AB 713

  • California Assembly Bill
  • 2015-2016 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Assembly
  • Passed Assembly Jun 03, 2015
  • Senate
  • Governor

Elementary education: kindergarten.

Abstract

(1) Under existing law, a person between the ages of 6 and 18 years who is not exempted by law is subject to compulsory full-time education. Existing law excludes a child under 6 years of age from the public schools, subject to specified exceptions. Existing law requires a school district maintaining a kindergarten to admit a child who will have his or her 5th birthday on or before certain specified dates during that school year. Existing law also requires a child who will have his or her 6th birthday on or before specified dates to be admitted to the first grade of an elementary school. This bill, beginning with the 2017–18 school year, would require a child to have completed one year of kindergarten before he or she may be admitted to the first grade, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program. (2) Existing law requires each person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation offering or conducting private school instruction at the elementary or high school level to, between the first and 15th day of October of each year, file with the Superintendent of Public Instruction an affidavit or statement, under penalty of perjury, by the owner or other administrator setting forth specified information. This bill would specify that private school instruction at the elementary level includes kindergarten. The bill also would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. (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 Sponsors (4)

Votes


Actions


Aug 27, 2015

Senate

In committee: Held under submission.

Aug 17, 2015

Senate

In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  • Referral-Committee
APPR. suspense file. APPR

Jul 08, 2015

Senate

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Referral-Committee
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Committee-Passage
Com. on APPR.

Jun 18, 2015

Senate

Referred to Com. on ED.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on ED.

Jun 03, 2015

Senate

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

Assembly

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 21. Page 1841.)

Jun 02, 2015

Assembly

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Jun 01, 2015

Assembly

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

May 28, 2015

Assembly

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (May 28).

Apr 22, 2015

Assembly

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

  • Referral-Committee
APPR. suspense file. APPR

Apr 09, 2015

Assembly

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Referral-Committee
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Committee-Passage
Com. on APPR.

Mar 23, 2015

Assembly

Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on ED.

Mar 19, 2015

Assembly

Referred to Com. on ED.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on ED.

Assembly

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

Feb 26, 2015

Assembly

From printer. May be heard in committee March 28.

Feb 25, 2015

Assembly

Read first time. To print.

Bill Text

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02/25/15 - Introduced PDF
03/19/15 - Amended Assembly PDF
06/01/15 - Amended Assembly PDF

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