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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Postsecondary education: accreditation documents."
+description: "Under existing law, there are 4 segments of postsecondary education in this state. These segments include the three public segments: the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges. Private postsecondary educational institutions and independent institutions of higher education constitute the other segment."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
+legislature: "California Legislature"
+session: "20132014"
+identifier: "AB 2247"
+citation: "California AB 2247 (20132014)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Postsecondary education: accreditation documents."]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Williams"]
+version_count: 8
+action_count: 26
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2014-02-21"
+last_action: "2014-09-17"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3b0166ea-a292-4d48-bf2f-5881572f247d"
+source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2247"
+source_hash: "1e578c43c1b79ebb41947913bc9b964f11e7d72a4a8da872ed083993f9899f36"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
+---
+
+# California AB 2247 (20132014) — Postsecondary education: accreditation documents.
+
+Under existing law, there are 4 segments of postsecondary education in this state. These segments include the three public segments: the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges. Private postsecondary educational institutions and independent institutions of higher education constitute the other segment.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **02/21/14 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2247&version=20130AB224799INT)
+2. **04/24/14 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2247&version=20130AB224798AMD)
+3. **06/11/14 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2247&version=20130AB224797AMD)
+4. **06/26/14 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2247&version=20130AB224796AMD)
+5. **08/04/14 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2247&version=20130AB224795AMD)
+6. **09/17/14 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2247&version=20130AB224793CHP)
+7. **AB2247** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2247)
+8. **08/21/14 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB2247&version=20130AB224794ENR)
+
+## Votes
+
+- AB 2247 WILLIAMS Consent Calendar Second Day — **78–0** (pass) · lower
+- AB 2247 WILLIAMS Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **78–0** (pass) · lower
+- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **7–0** (pass) · upper
+- 3rd Reading AB2247 Williams By Block — **36–0** (pass) · upper
+- Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — **17–0** (pass) · lower
+- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **12–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Williams — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2014-02-21** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
+- **2014-02-23** From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.
+- **2014-02-24** Read first time. `reading-1`
+- **2014-03-06** Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. `referral-committee`
+- **2014-04-23** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 22). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
+- **2014-04-24** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
+- **2014-04-28** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
+- **2014-05-07** From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 7). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
+- **2014-05-08** Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
+- **2014-05-15** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 4970.) `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
+- **2014-05-15** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
+- **2014-05-22** Referred to Com. on ED. `referral-committee`
+- **2014-06-03** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
+- **2014-06-11** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2014-06-25** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 18). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
+- **2014-06-26** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2014-08-04** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2014-08-11** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
+- **2014-08-12** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
+- **2014-08-18** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4557.). `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
+- **2014-08-18** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 20 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
+- **2014-08-19** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6181.)
+- **2014-08-19** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6188.). `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
+- **2014-09-02** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
+- **2014-09-17** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2014-09-17** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 388, Statutes of 2014.
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3b0166ea-a292-4d48-bf2f-5881572f247d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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