School districts: reorganization: local control funding formula.
Existing law establishes a system of public elementary and secondary education in this state. Under this system, school districts throughout the state operate and maintain schools at which they provide instruction. Existing law establishes procedures under which new school districts may be formed by dissolving 2 or more existing school districts of the same kind from the entire territory of the original school districts, by forming one or more new school districts of the same kind from all or parts of one or more existing school districts of the same kind, or by unifying or deunifying school districts as specified. Under existing law, new school districts may also be formed through an action to transfer territory, including an action to transfer all or part of an existing school district to another existing school district.
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California Legislature
20152016
SB 148
California SB 148 (20152016)
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School districts: reorganization: local control funding formula.
California SB 148 (20152016) — School districts: reorganization: local control funding formula.
Existing law establishes a system of public elementary and secondary education in this state. Under this system, school districts throughout the state operate and maintain schools at which they provide instruction. Existing law establishes procedures under which new school districts may be formed by dissolving 2 or more existing school districts of the same kind from the entire territory of the original school districts, by forming one or more new school districts of the same kind from all or parts of one or more existing school districts of the same kind, or by unifying or deunifying school districts as specified. Under existing law, new school districts may also be formed through an action to transfer territory, including an action to transfer all or part of an existing school district to another existing school district.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB148 McGuire Concurrence — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 8–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended — 7–0 (pass) · upper
That the Assembly amendments be concurred in — 9–0 (pass) · upper
SB 148 McGuire Consent Calendar Second Day — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
McGuire — primary (person)
O'Donnell — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-01-29 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2015-01-30 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 1.
2015-02-19 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2015-03-13 Set for hearing March 25.
2015-04-06 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 417.) (March 25). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-04-07 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-04-14 Set for hearing April 20.
2015-04-16 April 20 hearing postponed by committee.
2015-04-17 Set for hearing April 27.
2015-04-27 April 27 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2015-05-23 Set for hearing May 28.
2015-06-01 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1148.) (May 28). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-06-02 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2015-06-04 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1330.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-06-04 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2015-06-11 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2015-07-16 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 15). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-08-17 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-08-26 From committee: Do pass as amended. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 26). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-08-27 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2015-08-31 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2015-09-02 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2813.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-09-02 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2015-09-03 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). referral-committee
2015-09-03 From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on ED. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 2442.) Re-referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee, committee-passage
2015-09-03 From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 2487.) committee-passage
2015-09-04 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2503.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2015-09-10 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2015-10-02 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2015-10-02 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 448, Statutes of 2015.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d4c57393-aabd-4012-a1ad-f89e40fb6799. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).