California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 445 — Pupil instruction and services: homeless children: foster children.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 289, Statutes of 2015.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2015. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) The federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act sets forth specified requirements relating to the education of homeless children and youth, as defined. Under existing state law, a local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youth is required to ensure that public notice of the educational rights of homeless children and youths is disseminated in schools within the liaison's local educational agency, as specified. This bill would require a local educational agency serving a homeless child, once a child becomes a homeless child, to allow the homeless child to continue his or her education in the school of origin through the duration of the homelessness, and would set forth related requirements governing the enrollment of homeless children. By imposing additional duties on local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) Existing law requires a pupil placed in a licensed children's institution or foster family home to attend programs operated by the local educational agency, unless one of certain circumstances applies. Existing law requires each local educational agency to designate a staff person as the educational liaison for foster children, as defined. Existing law requires the educational liaison for foster children to ensure and facilitate the proper educational placement, enrollment in school, and checkout from school of foster children, and to assist foster children when transferring from one school to another school or from one school district to another school district in ensuring the proper transfer of credits, records, and grades. Existing law defines a local educational agency for purposes of these provisions, the provisions above relating to homeless children and youth, and other related provisions to include a school district, a county office of education, a charter school participating as a member of a special education local plan area, or a special education local plan area. This bill would revise the definition of a local educational agency for purposes of those provisions to include all charter schools. To the extent this would impose additional duties on charter schools, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) 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. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 289, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:45 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2205.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  6. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  7. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2534.) Ordered to the Senate.

  8. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  9. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 15).

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

  11. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 1).

  12. June 17 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  13. Referred to Com. on ED.

  14. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  15. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1031.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  16. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  18. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 884.) (May 4).

  19. Set for hearing May 4.

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

  21. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 522.) (April 8).

  22. Set for hearing April 8.

  23. Referred to Com. on ED.

  24. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 28.

  25. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Liu · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Liu

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Special Consent #7

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 37000
Democratic 3000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Bates — Yea
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — 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 →

SB 445 Liu Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70001
Democratic 4000
Republican 5000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kim — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Chau — Yea
Salas — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Harper — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Gray — Yea
Levine — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Chu — Not Voting
Hadley — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ting — 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
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

Official roll call →

Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12001
Democratic 2000
Republican 2000
Total 16001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Bigelow — Yea
Chang — Yea
Daly — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Special Consent #1

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33003
Democratic 3000
Total 36003
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hall — Not Voting
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass

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
Bates — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Beall — Yea

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Subjects

housing education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 445 do?
(1) The federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act sets forth specified requirements relating to the education of homeless children and youth, as defined. Under existing state law, a local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youth is required to ensure that public notice of the educational rights of homeless children and youths is disseminated in schools within the liaison's local educational agency, as specified. This bill would require a local educational agency serving a homeless child, once a child becomes a homeless child, to allow the homeless child to continue his or her education in the school of origin through the duration of the homelessness, and would set forth related requirements governing the enrollment of homeless children. By imposing additional duties on local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) Existing law requires a pupil placed in a licensed children's institution or foster family home to attend programs operated by the local educational agency, unless one of certain circumstances applies. Existing law requires each local educational agency to designate a staff person as the educational liaison for foster children, as defined. Existing law requires the educational liaison for foster children to ensure and facilitate the proper educational placement, enrollment in school, and checkout from school of foster children, and to assist foster children when transferring from one school to another school or from one school district to another school district in ensuring the proper transfer of credits, records, and grades. Existing law defines a local educational agency for purposes of these provisions, the provisions above relating to homeless children and youth, and other related provisions to include a school district, a county office of education, a charter school participating as a member of a special education local plan area, or a special education local plan area. This bill would revise the definition of a local educational agency for purposes of those provisions to include all charter schools. To the extent this would impose additional duties on charter schools, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) 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 SB 445?
SB 445 is sponsored by Liu.
What is the current status of SB 445?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2015. Enacted.
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