Pupil assessment: high school exit examination: eligible pupils with disabilities.
Existing law requires each pupil completing grade 12 to successfully pass the high school exit examination as a condition of receiving a diploma of graduation or a condition of graduation from high school. Existing law requires by October 1, 2010, that the State Board of Education, taking into consideration specified findings and recommendations, adopt regulations for alternative means by which eligible pupils with disabilities, as defined, may demonstrate that they have achieved the same level of academic achievement in the content standards required for passage of the high school exit examination.
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California Legislature
20112012
AB 1705
California AB 1705 (20112012)
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Pupil assessment: high school exit examination: eligible pupils with disabilities.
California AB 1705 (20112012) — Pupil assessment: high school exit examination: eligible pupils with disabilities.
Existing law requires each pupil completing grade 12 to successfully pass the high school exit examination as a condition of receiving a diploma of graduation or a condition of graduation from high school. Existing law requires by October 1, 2010, that the State Board of Education, taking into consideration specified findings and recommendations, adopt regulations for alternative means by which eligible pupils with disabilities, as defined, may demonstrate that they have achieved the same level of academic achievement in the content standards required for passage of the high school exit examination.
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 1705 SILVA Assembly Third Reading — 75–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Silva — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2012-02-15 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2012-02-16 From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
2012-02-23 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2012-03-21 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2012-04-11 In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2012-04-25 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 18). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-04-26 Read second time and amended. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2012-04-30 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2012-05-16 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 16). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-05-17 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2012-05-21 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 4923.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-05-21 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2012-05-31 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2012-06-20 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-07-03 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-07-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2012-08-09 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4438.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-08-09 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2012-08-15 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:10 p.m.
2012-08-27 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2012-08-27 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 192, Statutes of 2012.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/fa5151cd-d110-4c31-aa93-565203b230d8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).