Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district to order a pupil expelled upon finding that the pupil committed one or more of a specified act, as provided. Existing law requires an expulsion order to remain in effect until the governing board orders the readmission of a pupil and requires the governing board to recommend a plan of rehabilitation for the pupil at the time of the expulsion order that may include recommendations for, among other things, improved academic performance, tutoring, or counseling. Existing law requires the governing board of each school district to adopt rules and regulations establishing a procedure for the filing and processing of requests for readmission and the process for the required review of all expelled pupils for readmission. Existing law requires the governing board, upon completion of the readmission process, to readmit the pupil unless the governing board makes a finding that the pupil has not met the conditions of the rehabilitation plan or continues to pose a danger to campus safety or to other pupils or employees of the school district.
California AB 1230 (20252026) — Pupil discipline: expulsions: procedures.
Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district to order a pupil expelled upon finding that the pupil committed one or more of a specified act, as provided. Existing law requires an expulsion order to remain in effect until the governing board orders the readmission of a pupil and requires the governing board to recommend a plan of rehabilitation for the pupil at the time of the expulsion order that may include recommendations for, among other things, improved academic performance, tutoring, or counseling. Existing law requires the governing board of each school district to adopt rules and regulations establishing a procedure for the filing and processing of requests for readmission and the process for the required review of all expelled pupils for readmission. Existing law requires the governing board, upon completion of the readmission process, to readmit the pupil unless the governing board makes a finding that the pupil has not met the conditions of the rehabilitation plan or continues to pose a danger to campus safety or to other pupils or employees of the school district.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 14–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB1230 Bonta et al. By Ochoa Bogh — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass — 7–0 (pass) · upper
AB 1230 Bonta Assembly Third Reading — 77–0 (pass) · lower
AB 1230 Bonta Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Bonta — primary (person)
Connolly — coauthor (person)
Cortese — coauthor (person)
Muratsuchi — coauthor (person)
Ortega — coauthor (person)
Weber Pierson — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-02-21 Introduced. To print. introduction
2025-02-22 From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2025-02-24 Read first time. reading-1
2025-03-10 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2025-04-10 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 9). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2025-04-21 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2025-04-22 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2025-04-30 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file. referral-committee
2025-05-23 Coauthors revised.
2025-05-23 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-06-02 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1884.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-06-03 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2025-06-11 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2025-07-02 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2025-07-03 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-08-18 In committee: Referred to suspense file. referral-committee
2025-08-29 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-08-29 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-03 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2465.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-04 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-04 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2936.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-15 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2025-10-03 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2025-10-03 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 294, Statutes of 2025. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1c1f5935-8cc8-4178-9673-0bf83c746747. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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