Existing law requires a pupil who is placed in a licensed children's institution or foster family home to attend programs operated by the local educational agency unless the pupil is entitled to remain in his or her school of origin, the pupil has an individualized education program requiring placement elsewhere, or the pupil's parent or guardian, or other person holding the right to make educational decisions for the pupil, determines that it is in the best interests of the pupil to be placed in another educational program.
California SB 121 (20112012) — Pupils: foster children: special education.
Existing law requires a pupil who is placed in a licensed children's institution or foster family home to attend programs operated by the local educational agency unless the pupil is entitled to remain in his or her school of origin, the pupil has an individualized education program requiring placement elsewhere, or the pupil's parent or guardian, or other person holding the right to make educational decisions for the pupil, determines that it is in the best interests of the pupil to be placed in another educational program.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 6–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 9–0 (pass) · upper
SB 121 Liu Senate Third Reading By BROWNLEY — 80–0 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB121 Liu Concurrence — 34–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 26–12 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Liu — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2011-01-24 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2011-01-25 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 24.
2011-02-10 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2011-03-17 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2011-03-24 Re-referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2011-04-01 Set for hearing April 13.
2011-04-25 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 639.) (April 13). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-04-26 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2011-04-29 Set for hearing May 9.
2011-05-03 Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2011-05-06 Set for hearing May 16.
2011-05-10 Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2011-05-13 Set for hearing May 23.
2011-05-17 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2011-05-23 Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2011-05-25 Set for hearing May 26.
2011-05-26 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 2. Page 1112.) (May 26). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-05-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-06-01 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 26. Noes 12. Page 1220.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-06-02 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2011-06-13 Referred to Coms. on HUM. S. and ED. referral-committee
2011-06-28 Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2012-03-14 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S. reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2012-05-03 Re-referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2012-06-06 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED. reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2012-06-19 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 13). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-06-20 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2012-08-09 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 8). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-08-13 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2012-08-16 From consent calendar.
2012-08-16 Ordered to third reading.
2012-08-27 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 6342.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-08-28 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2012-08-29 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4961.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2012-09-06 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.
2012-09-26 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2012-09-26 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 571, Statutes of 2012.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/17215df2-ffc2-44f4-9a9a-79f09a7ff64c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).