Angelique Ashby
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 8
Author
Existing law declares that it is in the interest of the people and of the state that there be a general diffusion of knowledge and intelligence through the establishment and operation of public libraries. Existing law authorizes the State Librarian to give advisory, consultive, and technical assistance with respect to public libraries to librarians and library authorities, and assist all other authorities, state and local, in assuming their full responsibility for library services. This bill would establish the Local Public Library Partnership Program, under the administration of the State Librarian, for purposes of ensuring that all pupils have access to a local public library by 3rd grade. The bill would require the State Librarian to offer resources to assist each local public library, as defined, to find student success card dispensing strategies that work best for their communities, coordinate with each local public library to determine the most effective means to ensure each pupil in each local educational agency, as defined, is issued a student success card by 3rd grade, and, ensure, on or before January 1, 2026, that partnerships between local public libraries and local educational agencies have been established to enable each pupil enrolled at a schoolsite of each local educational agency to be issued a student success card by 3rd grade, as provided. To the extent these provisions impose additional duties on public libraries and local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require, on or before January 1, 2029, and each year thereafter, the State Librarian to report to the Legislature on the Local Public Library Partnership Program, as provided. 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.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 598, Statutes of 2023.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 1. Page 2467.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2959.) Ordered to the Senate.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (September 1).
August 16 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 28).
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 1. Page 1217.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 1165.) (May 18).
Set for hearing May 18.
April 24 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
Set for hearing April 24.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 681.) (April 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.
Set for hearing April 12.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 9.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB321 | HTML |
| 02/06/23 - Introduced | |
| 03/09/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/10/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/14/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/30/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/11/23 - Enrolled | |
| 10/08/23 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/10/23- Senate Education | |
| 04/21/23- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/20/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/26/23- Assembly Education | |
| 08/14/23- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 09/05/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 09/06/23- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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