Foster children: school placement: immunization records.
Existing law provides that at the initial detention or placement, or any subsequent change in placement of a foster child, the local educational agency serving the foster child shall allow the foster child to continue his or her education in the school of origin for the duration of the jurisdiction of the court. However, if the educational liaison for foster children and the person holding the right to make educational decisions for the foster child agree that the best interests of the foster child would best be served by waiver of this right and transfer to a school other than the school of origin, the foster child shall immediately be enrolled in the new school. Existing law requires the new school to immediately enroll the foster child even if he or she is unable to produce clothing or records normally required for enrollment, such as previous academic records, medical records, proof of residency, other documentation, or school uniforms.
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California Legislature
20112012
AB 709
California AB 709 (20112012)
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Foster children: school placement: immunization records.
California AB 709 (20112012) — Foster children: school placement: immunization records.
Existing law provides that at the initial detention or placement, or any subsequent change in placement of a foster child, the local educational agency serving the foster child shall allow the foster child to continue his or her education in the school of origin for the duration of the jurisdiction of the court. However, if the educational liaison for foster children and the person holding the right to make educational decisions for the foster child agree that the best interests of the foster child would best be served by waiver of this right and transfer to a school other than the school of origin, the foster child shall immediately be enrolled in the new school. Existing law requires the new school to immediately enroll the foster child even if he or she is unable to produce clothing or records normally required for enrollment, such as previous academic records, medical records, proof of residency, other documentation, or school uniforms.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be placed on the Consent Calendar. — 9–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading AB709 Brownley By Liu — 37–0 (pass) · upper
AB 709 BROWNLEY Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Amend, and do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Human Services with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — 10–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 5–0 (pass) · lower
AB 709 BROWNLEY Consent Calendar Second Day — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Brownley — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2011-02-17 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2011-02-18 From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
2011-03-07 Referred to Coms. on ED. and HUM. S. referral-committee
2011-03-23 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended. reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage
2011-03-24 Re-referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2011-04-05 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (March 30). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-04-06 Read second time and amended. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2011-04-07 Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S. referral-committee
2011-04-26 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2011-05-11 From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (May 10). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-05-12 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2011-05-19 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1449.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-05-19 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2011-06-02 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2011-06-13 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2011-06-22 From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 22). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-06-23 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2011-06-28 From consent calendar.
2011-06-28 Ordered to third reading.
2011-08-15 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2011-08-16 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-08-22 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2010.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-08-22 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 24 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2011-08-29 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2627.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2011-09-01 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2011-10-04 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2011-10-04 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 463, Statutes of 2011.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/eb02573f-c5d9-4e46-935d-49fb74efb42a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).