Avelino Valencia
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 68
Author
Existing law requires the governing board of each school district to hold a public hearing on the proposed budget of the school district in a school district facility, or some other place conveniently accessible to the residents of the school district, as specified. Existing law requires notification of the dates and location or locations at which the proposed budget may be inspected by the public, and the date, time, and location of the public hearing on the proposed budget, to be published by the county superintendent of schools in a newspaper of general circulation in the school district or, if there is no newspaper of general circulation in the school district, in any newspaper of general circulation in the county, at least 3 days before the availability of the proposed budget for public inspection. This bill, on January 1, 2027, would repeal the requirement to publish that information in a newspaper of general circulation and instead require the information to be posted prominently on the homepage of the internet website of the school district at least 3 days before the availability of the proposed budget for public inspection. The bill would require each county superintendent of schools to verify the posting or publishing requirement, as applicable, is met for all school districts in their jurisdiction. By imposing additional duties on local educational agency officials, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require the State Department of Education to select 3 school districts that agree to provide information to the department regarding how the school district communicates with the school community within the school district, as provided. The bill would require the participating school districts to provide specified information to the department on or before December 31, 2024, on or before December 31, 2025, and on or before December 31, 2026. 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 the statutory provisions noted above.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 811, Statutes of 2023.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 3021.).
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2372.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 7 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 12).
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 ED.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1411.)
Ordered to third reading.
From Consent Calendar.
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 19).
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 22).
From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB721 | HTML |
| 02/13/23 - Introduced | |
| 03/27/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/22/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 07/13/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/11/23 - Enrolled | |
| 10/13/23 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/20/23- Assembly Education | |
| 04/18/23- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 04/28/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/05/23- Senate Education | |
| 07/10/23- Senate Education | |
| 08/16/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 09/06/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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