Julia Brownley
- Democratic
Author
(1) The Ralph M. Brown Act requires that all meetings of a legislative body, as defined, of a local agency be open and public and all persons be permitted to attend unless a closed session is authorized. The Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act requires, with specified exceptions, that all meetings of a state body be open and public and all persons be permitted to attend. This bill would expressly state that a charter school is subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act, unless it is operated by an entity governed by the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, in which case the school would be subject to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act. (2) The California Public Records Act requires state and local agencies to make their records available for public inspection and to make copies available upon request and payment of a fee unless they are exempt from disclosure. This bill would expressly state that a charter school is subject to the California Public Records Act. (3) Existing law prohibits certain public officials, including, but not limited to, members of governing boards of school districts and citizens' oversight committees, from engaging in specified activities that are inconsistent or incompatible with, or inimical to, their duties as public officials, including, but not limited to, entering into a contract in which the official or the official's family member has a financial interest, as specified. This bill would expressly state that a charter school is subject to these provisions. (4) The Political Reform Act of 1974 requires every state agency and local governmental agency to adopt a conflict-of-interest code, formulated at the most decentralized level possible, that requires designated employees of the agency to file statements of economic interest disclosing any investments, business positions, interests in real property, or sources of income that may foreseeably be affected materially by any governmental decision made or participated in by the designated employee by virtue of his or her position. This bill would expressly state that a charter school is subject to the Political Reform Act of 1974. (5) This bill would state various exceptions and clarifications regarding the applicability of the acts described in (1) to (4) , inclusive. (6) Existing law requires a member of the governing board of a school district to abstain from voting on personnel matters that uniquely affect a relative of the member. This bill would expressly authorize an individual to serve as a member of the governing body of a charter school and be employed in a separate position at that charter school. The bill would require a member of the governing body of a charter school to abstain from voting on any matter affecting his or her own employment or any personnel matter that uniquely affects a relative of the member. (7) The bill would make these provisions operative on July 1, 2011.
Vetoed by Governor.
Enrolled and to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 51. Noes 27. Page 6709.)
Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 49. Noes 27. Page 6645.)
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 26 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 21. Noes 14. Page 4837.)
Read second time. To third reading.
To second reading.
From inactive file.
To inactive file on motion of Senator Simitian.
Read second time. To third reading.
From inactive file. To second reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
To inactive file on motion of Senator Simitian.
Read second time, amended, and to third reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 3. Noes 2.) (July 1).
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (June 17).
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 29. Page 1721.)
Action rescinded and record expunged whereby a final roll call vote was taken.
Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. (Page 1453.).
Read second time. To third reading.
Withdrawn from committee. Ordered placed on second reading file.
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (April 29).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 28.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB572 | HTML |
| 02/25/09 - Introduced | |
| 04/13/09 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/06/09 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/14/09 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/22/09 - Amended Senate | |
| 07/07/09 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/02/09 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/03/10 - Enrolled |
| Document | Format |
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