Pupil instruction: retention, grade changes, and exemptions.
(1) Existing law requires the governing board of a school district and a county superintendent of schools to adopt policies regarding pupil promotion and retention, and requires a pupil to be promoted or retained only as provided for in those policies. Until June 30, 2023, existing law makes certain funds available to school districts, county offices of education, charter schools, and state special schools for expenditure by August 31, 2022, for certain activities, including offering supplemental instruction and support, as prescribed.
California AB 104 (20212022) — Pupil instruction: retention, grade changes, and exemptions.
(1) Existing law requires the governing board of a school district and a county superintendent of schools to adopt policies regarding pupil promotion and retention, and requires a pupil to be promoted or retained only as provided for in those policies. Until June 30, 2023, existing law makes certain funds available to school districts, county offices of education, charter schools, and state special schools for expenditure by August 31, 2022, for certain activities, including offering supplemental instruction and support, as prescribed.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 104 Lorena Gonzalez Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 76–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 6–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading AB104 Lorena Gonzalez et a By Limón Urgency Clause — 37–0 (pass) · upper
AB 104 Lorena Gonzalez Third Reading Urgency — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 14–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Lorena Gonzalez — primary (person)
McCarty — coauthor (person)
Petrie-Norris — coauthor (person)
Ting — coauthor (person)
Wilk — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2020-12-11 Introduced. To print. introduction
2020-12-12 From printer. May be heard in committee January 11.
2021-01-11 Read first time. reading-1
2021-01-11 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2021-01-12 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2021-01-13 Re-referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2021-01-21 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2021-01-25 Re-referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2021-01-27 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2021-03-16 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2021-03-17 Re-referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2021-03-26 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2021-04-07 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 7). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2021-04-08 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2021-04-12 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2021-04-15 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1031.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-04-15 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2021-05-12 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2021-05-18 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2021-05-24 Joint Rules 61 and 62 suspended. (Page 1211.)
2021-06-01 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (May 27). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2021-06-02 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2021-06-10 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 10). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2021-06-14 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2021-06-17 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1542.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-06-17 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after June 19 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2021-06-21 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2037.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2021-06-21 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2021-07-01 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2021-07-01 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 41, Statutes of 2021. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/252e5784-cd72-4a59-8aa0-cf25f26cd612. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).