(1) Existing law sets forth a method for providing special education and related services to pupils with exceptional needs. Existing law also permits, under certain circumstances, contracts to be entered for the provision of those services by nonpublic, nonsectarian schools or agencies, as defined. Existing law authorizes a master contract for special education and related services provided by a nonpublic, nonsectarian school or agency only if the school or agency has been certified by the Superintendent of Public Instruction as meeting specified standards. Existing law requires the Superintendent, before certification, to conduct an onsite review of the facility and program seeking certification, as provided. Existing law further requires the Superintendent to conduct an investigation of a nonpublic, nonsectarian school or agency onsite at any time without prior notice if there is substantial reason to believe that there is an immediate danger to the health, safety, or welfare of a child, as provided.
California AB 389 (20132014) — Private schools: employees: criminal background checks.
(1) Existing law sets forth a method for providing special education and related services to pupils with exceptional needs. Existing law also permits, under certain circumstances, contracts to be entered for the provision of those services by nonpublic, nonsectarian schools or agencies, as defined. Existing law authorizes a master contract for special education and related services provided by a nonpublic, nonsectarian school or agency only if the school or agency has been certified by the Superintendent of Public Instruction as meeting specified standards. Existing law requires the Superintendent, before certification, to conduct an onsite review of the facility and program seeking certification, as provided. Existing law further requires the Superintendent to conduct an investigation of a nonpublic, nonsectarian school or agency onsite at any time without prior notice if there is substantial reason to believe that there is an immediate danger to the health, safety, or welfare of a child, as provided.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
3rd Reading AB389 Williams By Padilla — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, to Consent Calendar. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — 9–0 (pass) · upper
AB 389 WILLIAMS Consent Calendar Second Day — 76–0 (pass) · lower
AB 389 WILLIAMS Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 76–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Williams — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-15 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2013-02-19 From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2013-02-28 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2013-03-21 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2013-04-01 Re-referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2013-04-10 From committee: Do pass as amended. To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 3). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-04-11 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-04-15 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2013-04-18 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1008.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-04-18 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2013-05-02 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2013-05-28 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2013-06-19 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-06-26 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-07-11 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-08-13 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 12). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-08-14 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-08-26 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1978.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-08-26 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 28 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2013-09-06 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2898.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2013-09-23 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2013-10-10 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-10-10 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 701, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/da6ecfff-2c93-47ed-89cb-a90f75247742. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).