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AB 1350 California Assembly · 2019-2020 Regular Session

Retroactive grant of high school diplomas: COVID-19 crisis.

Summary
Existing law authorizes a high school district, unified school district, county office of education, or the governing body of a charter school to retroactively grant a high school diploma to persons under specified conditions, including, among others, a person who was interned by order of the federal government during World War II. This bill would additionally authorize a high school district, unified school district, county office of education, or the governing body of a charter school to retroactively grant a high school diploma to a person who was in their senior year of high school during the 2019–20 school year; in good academic standing and on track to graduate at the end of the 2019–20 school year, as of March 1, 2020; and unable to complete the statewide graduation requirements as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Jul 2020
Assembly Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Aug 2020
Signed into Law
Sep 2020
Introduced Feb 22, 2019 Signed Sep 11, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Aug 28, 2020 · Assembly Jan 27, 2020

How they voted

35–0
Passed
Total votes 35
Aug 28, 2020
D Democratic26
26 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican9
9 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Amendments
6
Sep 11, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Aug 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 5321.).
lower
Aug 28, 2020
Introduced
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
lower
Aug 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4373.).
upper
Aug 1, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read second time and amended. Ordered to consent calendar.
upper
Jul 31, 2020
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 29).
upper
Jul 1, 2020
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on ED.
upper
Jun 17, 2020
Committee
Referred to Com. on RLS.
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 3896.)
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (January 23).
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read second time and amended.
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Lower · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (January 13).
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
lower
Mar 25, 2019
Committee
Referred to Com. on TRANS.
lower
Feb 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.
lower
Feb 22, 2019
Introduced
Introduced. To print.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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