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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 2026
Author: Arambula (I)
Amended: 5/11/10 in Assembly
Vote: 21
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE : 5-2, 6/23/10
AYES: Romero, Alquist, Liu, Price, Simitian
NOES: Huff, Emmerson
NO VOTE RECORDED: Hancock, Wyland
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 47-27, 5/13/10 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Education: standardized testing: Matricula
Consular: valid
identification
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill requires a test sponsor to accept the
Matricula Consular de Alta Seguridad issued by the
government of Mexico through one of its consular offices
within the last five years as a valid form of
identification for purposes of admitting a test subject to
take a standardized test and provides that no other
identification shall be required for persons who present a
valid Matricula Consular.
ANALYSIS : Existing law establishes various requirements
and procedures for test sponsors to follow in administering
standardized tests for admission to, or placement in,
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postsecondary educational institutions and programs; and
subjects any test sponsor who violates the requirements or
procedures of administering standardized tests to a civil
penalty of up to $750 per violation.
This bill requires a test sponsor to accept the Matricula
Consular de Alta Seguridad issued by the government of
Mexico through one of its consular offices within the last
five years as a valid form of identification for purposes
of admitting a test subject to take a standardized test and
provides that no other identification shall be required for
persons who present a valid Matricula Consular.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 6/24/10)
California State Student Association
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
The College Board
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : According to the author: "[T]he
College Board is currently the only test sponsor that
accepts high school student IDs and the Matricula Consular
as valid identifications for the purposes of standardized
test administration. This creates an obstacle for
undocumented students, particularly AB 540 students, who
are attempting to pursue graduate study. Currently, the
only valid identification option for these non-citizen
students is the presentation of a passport, issued for 3
and 6 years and costing between $74 and $101. The
Matricula Consular is commonly obtained by Mexican
nationals residing in the United States, particularly
students, as it is available in an identification
size/format, can easily be kept in a wallet, displays a
current U.S. address, is widely accepted by banks and law
enforcement, and is issued for up to 5 years for only $27.
This bill would ensure that undocumented students residing
in California have an additional identification option
similar to those afforded all other students who take
standardized tests for the purpose of pursuing
postsecondary educational opportunities."
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ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Adams, Ammiano, Arambula, Bass, Beall, Block,
Blumenfield, Bradford, Brownley, Buchanan, Charles
Calderon, Carter, Chesbro, Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De
Leon, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fong, Fuentes, Furutani,
Galgiani, Hall, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill, Huffman, Jones,
Lieu, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Nava, V. Manuel
Perez, Portantino, Ruskin, Salas, Saldana, Solorio,
Swanson, Torlakson, Torres, Torrico, Yamada, John A.
Perez
NOES: Anderson, Bill Berryhill, Tom Berryhill, Blakeslee,
Conway, Cook, DeVore, Emmerson, Fletcher, Fuller, Gaines,
Garrick, Gilmore, Harkey, Huber, Jeffries, Knight, Logue,
Miller, Nestande, Niello, Nielsen, Norby, Silva, Smyth,
Audra Strickland, Villines
NO VOTE RECORDED: Caballero, Hagman, Monning, Skinner,
Tran, Vacancy
PQ:mw 6/24/10 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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