Existing law states the intent of the Legislature to ensure that all pupils in foster care and those who are homeless, as defined, have a meaningful opportunity to meet state pupil academic achievement standards, and requires educators, juvenile courts, and certain other persons to work together to, among other things, ensure that each pupil has access to the academic resources, services, and extracurricular and enrichment activities that are available to all pupils. Existing law requires a foster child who changes residences pursuant to a court order or decision of a child welfare worker to be immediately deemed to meet all residency requirements for participation in interscholastic sports or other extracurricular activities.
California SB 177 (20132014) — Homeless Youth Education Success Act.
Existing law states the intent of the Legislature to ensure that all pupils in foster care and those who are homeless, as defined, have a meaningful opportunity to meet state pupil academic achievement standards, and requires educators, juvenile courts, and certain other persons to work together to, among other things, ensure that each pupil has access to the academic resources, services, and extracurricular and enrichment activities that are available to all pupils. Existing law requires a foster child who changes residences pursuant to a court order or decision of a child welfare worker to be immediately deemed to meet all residency requirements for participation in interscholastic sports or other extracurricular activities.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 177 Liu Senate Third Reading By EGGMAN — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB177 Liu Concurrence — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Human Services. — 9–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Education to Consent Calendar. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Liu — primary (person)
Ammiano — coauthor (person)
Hancock — coauthor (person)
Wyland — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-06 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2013-02-07 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 9.
2013-02-14 Referred to Coms. on ED. and HUMAN S. referral-committee
2013-03-12 Set for hearing April 3.
2013-04-10 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HUMAN S. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 404.) (April 3). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-04-11 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-04-18 Set for hearing April 23.
2013-04-25 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 661.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-04-26 Set for hearing May 6.
2013-05-06 Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2013-05-17 Set for hearing May 23.
2013-05-23 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1008.) (May 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-05-24 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-05-28 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1111.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-29 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2013-06-14 Referred to Coms. on HUM. S. and ED. referral-committee
2013-06-19 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-07-03 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on ED. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on ED. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-08-05 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
2013-08-15 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-08-21 Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2013-08-30 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 30). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-09-03 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-09-09 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3000.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-09-09 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2013-09-10 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2283.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2013-09-12 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 7 p.m.
2013-10-02 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-10-02 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 491, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a4a370b0-3c5b-4cde-918d-3fa8029abe8d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).