The Field Act requires the Department of General Services to supervise the design and construction of any school building, including both school district and community college district buildings, or, if the estimated cost exceeds $100,000, the reconstruction or alteration of, or addition to, any school building, to ensure that plans and specifications comply with the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the act and with relevant building standards, and to ensure that the work of construction has been performed in accordance with the approved plans and specifications. Existing law requires the Department of General Services, for purposes relating to access and use by persons with disabilities, to issue a written approval of the plans and specifications of certain buildings and facilities, as provided. Existing law defines "school building" for these purposes, and excludes from that definition any building that serves or is intended to serve as residential housing for school district and community college district teachers and employees, and their families.
California AB 358 (20232024) — Community college districts: student housing.
The Field Act requires the Department of General Services to supervise the design and construction of any school building, including both school district and community college district buildings, or, if the estimated cost exceeds $100,000, the reconstruction or alteration of, or addition to, any school building, to ensure that plans and specifications comply with the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the act and with relevant building standards, and to ensure that the work of construction has been performed in accordance with the approved plans and specifications. Existing law requires the Department of General Services, for purposes relating to access and use by persons with disabilities, to issue a written approval of the plans and specifications of certain buildings and facilities, as provided. Existing law defines "school building" for these purposes, and excludes from that definition any building that serves or is intended to serve as residential housing for school district and community college district teachers and employees, and their families.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 12–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Consent Calendar — 39–0 (pass) · upper
AB 358 Addis Consent Calendar Second Day — 75–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Addis — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-02-01 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2023-02-02 From printer. May be heard in committee March 4.
2023-02-09 Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. referral-committee
2023-04-12 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-04-26 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 26). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-04-27 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-04 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1461.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-05-04 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2023-05-17 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2023-06-07 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-06-26 From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2023-06-27 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2023-06-29 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1826.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-06-29 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2023-07-11 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2023-07-21 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2023-07-21 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 83, Statutes of 2023. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f97b2158-43e2-4686-9be3-f85dba1e3d8d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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