Existing law requires the State Board of Education to adopt at least 5 basic instructional materials in specified subject areas for use in kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, inclusive, for district boards, as defined. Existing law also requires the governing board of each school district maintaining one or more high schools to adopt instructional materials that meet specified criteria for use in the high schools under its control. Existing law prohibits the state board from adopting instructional materials until the 2015–16 school year.
California SB 185 (20132014) — Instructional materials: digital format.
Existing law requires the State Board of Education to adopt at least 5 basic instructional materials in specified subject areas for use in kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, inclusive, for district boards, as defined. Existing law also requires the governing board of each school district maintaining one or more high schools to adopt instructional materials that meet specified criteria for use in the high schools under its control. Existing law prohibits the state board from adopting instructional materials until the 2015–16 school year.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 185 Walters Senate Third Reading By OLSEN — 76–1 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB185 Walters Concurrence — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Walters — primary (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 Com. on ED. referral-committee
2013-04-17 Set for hearing May 8.
2013-05-02 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
2013-05-14 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 880.) (May 8). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-05-15 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-05-20 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 970.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-20 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2013-06-03 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2013-06-24 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 12). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-06-25 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-06-26 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-08-08 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 1. Page 2476.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-08-12 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2013-08-15 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1851.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2013-08-20 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12:30 p.m.
2013-08-27 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-08-27 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 174, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/da454216-a392-4e8f-8da2-0c33c1bb42b6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).