republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20112012/ab-1705.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pupil assessment: high school exit examination: eligible pupils with disabilities."
description: "Existing law requires each pupil completing grade 12 to successfully pass the high school exit examination as a condition of receiving a diploma of graduation or a condition of graduation from high school. Existing law requires by October 1, 2010, that the State Board of Education, taking into consideration specified findings and recommendations, adopt regulations for alternative means by which eligible pupils with disabilities, as defined, may demonstrate that they have achieved the same level of academic achievement in the content standards required for passage of the high school exit examination."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20112012"
identifier: "AB 1705"
citation: "California AB 1705 (20112012)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Pupil assessment: high school exit examination: eligible pupils with disabilities."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Silva"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2012-02-15"
last_action: "2012-08-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fa5151cd-d110-4c31-aa93-565203b230d8"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB1705"
source_hash: "e92a42b353b921ad6899962283a5ccc3b8e089a40390f53d9d4aeb00a7f2dfd5"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California AB 1705 (20112012) — Pupil assessment: high school exit examination: eligible pupils with disabilities.

Existing law requires each pupil completing grade 12 to successfully pass the high school exit examination as a condition of receiving a diploma of graduation or a condition of graduation from high school. Existing law requires by October 1, 2010, that the State Board of Education, taking into consideration specified findings and recommendations, adopt regulations for alternative means by which eligible pupils with disabilities, as defined, may demonstrate that they have achieved the same level of academic achievement in the content standards required for passage of the high school exit examination.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/15/12 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB1705&version=20110AB170599INT)
2. **04/26/12 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB1705&version=20110AB170598AMD)
3. **08/27/12 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB1705&version=20110AB170596CHP)
4. **AB1705** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB1705)
5. **08/13/12 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB1705&version=20110AB170597ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading AB1705 Silva By Wyland — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- AB 1705 SILVA Assembly Third Reading — **75–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Silva — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2012-02-15** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2012-02-16** From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
- **2012-02-23** Referred to Com. on ED. `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-21** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2012-04-11** In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2012-04-25** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 18). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-04-26** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2012-04-30** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-16** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 16). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-05-17** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2012-05-21** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 4923.) `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2012-05-21** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2012-05-31** Referred to Com. on ED. `referral-committee`
- **2012-06-20** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-07-03** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-07-05** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2012-08-09** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4438.). `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2012-08-09** In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. `committee-passage`
- **2012-08-15** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:10 p.m.
- **2012-08-27** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-27** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 192, Statutes of 2012.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fa5151cd-d110-4c31-aa93-565203b230d8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).