California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 1072 — Schoolbus safety: child safety alert system.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 721, Statutes of 2016.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 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 10 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law requires the county superintendent of schools, the superintendent of a school district, or the owner or operator of a private school that provides transportation to or from a school or school activity to prepare a transportation safety plan containing procedures for school personnel to follow to ensure the safe transport of pupils, as prescribed. This bill would require that plan to include procedures to ensure that a pupil is not left unattended on a schoolbus, school pupil activity bus, or youth bus, and procedures and standards for designating an adult chaperone, other than the driver, to accompany pupils on a school pupil activity bus. The bill would additionally require a charter school to prepare this plan. Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district to contract for the transportation of pupils attending schools within the district, as specified. This bill would require the governing board of a school district to require that any contract for the transportation of pupils includes the requirement that a pupil shall not be left unattended on a schoolbus, school pupil activity bus, or youth bus, as provided. Existing law requires applicants seeking to renew a certificate to drive a schoolbus or a school pupil activity bus to complete classroom instruction and training, as specified. This bill would require that classroom instruction to also cover the inspection procedures to ensure pupils are not left unattended on a schoolbus or school pupil activity bus. Existing law authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to refuse to issue or renew, and to revoke or suspend, a schoolbus, school pupil activity bus, or youth bus driver certificate under certain, listed conditions. This bill would require certain school officials to notify the department when a driver of such a bus has left a pupil unattended onboard after a specified school entity or the driver's employer has ordered and upheld disciplinary action against the driver for the driver's actions and has made a finding that the driver's actions constituted gross negligence, as defined. The bill would authorize the department to refuse to issue or renew, and to revoke or suspend, a bus driver certificate on these grounds. The bill would permit a former applicant or holder of a certificate whose certificate was revoked pursuant to these provisions to reapply for a certificate if the certificate revocation is reversed or dismissed by the department. Existing law requires all schoolbuses to be equipped with certain safety features, as specified. This bill would require, on or before the beginning of the 2018–19 school year, schoolbuses, school pupil activity buses, except as provided, youth buses, and child care motor vehicles to be equipped with a "child safety alert system," which is a device located at the interior rear of a vehicle that requires the driver to either manually contact or scan the device before exiting the vehicle, thereby prompting the driver to inspect the entirety of the interior of the vehicle before exiting. Because a violation of the above requirement would be a Vehicle Code infraction, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program by creating new crimes. 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 721, Statutes of 2016.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5442.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 70. Noes 10. Page 6084.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5958.)

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 2.) (August 11).

  11. August 3 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

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

  13. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 22).

  14. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on ED. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 13). Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  15. Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and ED.

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

  17. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 3807.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  19. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3741.) (May 2).

  20. Set for hearing May 2.

  21. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3516.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  22. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  23. Set for hearing April 13.

  24. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on ED. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 3396.) (April 5). Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  25. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on T. & H.

  26. Set for hearing April 5.

  27. Referred to Coms. on T. & H. and ED.

  28. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 18.

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

Sponsors

  • Calderon · Cosponsor
  • Mendoza · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Mendoza

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Calderon

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB1072 Mendoza Concurrence

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36000
Democratic 3000
Total 39000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Block — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Pan — Yea
De León — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — 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

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SB 1072 Mendoza Senate Third Reading

Passed 70 Yea · 10 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 61900
Democratic 5000
Republican 4100
Total 701000
% of votes cast 88%13%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Kim — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Burke — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Gray — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Lopez — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Chang — Nay
Harper — Nay
Baker — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mayes — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
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
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 Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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SB 1072 Mendoza Senate Third Reading Amendment Set #1

Passed 73 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 63007
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 73007
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Not Voting
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Salas — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Harper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Burke — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Kim — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Cooley — Yea
Dodd — Not Voting
Linder — Yea
Obernolte — Not Voting
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Not Voting
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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Do pass.

Passed 15 Yea · 2 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12202
Democratic 2000
Republican 1001
Total 15203
% of votes cast 75%10%0%15%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chang — Not Voting
Bonilla — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Daly — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Not Voting
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Education]

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13003
Total 13003
% of votes cast 81%0%0%19%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Brown — Yea
Mathis — Not Voting
Chu — Yea
Daly — Yea
Baker — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Kim — Not Voting
Linder — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32005
Democratic 3000
Total 35005
% of votes cast 88%0%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Not Voting
Block — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leno — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Pan — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Beall — Not Voting
Huff — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Not Voting
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Do pass

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

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Subjects

public-safety education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1072 do?
Existing law requires the county superintendent of schools, the superintendent of a school district, or the owner or operator of a private school that provides transportation to or from a school or school activity to prepare a transportation safety plan containing procedures for school personnel to follow to ensure the safe transport of pupils, as prescribed. This bill would require that plan to include procedures to ensure that a pupil is not left unattended on a schoolbus, school pupil activity bus, or youth bus, and procedures and standards for designating an adult chaperone, other than the driver, to accompany pupils on a school pupil activity bus. The bill would additionally require a charter school to prepare this plan. Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district to contract for the transportation of pupils attending schools within the district, as specified. This bill would require the governing board of a school district to require that any contract for the transportation of pupils includes the requirement that a pupil shall not be left unattended on a schoolbus, school pupil activity bus, or youth bus, as provided. Existing law requires applicants seeking to renew a certificate to drive a schoolbus or a school pupil activity bus to complete classroom instruction and training, as specified. This bill would require that classroom instruction to also cover the inspection procedures to ensure pupils are not left unattended on a schoolbus or school pupil activity bus. Existing law authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to refuse to issue or renew, and to revoke or suspend, a schoolbus, school pupil activity bus, or youth bus driver certificate under certain, listed conditions. This bill would require certain school officials to notify the department when a driver of such a bus has left a pupil unattended onboard after a specified school entity or the driver's employer has ordered and upheld disciplinary action against the driver for the driver's actions and has made a finding that the driver's actions constituted gross negligence, as defined. The bill would authorize the department to refuse to issue or renew, and to revoke or suspend, a bus driver certificate on these grounds. The bill would permit a former applicant or holder of a certificate whose certificate was revoked pursuant to these provisions to reapply for a certificate if the certificate revocation is reversed or dismissed by the department. Existing law requires all schoolbuses to be equipped with certain safety features, as specified. This bill would require, on or before the beginning of the 2018–19 school year, schoolbuses, school pupil activity buses, except as provided, youth buses, and child care motor vehicles to be equipped with a "child safety alert system," which is a device located at the interior rear of a vehicle that requires the driver to either manually contact or scan the device before exiting the vehicle, thereby prompting the driver to inspect the entirety of the interior of the vehicle before exiting. Because a violation of the above requirement would be a Vehicle Code infraction, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program by creating new crimes. 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors SB 1072?
SB 1072 is sponsored by Calderon and Mendoza.
What is the current status of SB 1072?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2016. Enacted.
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