California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 827 — Safe schools: Safe Place to Learn Act: lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning pupil resources.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 562, Statutes of 2015.

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  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 26, 2015. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 80% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 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. This bill would require the department to also 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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 562, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 58. Noes 18. Page 2832.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 3 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 13. Page 2372.).

  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: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

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

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (July 8). 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 59. Noes 15. Page 1919.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  17. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  18. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 28).

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

  20. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  21. Read second time and amended.

  22. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (April 22).

  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. From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.

  27. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Block · Cosponsor
  • Bloom · Cosponsor
  • Bonilla · Cosponsor
  • Chiu · Cosponsor
  • Eggman · Cosponsor
  • Gordon · Cosponsor
  • Leno · Cosponsor
  • Low · Cosponsor
  • O'Donnell · Primary
  • Ting · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 112 not signed on · 11 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • O'Donnell

Co-sponsors (9)

  • Block
  • Bloom
  • Bonilla
  • Chiu
  • Eggman
  • Gordon
  • Leno
  • Low
  • Ting

Not signed on (112)

112 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 827 O'DONNELL Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 58 Yea · 18 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 531404
Democratic 4000
Republican 1400
Total 581804
% of votes cast 73%23%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Not Voting
Alejo — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Kim — Nay
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Nay
McCarty — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Burke — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Harper — Nay
Chang — Not Voting
Baker — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Mayes — Not Voting
Melendez — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Olsen — Not Voting
Steinorth — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
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

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3rd Reading AB827 O'Donnell By Block

Passed 27 Yea · 13 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 251200
Democratic 2100
Total 271300
% of votes cast 68%33%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Nay
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Roth — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Runner — Nay
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay

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AB 827 O'DONNELL Assembly Third Reading

Passed 59 Yea · 15 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 541105
Democratic 4000
Republican 1401
Total 591506
% of votes cast 74%19%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Not Voting
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kim — Nay
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Melendez — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Burke — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gray — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Chau — Yea
Harper — Nay
Chu — Yea
Mayes — Not Voting
Obernolte — Nay
Olsen — Not Voting
Steinorth — Nay
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Wood — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — 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 Not Voting
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 as amended.

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10003
Democratic 2000
Republican 0002
Total 12005
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Holden — Yea
Chang — Not Voting
Daly — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — 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

civil-rights education
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 827 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. This bill would require the department to also 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.
Who sponsors AB 827?
AB 827 is sponsored by Block, Bloom, Bonilla, Chiu, Eggman, Gordon, Leno, Low, O'Donnell, and Ting.
What is the current status of AB 827?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 26, 2015. Enacted.
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