Existing law provides for the establishment and maintenance of subject matter projects by the Regents of the University of California with the approval of the Concurrence Committee. Existing law provides that these subject matter projects are to create opportunities for researchers, higher education faculty, and elementary and secondary school faculty to work together to identify exemplary teaching practices, examine and develop research on learning, knowledge, and educational materials, and provide support to teachers to develop and enhance content knowledge and pedagogical skills. Existing law requires the Concurrence Committee to provide a final report to the Governor and to appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature on or before January 1, 2011, including specified information relating to the subject matter projects.
California SB 612 (20112012) — Postsecondary education: instructional strategies.
Existing law provides for the establishment and maintenance of subject matter projects by the Regents of the University of California with the approval of the Concurrence Committee. Existing law provides that these subject matter projects are to create opportunities for researchers, higher education faculty, and elementary and secondary school faculty to work together to identify exemplary teaching practices, examine and develop research on learning, knowledge, and educational materials, and provide support to teachers to develop and enhance content knowledge and pedagogical skills. Existing law requires the Concurrence Committee to provide a final report to the Governor and to appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature on or before January 1, 2011, including specified information relating to the subject matter projects.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Education. — 5–2 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 6–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 8–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 12–5 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 27–10 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 7–2 (pass) · lower
Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — 9–0 (pass) · upper
SB 612 Steinberg Senate Third Reading By BROWNLEY — 51–26 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB612 Steinberg Concurrence — 26–10 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Steinberg — primary (person)
Alquist — coauthor (person)
Hancock — coauthor (person)
Liu — coauthor (person)
Lowenthal — coauthor (person)
Price — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2011-02-17 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2011-02-18 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 20.
2011-03-03 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2011-04-08 Set for hearing April 27.
2011-05-03 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 2. Page 760.) (April 27). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-05-04 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2011-05-06 Set for hearing May 16.
2011-05-16 Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2011-05-20 Set for hearing May 26.
2011-05-26 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 2. Page 1120.) (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 27. Noes 10. Page 1246.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-06-02 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2011-06-09 Referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and ED. referral-committee
2011-06-22 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on ED. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-07-12 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (July 6). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-07-13 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2011-08-17 Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2011-08-26 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (August 25). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-08-26 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2011-08-29 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-09-02 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 51. Noes 26. Page 2870.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-09-02 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2011-09-08 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 26. Noes 10. Page 2421.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2011-09-21 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
2011-10-08 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2011-10-08 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 632, Statutes of 2011.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d7d41350-8f18-4e83-992f-ea7fc3c96142. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).