperative on July 1, 2021, and would be repealed as of January 1, 2022.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. In committee: Held under submission.

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

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

  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 65. Noes 13. Page 1852.)

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (May 28).

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

  11. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. Read second time and amended.

  13. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 29).

  14. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

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

  16. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

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

  18. Referred to Com. on ED.

  19. Read first time.

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

  21. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Chau · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Chau

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 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Nielsen — Yea

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AB 1258 CHAU Assembly Third Reading

Passed 65 Yea · 13 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 60802
Democratic 4000
Republican 1500
Total 651302
% of votes cast 81%16%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Mathis — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Salas — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gray — Yea
Harper — Nay
Holden — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Kim — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Atkins — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Burke — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Olsen — Not Voting
Wagner — Nay
Gomez — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Hadley — 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 Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 13 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2000
Unaffiliated 11101
Republican 0002
Total 13103
% of votes cast 76%6%0%18%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Eggman — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Holden — Yea
Chang — Yea
Daly — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Wagner — Not Voting
Gomez — Yea
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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Subjects

education technology
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1258 do?
Existing law establishes a system of public elementary and secondary schools in this state, and authorizes school districts and other local educational agencies to provide instruction to pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive. Existing law establishes a course of study for pupils in these grades. This bill would establish the Computer Science Education Grant Pilot Program under the administration of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Under the program, eligible local educational agencies, as defined, could apply to receive grants, not to exceed 2 years, to establish and maintain computer science courses in underserved areas and among pupils from groups historically underrepresented in the field of computer science, and to provide professional development for teachers to teach computer science, either as a stand-alone course or as integrated into other courses. The bill would authorize any local educational agency in the state to apply for participation in the pilot program. The bill would specify minimum criteria to be applied by the Superintendent in evaluating applicant local educational agencies for possible participation in the pilot program, and authorize the Superintendent to consult with computer science experts to discuss and refine these criteria, as specified. The bill would establish the Computer Science Education Grant Matching Account in the State Treasury. The bill would authorize the State Treasury to receive, and deposit into the account, any gifts, grants, or donations received for purposes of the bill from private persons or entities. The bill would require local educational agencies receiving grants under the bill to provide local matching resources, which may include in-kind donations, constituting an amount equaling the amount that would be allocated to the local educational agency from the Computer Science Education Grant Matching Account. The bill would express the intent of the Legislature that no moneys from the state General Fund be used to fund the grant pilot program established by the bill. The bill would provide that the funds deposited in the account would be available, upon appropriation in the annual Budget Act or in another statute, to the Superintendent for purposes of the bill, provided that the Superintendent certifies, in writing, to the Director of Finance that there are sufficient funds, as defined, in the account to implement the bill. The bill would limit expenditures from the account to cover administrative costs to the State Department of Education to no more than 5% of the allocations made from the account in any fiscal year. The bill would authorize the Superintendent to refund to the donor all or a portion of any gift, grant, or donation made to the account by that donor if the funds received from that donor have not been encumbered because there are surplus funds in the account or because this provision has not become operative. The bill would require the Superintendent to submit an annual report, containing specified data about the grant program, to the Governor and the Legislature on or before January 10, 2018, and on or before January 10 in 2019, 2020, and 2021. The provisions of the bill would become inoperative on July 1, 2021, and would be repealed as of January 1, 2022.
Who sponsors AB 1258?
AB 1258 is sponsored by Chau.
What is the current status of AB 1258?
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 1258?
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