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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

AB 557

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notification of school closings and reopenings.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a school district administrator may close a school because

of inclement weather or because of a threat to the health or safety of pupils or school

personnel. In addition, a local health officer and the Department of Health Services

(DHS) may close a school to control outbreaks and epidemics.

This bill requires a school board, within 24 hours of a school being closed by a

local health officer or DHS, or by a school district administrator because of a threat

to the health or safety of pupils or school personnel, and within 24 hours of reopening

a closed school, to notify the Department of Public Instruction that the school was

closed. The first notice must include the reason for the closure; the second must

specify the number of days the school was closed.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Berceau (D) , Bernard Schaber (D) , Pope-Roberts (D) , Seidel (D)

2 cosponsors

Hansen (D) , Taylor (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 11, Noes 1

Passed 11–1 Mar 31, 2010 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Nov 10, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Bernard Schaber, Pope-Roberts, Berceau and Seidel;Cosponsored by Senators Taylor and Hansen

  2. Nov 10, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Education

  3. Mar 9, 2010 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Mar 23, 2010 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Mar 31, 2010 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 11, Noes 1

  6. Mar 31, 2010 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Apr 13, 2010 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 11:14 A.M. on 4-15-2010 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 22

  8. Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  9. Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1