BILL ANALYSIS
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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 1007
Author: Carter (D)
Amended: 7/23/09 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE : 8-0, 7/15/09
AYES: Romero, Huff, Alquist, Hancock, Liu, Padilla,
Simitian, Wyland
NO VOTE RECORDED: Maldonado
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 63-12, 5/18/09 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : School district governing boards: pupil
members
SOURCE : California Association Student Council
DIGEST : This bill establishes a timeline by which a K-12
school district governing board (Board) must include a
pupil as a member of the board, based on the current
process of the submission of a pupil petition requesting
such an appointment.
ANALYSIS :
Existing law:
1. Authorizes the submission of a pupil petition to the
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governing board of a school district (maintaining one or
more high schools) requesting that the board appoint one
or more non-voting pupils to the board, and requires
such petitions to contain the signatures of the lesser
of:
A. At least 500 pupils enrolled in the district's
high schools.
B. At least 10 percent of the district's high
school enrollment.
2. Requires the governing board to appoint at least one
non-voting pupil member upon receipt of a pupil petition
requesting such an appointment.
This bill establishes a timeline by which a K-12 school
district governing board must include a pupil as a member
of the Board, based on the current process of the
submission of a pupil petition requesting such an
appointment. Specifically, this bill:
1. Establishes a timeline of 30 days from the receipt of a
pupil petition within a Board must make its currently
required appointment of one or more non-voting pupils to
the Board.
2. Authorizes the Boards to appoint a pupil member at its
next regularly scheduled meeting if no meeting is held
within the 30 day timeline.
3. Authorizes the Board to create a pupil advisory board to
assist any pupil members of the governing board in their
duties, and requires that the structure and composition
of the advisory board be determined by the governing
board.
Prior legislation
AB 1897 (Reyes), of 2004 would have required the governing
board of a school district to appoint to its membership a
preferential voting pupil member, and also requires school
districts with more than one high school to select a pupil
member from a different high school each year on a rotating
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basis. AB 1897 was vetoed by the Governor, whose veto
message read:
The State Board of Education includes a student member
whose participation brings a vibrant dynamic to the
statewide policy debate. I am especially pleased with
the contributions that the student member I recently
appointed has brought to the current State Board.
However, mandating that school districts appoint a
preferential voting student member to local school
board is unnecessary since existing law already
provides a mechanism for student representation on
local school boards. As such, I encourage all
interested students to pursue the wonderful opportunity
of being appointed to their local school board, under
the provisions of current law.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: Yes
SUPPORT : (Verified 8/17/09)
Alliance for Education Solutions
California Association of Student Councils
Governmental Solutions Group LLC
San Francisco Unified School District
Youth Leadership Institute
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Ammiano, Arambula, Beall, Bill Berryhill, Blakeslee,
Block, Blumenfield, Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero,
Charles Calderon, Carter, Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Coto,
Davis, De La Torre, De Leon, Duvall, Emmerson, Evans,
Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes, Furutani, Gaines,
Galgiani, Gilmore, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Hernandez,
Hill, Huber, Huffman, Jones, Krekorian, Lieu, Bonnie
Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Monning, Nava, Nestande, John A.
Perez, V. Manuel Perez, Portantino, Ruskin, Salas, Silva,
Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Audra Strickland, Swanson,
Torlakson, Torres, Torrico, Tran, Yamada, Bass
NOES: Anderson, Tom Berryhill, DeVore, Fuller, Garrick,
Hagman, Jeffries, Knight, Logue, Miller, Niello, Nielsen
NO VOTE RECORDED: Adams, Eng, Price, Saldana, Villines
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DLW:do 8/19/09 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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