(1) Existing law establishes the State Department of Education, under the administration of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, to execute numerous statutes and policies relating to the funding and governance of public elementary and secondary schools throughout the state. Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district maintaining secondary schools to establish and maintain classes for adults, as specified.
California SB 173 (20132014) — Education funding: adult education.
(1) Existing law establishes the State Department of Education, under the administration of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, to execute numerous statutes and policies relating to the funding and governance of public elementary and secondary schools throughout the state. Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district maintaining secondary schools to establish and maintain classes for adults, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Higher Education. — 6–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 36–1 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB173 Liu Concurrence — 35–0 (pass) · upper
Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 9–0 (pass) · upper
SB 173 Liu Senate Third Reading By WILLIAMS — 75–2 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 11–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Liu — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-05 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2013-02-06 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 8.
2013-02-14 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2013-03-15 Set for hearing April 10.
2013-04-01 Hearing postponed by committee.
2013-04-05 Set for hearing April 17.
2013-04-08 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
2013-04-23 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 591.) (April 17). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-04-24 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-04-26 Set for hearing May 6.
2013-04-29 Hearing postponed by committee.
2013-05-03 Set for hearing May 13.
2013-05-13 Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2013-05-17 Set for hearing May 23.
2013-05-24 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1008.) (May 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-05-28 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-05-29 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 1. Page 1163.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-30 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2013-06-17 Referred to Coms. on ED. and HIGHER ED. referral-committee
2013-07-03 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 26). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-08-05 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-08-06 Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2013-08-08 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-08-14 Heard for testimony only.
2014-05-12 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-06-11 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 10). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-06-12 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-07-02 Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2014-08-18 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 14). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-08-19 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-08-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-08-27 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 2. Page 6553.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-08-27 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2014-08-28 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4942.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2014-09-04 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2014-09-25 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2014-09-25 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 545, Statutes of 2014.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/996c6539-a80a-44a9-b89f-0fad1299f496. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).