(1) Existing law requires a local educational agency serving a foster child to allow the foster child to continue his or her education in the school of origin for the duration of the jurisdiction of the court over the child. Existing law requires the local educational agency to allow a foster child to continue in the school of origin through the duration of the academic school year if the jurisdiction of the court is terminated before the end of the school year.
California SB 1568 (20112012) — Pupils: foster children: educational placement.
(1) Existing law requires a local educational agency serving a foster child to allow the foster child to continue his or her education in the school of origin for the duration of the jurisdiction of the court over the child. Existing law requires the local educational agency to allow a foster child to continue in the school of origin through the duration of the academic school year if the jurisdiction of the court is terminated before the end of the school year.
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 1568 DeSaulnier Senate Third Reading By BROWNLEY — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB1568 DeSaulnier By Wolk Concurrence — 26–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Education to Consent Calendar. — 6–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 8–0 (pass) · upper
Special Consent #12 — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
DeSaulnier — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2012-02-24 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
2012-02-26 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 27.
2012-02-27 Read first time. reading-1
2012-03-22 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2012-03-28 Set for hearing April 18.
2012-04-19 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 3232.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-04-27 Set for hearing May 7.
2012-05-07 Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2012-05-18 Set for hearing May 24.
2012-05-25 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3599.) (May 24). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-05-29 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2012-05-29 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2012-05-31 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 3750.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-05-31 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2012-06-14 Referred to Coms. on HUM. S. and ED. referral-committee
2012-06-20 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
2012-06-26 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on ED. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-07-02 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 27). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-07-03 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. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 8). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-08-13 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2012-08-24 Read third time and amended. (Page 6251.) reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2012-08-24 Ordered to third reading.
2012-08-29 Read third time and amended. (Page 6555.) reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2012-08-29 Ordered to third reading.
2012-08-30 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6667.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-08-30 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2012-08-31 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 26. Noes 0. Page 5115.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2012-09-12 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
2012-09-26 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2012-09-26 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 578, Statutes of 2012.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/341e5eb6-8c76-4b96-863d-6e8c22afb3af. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).