AB 517 California Assembly · 2015-2016 Regular Session

The California Comprehensive Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Prevention Education Act: educational materials.

Summary
(1) Existing law, the California Comprehensive Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Prevention Education Act, authorizes school districts to provide comprehensive sexual health education, consisting of age-appropriate instruction, in any of kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, and requires school districts to ensure that all pupils in grades 7 to 12, inclusive, receive HIV/AIDS prevention education, as specified. Existing law requires each school district to notify parents and guardians about its plan to provide this instruction for the upcoming year and to inform them, among other things, that written and audiovisual educational materials used in this instruction are available for inspection and of the name of the organization or affiliation of any guest speaker. This bill would require a school district to allow a pupil's parent or guardian to inspect any written or audiovisual educational material used in comprehensive sexual health education and HIV/AIDS prevention education and would authorize a parent or guardian to make copies of any written educational material that will be distributed to students, if it is not copyrighted and has been or will be presented by an outside consultant or guest speaker. The bill would authorize a school to charge up to $0.10 per page if a parent or guardian elects to make copies of this written educational material. The bill would also require a school district to inform parents and guardians of their right to make these copies and of the training in comprehensive sexual health education and HIV/AIDS prevention education of each outside consultant or guest speaker providing this instruction. Because the bill would require local educational agencies to perform additional duties, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 51938 of the Education Code proposed by AB 329 that would become operative if this bill and AB 329 are both enacted and this bill is enacted last. (3) 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 with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Bill status failed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2015
Committee Review
Aug 2015
Assembly Passage
May 2015
Senate Passage
Sep 2015
Governor
Introduced Feb 23, 2015 Last action Aug 31, 2016
Floor votes · Senate Sep 10, 2015 · Assembly May 26, 2015

How they voted

330
Passed
Total votes 33
Sep 10, 2015
D Democratic23
23 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican10
10 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
32
Key actions
8
Committee
11
Amendments
2
Sep 10, 2015
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Aug 24, 2015
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
upper
Aug 17, 2015
Committee
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Aug 17, 2015
Upper · Passed
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
upper
Jun 29, 2015
Upper · Passed
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
upper
Jun 17, 2015
Committee
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Jun 4, 2015
Committee
Referred to Com. on ED.
upper
May 26, 2015
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (61-3-8)
assembly
May 20, 2015
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 20).
lower
May 7, 2015
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
May 6, 2015
Lower · Passed
Read second time and amended.
lower
May 5, 2015
Introduced
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 29).
lower
Apr 23, 2015
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on ED.
lower
Mar 5, 2015
Committee
Referred to Com. on ED.
lower
Feb 24, 2015
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of James Gallagher
James Gallagher
RRepublican
CA
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