---
type: "Bill"
title: "Categorical education funding."
description: "Categorical education funding."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "19992000"
identifier: "AB 615"
citation: "California AB 615 (19992000)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Categorical education funding."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Runner"]
version_count: 15
action_count: 40
vote_count: 9
first_action: "1999-02-19"
last_action: "2000-09-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/12138a4b-bf78-4d32-827f-4bcfdc13803e"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB615"
source_hash: "964ad9d318996b9182dac676d9efcdb7237b32ed98da059445bfb8624b879efa"
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 615 (19992000) — Categorical education funding.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/19/99 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB615&version=19990AB61599INT)
2. **04/26/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB615&version=19990AB61598AMD)
3. **05/06/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB615&version=19990AB61597AMD)
4. **05/15/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB615&version=19990AB61590AMD)
5. **05/20/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB615&version=19990AB61596AMD)
6. **05/25/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB615&version=19990AB61589AMD)
7. **06/02/99 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB615&version=19990AB61595AMD)
8. **06/21/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB615&version=19990AB61594AMD)
9. **07/08/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB615&version=19990AB61593AMD)
10. **08/08/00 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB615&version=19990AB61588AMD)
11. **08/17/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB615&version=19990AB61592AMD)
12. **08/26/99 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB615&version=19990AB61591AMD)
13. **09/08/00 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB615&version=19990AB61586CHP)
14. **AB615** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB615)
15. **08/23/00 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=199920000AB615&version=19990AB61587ENR)

## Votes

- Assembly 3rd Reading AB615 Runner By Alpert — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Be re-referred to the Committee on Education. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 615 RUNNER THIRD READING — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 615 RUNNER CONCURRENCE — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Budget. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Runner — primary (person)
- Alpert — principal coauthor (person)
- Calderon — coauthor (person)
- Campbell — coauthor (person)
- McPherson — coauthor (person)
- Rainey — coauthor (person)
- Soto — coauthor (person)
- Strickland — coauthor (person)
- Strom-Martin — author (person)
- Zettel — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2000-09-08** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 369, Statutes of 2000.
- **2000-09-07** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2000-08-29** Enrolled and to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
- **2000-08-23** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 8116.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2000-08-22** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 24 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. Assembly Rule 77 suspended.
- **2000-08-22** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 0. Page 5862.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2000-08-08** Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2000-08-07** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2000-05-25** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2000-05-24** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 12. Noes 0.). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2000-05-15** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Education. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2000-05-03** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2000-04-27** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **1999-09-02** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **1999-09-01** Joint Rule 61 (a) suspended.
- **1999-09-01** From committee: Be re-referred to Standing Committee on Education Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.). `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **1999-08-26** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-08-23** Joint Rule 61 (a) suspended.
- **1999-08-19** (Corrected August 18. )
- **1999-08-18** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5. `referral-committee`
- **1999-08-17** Read second time, amended, and to third reading. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-08-16** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.). `committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **1999-07-08** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Education. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-06-21** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Education. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-06-09** Referred to Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee`
- **1999-06-07** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **1999-06-04** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2493.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **1999-06-03** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **1999-06-02** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations by unanimous consent. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 2). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-05-27** Joint Rules 61 (a)(5) and 61 (a)(6) suspended.
- **1999-05-24** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Budget. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. `referral-committee`
- **1999-05-20** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Budget. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-05-13** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Budget. Re-referred. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 12). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **1999-05-10** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee`
- **1999-05-06** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Education Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-04-29** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-26** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Education Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **1999-03-25** Referred to Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee`
- **1999-02-23** From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.
- **1999-02-19** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/12138a4b-bf78-4d32-827f-4bcfdc13803e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).