Existing law provides authority for a governing board, the president of a community college, or the president's designee, or an instructor to suspend a student for good cause. Existing law authorizes the governing board to expel a student for good cause when other means of correction fail to bring about proper conduct, or when the presence of the student causes a continuing danger to the physical safety of the student or others. Existing law requires the suspension or expulsion of a student to be accompanied by a hearing as provided.
California SB 1400 (20132014) — Community colleges: protective orders.
Existing law provides authority for a governing board, the president of a community college, or the president's designee, or an instructor to suspend a student for good cause. Existing law authorizes the governing board to expel a student for good cause when other means of correction fail to bring about proper conduct, or when the presence of the student causes a continuing danger to the physical safety of the student or others. Existing law requires the suspension or expulsion of a student to be accompanied by a hearing as provided.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 1400 Hancock Senate Third Reading By BONTA — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 13–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 34–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Hancock — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2014-02-21 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
2014-02-23 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 25.
2014-02-24 Read first time. reading-1
2014-03-17 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2014-03-25 Set for hearing April 9.
2014-04-09 Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2014-04-11 Set for hearing April 24.
2014-04-16 Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2014-04-17 Set for hearing April 30.
2014-04-28 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-05-06 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3340.) (April 30). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-05-07 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-05-15 Read third time and amended. reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-05-15 Ordered to second reading.
2014-05-19 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-05-27 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 3591.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-05-28 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2014-06-02 Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. referral-committee
2014-06-25 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 24). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-06-26 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-08-11 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 5964.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-08-11 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2014-08-15 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2014-08-25 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2014-08-25 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 278, Statutes of 2014.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f4171211-a86c-42f1-864e-7db6d6bf3448. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).