---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public schools."
description: "Public schools."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 97"
citation: "California AB 97 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public schools."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nation"]
version_count: 15
action_count: 47
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2003-01-08"
last_action: "2004-03-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5504b3ec-c460-4f93-9d13-6281cb839725"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB97"
source_hash: "5cf2eeff6168cdb134df085379e77f88d808306f634b3d72f286e2967d2b283b"
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 97 (20032004) — Public schools.

## Version chain

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

1. **01/08/03 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB97&version=20030AB9799INT)
2. **01/22/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB97&version=20030AB9790AMD)
3. **02/09/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB97&version=20030AB9789AMD)
4. **03/03/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB97&version=20030AB9798AMD)
5. **03/05/04 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB97&version=20030AB9787CHP)
6. **05/13/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB97&version=20030AB9797AMD)
7. **05/28/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB97&version=20030AB9796AMD)
8. **06/11/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB97&version=20030AB9795AMD)
9. **07/08/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB97&version=20030AB9794AMD)
10. **08/18/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB97&version=20030AB9793AMD)
11. **08/20/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB97&version=20030AB9792AMD)
12. **09/08/03 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB97&version=20030AB9791AMD)
13. **AB97** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB97)
14. **01/08/03 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB97&version=20030AB9790ENR)
15. **02/24/04 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB97&version=20030AB9788ENR)

## Votes

- special consent cale ab97 nation by denham — **pass** (pass) · upper
- do pass, to consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 97 nation special consent calendar 2nd day regular session — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- assembly 3rd reading ab97 nation by denham — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- do pass as amended and re-refer to committee on appropriations with recommendation: to consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- special consent #25 ab97 nation by denham — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 97 nation consent calendar second day — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 97 nation concurrence in senate amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- special consent cale ab97 nation by denham — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Nation — primary (person)
- Benoit — coauthor (person)
- Berg — coauthor (person)
- Denham — principal coauthor (person)
- Parra — author (person)
- Plescia — coauthor (person)
- Wyland — author (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-03-05** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 21, Statutes of 2004.
- **2004-03-04** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2004-02-26** Enrolled and to the Governor at 10 a.m.
- **2004-02-24** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 4663.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2004-02-17** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after February 19 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2004-02-17** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 2931.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-02-10** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-02-09** Action rescinded whereby urgency clause was adopted, bill read third time, passed, and to Assembly. Read third time and amended. To second reading. `passage, amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2004-02-05** In Senate. Held at Desk.
- **2004-02-05** Ordered returned to Senate.
- **2004-01-29** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after January 31 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2004-01-28** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2854.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-01-26** Read second time. To third reading. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-01-22** Action rescinded whereby urgency clause was adopted, bill read third time, passed, and to Assembly. Read third time and amended. To second reading. `passage, amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2004-01-15** In Senate. Held at Desk.
- **2004-01-15** Ordered returned to Senate.
- **2003-09-12** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- **2003-09-10** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2477.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-09-08** In Senate. Action rescinded whereby urgency clause was adopted, bill read third time, passed, and to Assembly. Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. `passage, amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2003-09-05** Ordered returned to Senate.
- **2003-09-04** From committee: Without recommendation. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (September 4). `committee-passage`
- **2003-08-28** From Special Consent Calendar. To unfinished business file. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Education pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
- **2003-08-25** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
- **2003-08-25** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2121.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-08-21** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-08-20** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-08-19** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-08-18** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-07-16** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-07-15** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2003-07-08** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-06-12** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2003-06-11** 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. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-05-28** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-05-27** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 11. Noes 0.). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2003-05-13** 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. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-05-08** Referred to Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-10** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2003-04-10** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 1036.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-04-07** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-04-03** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 2). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2003-03-12** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (March 5). `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2003-03-04** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-03** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Education Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-01-16** Referred to Standing Committee on Education. `referral-committee`
- **2003-01-09** From printer. May be heard in committee February 8.
- **2003-01-08** 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/5504b3ec-c460-4f93-9d13-6281cb839725`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).