republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20152016/ab-220.md

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Bill	Pupil instruction: mathematics: algebra.	Existing law requires the adopted course of study for grades 7 to 12, inclusive, to include courses in mathematics, including algebra. Existing law requires a pupil to complete 2 courses in mathematics in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, in order to receive a diploma of graduation from high school, and provides that at least one of these courses, or a combination of the 2 courses, shall meet or exceed the rigor of the content standards for Algebra I, as adopted by the State Board of Education. Existing law exempts a pupil in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, from the requirement that he or she complete a course that meets or exceeds the rigor of the content standards for Algebra I, as adopted by the state board, if that pupil, before enrolling in grade 9, completes coursework in algebra that meets or exceeds the rigor of the content standards for Algebra I, as adopted by the state board.	us/states/ca	California Legislature	20152016	AB 220	California AB 220 (20152016)	bill	Pupil instruction: mathematics: algebra.	enacted	Holden	5	20	6	2015-02-03	2015-08-11	openstates	ocd-bill/e2d104ee-6bcd-45c5-b010-1d7c0364ec17	http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB220	125e00cea4b89593c49056538a835050183dd4a3cfd6f627a9e26dff417ae5e5	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ca

California AB 220 (20152016) — Pupil instruction: mathematics: algebra.

Existing law requires the adopted course of study for grades 7 to 12, inclusive, to include courses in mathematics, including algebra. Existing law requires a pupil to complete 2 courses in mathematics in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, in order to receive a diploma of graduation from high school, and provides that at least one of these courses, or a combination of the 2 courses, shall meet or exceed the rigor of the content standards for Algebra I, as adopted by the State Board of Education. Existing law exempts a pupil in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, from the requirement that he or she complete a course that meets or exceeds the rigor of the content standards for Algebra I, as adopted by the state board, if that pupil, before enrolling in grade 9, completes coursework in algebra that meets or exceeds the rigor of the content standards for Algebra I, as adopted by the state board.

Version chain

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

1. 02/03/15 - Introduced (filed) — source
2. 04/07/15 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
3. 08/11/15 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
4. AB220 (committee substitute) — source
5. 07/08/15 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• AB 220 HOLDEN Consent Calendar Second Day — 78–0 (pass) · lower
• Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 6–0 (pass) · lower
• Do pass — 6–0 (pass) · upper
• Special Consent #4 — 39–0 (pass) · upper
• Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 8–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Holden — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2015-02-03 Read first time. To print. reading-1
• 2015-02-04 From printer. May be heard in committee March 6.
• 2015-02-17 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
• 2015-04-06 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (March 25). amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage
• 2015-04-07 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
• 2015-04-08 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
• 2015-04-15 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 15). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
• 2015-04-16 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
• 2015-04-23 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1108.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
• 2015-04-23 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
• 2015-05-07 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
• 2015-06-10 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
• 2015-06-22 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 22). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
• 2015-06-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
• 2015-07-01 Ordered to special consent calendar.
• 2015-07-06 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1793.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
• 2015-07-06 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
• 2015-08-03 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
• 2015-08-11 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
• 2015-08-11 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 165, Statutes of 2015.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e2d104ee-6bcd-45c5-b010-1d7c0364ec17. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).