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          Date of Hearing:   March 25, 2015


                           ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION


                              Patrick O'Donnell, Chair


          AB 158  
          (O'Donnell) - As Amended March 5, 2015


          SUBJECT:  School finance:  The John B. Mockler School Finance  
          Act


          SUMMARY:  Provides that Chapter 2 of the Education Code shall be  
          known as may be cited as, the John B. Mockler School Finance  
          Act.  


          FISCAL EFFECT:  This bill is keyed nonfiscal.


          COMMENTS:  John B. Mockler was an expert in California school  
          finance and was often referred to as the "father of Proposition  
          98."  He held a number of positions in state government,  
          including Secretary of Education and Executive Director of the  
          State Board of Education.  His public service also included  
          several positions in the California State Senate and Assembly.   
          He jokingly referred to his limited tenure as Governor Davis's  
          Secretary of Education as the "Reign of John the Brief," but he  
          was a major influence in California school finance for 40 years.  
           The honor bestowed by  this bill  is in recognition of Mr.  
          Mockler's significant contributions to the next generation of  
          Californians though his work on behalf of public education.










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          Mr. Mockler passed away on March 3, 2015 of pancreatic cancer.   
          Chapter 2 of the Education Code contains the statutory  
          provisions that implement Proposition 98.  This bill names  
          Chapter 2 the "John B. Mockler School Finance Act."  


          REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:




          Support


          California Association of School Business Officials


          California School Employees Association


          Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson


          American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees,  
          AFL-CIO




          Opposition


          None received




          Analysis Prepared by:Rick Pratt / ED. / (916) 319-2087









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