Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Existing law establishes community college districts, administered by governing boards, throughout the state. Existing law requires that the total amount of leave of absence for illness or injury to which an academic employee of a community college district is entitled be transferred with the employee to another district, if the employee accepts employment with, or is elected to, another district within 3 school years after the school year in which the employment with the first district is terminated, or within any greater period during which the employee's reemployment rights are protected under a local bargaining agreement then in effect in the first district.
California AB 706 (20192020) — Community colleges: academic employees.
Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Existing law establishes community college districts, administered by governing boards, throughout the state. Existing law requires that the total amount of leave of absence for illness or injury to which an academic employee of a community college district is entitled be transferred with the employee to another district, if the employee accepts employment with, or is elected to, another district within 3 school years after the school year in which the employment with the first district is terminated, or within any greater period during which the employee's reemployment rights are protected under a local bargaining agreement then in effect in the first district.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
3rd Reading AB706 Low By Grove — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 11–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 18–0 (pass) · lower
AB 706 Low Assembly Third Reading — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Low — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2019-02-19 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2019-02-20 From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2019-02-28 Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. referral-committee
2019-04-03 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-04-24 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 24). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2019-04-25 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-05-06 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1506.) passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-05-06 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2019-05-16 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2019-06-05 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-06-24 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2019-06-25 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-07-01 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1871.). passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-07-01 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2019-07-08 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2019-07-12 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2019-07-12 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 100, Statutes of 2019.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/40d70005-0a00-482b-9b2a-dab0ccb68481. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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