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type: "Bill"
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title: "Standardized testing: inadequate or improper test conditions."
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description: "Existing law imposes various requirements on a test sponsor, also known as a test agency, with respect to the administration of standardized tests for purposes of postsecondary education. Existing law provides that a test sponsor that intentionally violates these provisions is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $750 for each violation. Existing law provides that these requirements do not apply to instances where the cancellation of all test scores results from the complete disruption of the administration of the test, such as by natural disasters, national emergencies, inadequate or improper test conditions, answer sheet printing errors, or testing agency errors."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
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legislature: "California Legislature"
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session: "20132014"
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identifier: "SB 915"
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citation: "California SB 915 (20132014)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Standardized testing: inadequate or improper test conditions."]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Hill"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 26
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2014-01-27"
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last_action: "2014-08-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e81fc2be-a028-48ff-ad25-f17c02427e06"
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source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB915"
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source_hash: "88c80b402f76050278f2d6a6424d1d7c96c3984d34a0b9ac7e7039e51b876737"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
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---
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# California SB 915 (20132014) — Standardized testing: inadequate or improper test conditions.
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Existing law imposes various requirements on a test sponsor, also known as a test agency, with respect to the administration of standardized tests for purposes of postsecondary education. Existing law provides that a test sponsor that intentionally violates these provisions is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $750 for each violation. Existing law provides that these requirements do not apply to instances where the cancellation of all test scores results from the complete disruption of the administration of the test, such as by natural disasters, national emergencies, inadequate or improper test conditions, answer sheet printing errors, or testing agency errors.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **01/27/14 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB915&version=20130SB91599INT)
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2. **04/21/14 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB915&version=20130SB91598AMD)
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3. **06/19/14 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB915&version=20130SB91597AMD)
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4. **06/30/14 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB915&version=20130SB91596AMD)
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5. **08/22/14 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB915&version=20130SB91594CHP)
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6. **SB915** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB915)
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7. **08/12/14 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB915&version=20130SB91595ENR)
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## Votes
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- SB 915 Hill Senate Third Reading By MULLIN — **78–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass as amended, to Consent Calendar. — **6–0** (pass) · lower
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- Unfinished Business SB915 Hill Concurrence — **36–0** (pass) · upper
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- Consent Calendar 2nd — **35–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass and be placed on the Consent Calendar. — **8–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Hill — primary (person)
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- Mullin — coauthor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2014-01-27** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `reading-1, introduction`
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- **2014-01-28** From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 27.
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- **2014-02-06** Referred to Com. on ED. `referral-committee`
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- **2014-03-07** Set for hearing March 19.
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- **2014-03-12** Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
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- **2014-03-29** Set for hearing April 23.
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- **2014-04-10** April 23 hearing rescheduled for April 24.
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- **2014-04-21** 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`
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- **2014-04-24** From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 3254.) (April 24). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
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- **2014-04-28** Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2014-05-01** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 3328.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
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- **2014-05-01** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
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- **2014-05-12** Referred to Com. on ED. `referral-committee`
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- **2014-06-18** From committee: Do pass as amended. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 11). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
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- **2014-06-19** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
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- **2014-06-23** Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2014-06-26** From consent calendar.
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- **2014-06-26** Ordered to third reading.
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- **2014-06-30** Read third time and amended. (Page 5747.) `reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage`
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- **2014-06-30** Ordered to third reading.
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- **2014-08-07** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 5906.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
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- **2014-08-07** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
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- **2014-08-11** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4400.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
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- **2014-08-13** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
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- **2014-08-22** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2014-08-22** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 245, Statutes of 2014.
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e81fc2be-a028-48ff-ad25-f17c02427e06`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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