California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 R cosponsors

AB 491 — English learners: identification: notice.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

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

This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law requires each school district to make a determination of the primary language of a pupil when the pupil enrolls in the school district and requires each parent or guardian of a pupil enrolled in a public school to receive notice of an assessment of a pupil's English proficiency no later than 30 days after the start of the school year that includes, among other things, the reason for the pupil's classification as an English learner. This bill would require the notice of assessment of a child's English proficiency to include specified additional information, including whether a child is a long-term English learner or is an English learner at risk of becoming a long-term English learner. The bill would require a school district to provide a notification letter to a pupil's parent or guardian at the time a home language survey is provided that explains the purpose of the home language survey and the procedures for identification and reclassification of English learners. The bill would require the State Department of Education to make a sample notification letter available to public schools. Because the bill would impose additional requirements on local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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. Vetoed by Governor.

  2. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6530.).

  4. From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 30).

  5. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 6474.)

  6. Re-referred to Com. on ED. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  7. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 28 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  8. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5368.).

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  11. Ordered to third reading.

  12. Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly.

  13. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5032.).

  14. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  15. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 11).

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

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

  18. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 15).

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

  20. Referred to Com. on ED.

  21. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  22. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 1710.)

  23. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  24. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 28).

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

  26. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  27. Read second time and amended.

  28. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 22).

  29. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

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

  31. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

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

  33. Referred to Com. on ED.

  34. From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.

  35. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

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Votes

AB 491 GONZALEZ Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 68002
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 78002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brown — Yea
Harper — Not Voting
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Salas — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Linder — Yea
Chau — Yea
Low — Yea
Brough — Yea
Chu — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chang — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Gray — Not Voting
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — 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
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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3rd Reading AB491 Gonzalez By Lara

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
Hertzberg — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Lara — Yea
Allen — Yea
Leno — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Hancock — 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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3rd Reading AB491 Gonzalez By Lara

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35001
Democratic 3000
Total 38001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Mitchell — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Liu — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hill — Yea
Allen — Yea
Leno — Yea
De León — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Wolk — 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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Do pass as amended

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

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Placed on suspense file

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

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AB 491 GONZALEZ Assembly Third Reading

Passed 80 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70000
Democratic 4000
Republican 6000
Total 80000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Harper — Yea
Salas — Yea
Linder — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Burke — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Gray — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
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 Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2000
Unaffiliated 13000
Republican 2000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chang — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Daly — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 491 do?
Existing law requires each school district to make a determination of the primary language of a pupil when the pupil enrolls in the school district and requires each parent or guardian of a pupil enrolled in a public school to receive notice of an assessment of a pupil's English proficiency no later than 30 days after the start of the school year that includes, among other things, the reason for the pupil's classification as an English learner. This bill would require the notice of assessment of a child's English proficiency to include specified additional information, including whether a child is a long-term English learner or is an English learner at risk of becoming a long-term English learner. The bill would require a school district to provide a notification letter to a pupil's parent or guardian at the time a home language survey is provided that explains the purpose of the home language survey and the procedures for identification and reclassification of English learners. The bill would require the State Department of Education to make a sample notification letter available to public schools. Because the bill would impose additional requirements on local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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 AB 491?
AB 491 is sponsored by Gonzalez, Jeff (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 491?
This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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 491?
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