--- type: "Bill" title: "Public schools: elementary and secondary education." description: "Existing law establishes a system of public elementary and secondary education in this state, and authorizes local educational agencies throughout the state to provide instruction to pupils." jurisdiction: "us/states/ca" legislature: "California Legislature" session: "20152016" identifier: "SB 416" citation: "California SB 416 (20152016)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Public schools: elementary and secondary education."] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Huff"] version_count: 9 action_count: 27 vote_count: 6 first_action: "2015-02-25" last_action: "2015-10-06" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/04dbfcfa-f769-4be2-8c7a-04637c08eade" source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB416" source_hash: "768dc5905708efce9112868d5a15d827ed38248cede8d3302e8037e465be833b" 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 SB 416 (20152016) — Public schools: elementary and secondary education. Existing law establishes a system of public elementary and secondary education in this state, and authorizes local educational agencies throughout the state to provide instruction to pupils. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **02/25/15 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB416&version=20150SB41699INT) 2. **04/06/15 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB416&version=20150SB41698AMD) 3. **04/20/15 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB416&version=20150SB41697AMD) 4. **06/11/15 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB416&version=20150SB41696AMD) 5. **07/09/15 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB416&version=20150SB41695AMD) 6. **08/17/15 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB416&version=20150SB41694AMD) 7. **10/06/15 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB416&version=20150SB41692CHP) 8. **SB416** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB416) 9. **09/01/15 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB416&version=20150SB41693ENR) ## Votes - Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — **17–0** (pass) · lower - Consent Calendar 2nd — **36–0** (pass) · upper - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **6–0** (pass) · lower - Special Consent #9 — **40–0** (pass) · upper - SB 416 Huff Consent Calendar Second Day — **78–0** (pass) · lower - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **8–0** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - Huff — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2015-02-25** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1` - **2015-02-26** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 28. - **2015-03-05** Referred to Com. on ED. `referral-committee` - **2015-03-20** Set for hearing April 8. - **2015-04-06** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1` - **2015-04-16** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 522.) (April 8). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage` - **2015-04-20** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1` - **2015-04-24** Set for hearing May 4. - **2015-05-04** From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. `committee-passage, reading-2` - **2015-05-05** Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2015-05-11** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 953.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, passage, reading-1` - **2015-05-11** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1` - **2015-05-28** Referred to Com. on ED. `referral-committee` - **2015-06-11** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1` - **2015-07-08** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 1). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage` - **2015-07-09** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1` - **2015-08-17** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1` - **2015-08-17** (Corrected August 17) - **2015-08-19** From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 19). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage` - **2015-08-20** Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2015-08-27** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2637.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, passage, reading-1` - **2015-08-27** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. - **2015-08-31** Ordered to special consent calendar. - **2015-09-01** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2376.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage` - **2015-09-03** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10 a.m. - **2015-10-06** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature` - **2015-10-06** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 538, Statutes of 2015. ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/04dbfcfa-f769-4be2-8c7a-04637c08eade`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).