republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20132014/sb-201.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Instructional materials: academic content standards: English learners."
description: "(1) Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to review existing tests that assess the English language development of pupils whose primary language is a language other than English, and requires that the tests include, but not be limited to, an assessment of the achievement of these pupils in English reading, speaking, and written skills, in accordance with specified criteria. Existing law requires each school district that has one or more pupils who are English learners, and, to the extent required by federal law, a county office of education and a charter school, to assess the English language development of each of those pupils in order to determine their level of proficiency. Existing law requires the State Department of Education, with the approval of the State Board of Education, to establish procedures for conducting the assessment and for the reclassification of a pupil from English learner to English proficient. Existing law requires a school district to annually conduct the assessment during a period that commences on the day upon which 55% of the instructional year is completed through July 1 of that calendar year."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20132014"
identifier: "SB 201"
citation: "California SB 201 (20132014)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Instructional materials: academic content standards: English learners."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Liu"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 26
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2013-02-07"
last_action: "2013-10-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/26e0c1aa-088f-4785-8547-c24a4c9cdc7f"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB201"
source_hash: "88fed3beb70189607824fdec7dbc4e6d859887cbe687e7a52d488afb3f7404eb"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California SB 201 (20132014) — Instructional materials: academic content standards: English learners.

(1) Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to review existing tests that assess the English language development of pupils whose primary language is a language other than English, and requires that the tests include, but not be limited to, an assessment of the achievement of these pupils in English reading, speaking, and written skills, in accordance with specified criteria. Existing law requires each school district that has one or more pupils who are English learners, and, to the extent required by federal law, a county office of education and a charter school, to assess the English language development of each of those pupils in order to determine their level of proficiency. Existing law requires the State Department of Education, with the approval of the State Board of Education, to establish procedures for conducting the assessment and for the reclassification of a pupil from English learner to English proficient. Existing law requires a school district to annually conduct the assessment during a period that commences on the day upon which 55% of the instructional year is completed through July 1 of that calendar year.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/07/13 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB201&version=20130SB20199INT)
2. **08/06/13 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB201&version=20130SB20198AMD)
3. **08/15/13 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB201&version=20130SB20197AMD)
4. **09/03/13 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB201&version=20130SB20196AMD)
5. **10/02/13 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB201&version=20130SB20194CHP)
6. **SB201** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB201)
7. **09/11/13 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB201&version=20130SB20195ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass. — **5–2** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Unfinished Business SB201 Liu Concurrence — **28–9** (pass) · upper
- SB 201 Liu Senate Third Reading By GONZALEZ — **59–14** (pass) · lower
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading — **30–9** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **13–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Liu — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2013-02-07** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `reading-1, introduction`
- **2013-02-08** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 10.
- **2013-02-21** Referred to Com. on ED. `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-12** Set for hearing April 3.
- **2013-04-03** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1. Page 404.) (April 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2013-04-05** Set for hearing April 15.
- **2013-04-15** Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- **2013-05-17** Set for hearing May 23.
- **2013-05-23** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1008.) (May 23). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2013-05-24** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2013-05-28** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 1097.) 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 Com. on ED. `referral-committee`
- **2013-08-06** 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. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2013-08-15** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2013-08-21** Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2013-08-30** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (August 30). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2013-09-03** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2013-09-04** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2013-09-09** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 59. Noes 14. Page 3013.) 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 28. Noes 9. Page 2284.) 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 478, Statutes of 2013.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/26e0c1aa-088f-4785-8547-c24a4c9cdc7f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).