California Assembly Bill 1938
Session 20232024
Special education: inclusion and universal design for learning.
Became Law
Became Law on Sep 28, 2024
Origin Chamber
Assembly
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1938
State
California
Session
20232024
James Gallagher
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Coauthor
Motion Text
AB 1938 Gallagher Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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Summary
Existing law finds and declares that all individuals with exceptional needs have a right to participate in free appropriate public education and special educational instruction and services for these persons are needed in order to ensure the right to an appropriate educational opportunity to meet their unique needs. Existing law provides that it is the intent of the Legislature that education programs are provided under an approved local plan for special education, as provided.
This bill would require, consistent with state and federal law, a school district, county office of education, and charter school, when implementing inclusion and universal design for learning initiatives, to consider specified things with respect to the full language access needs of pupils who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind, as provided. The bill would require individualized family service plan teams and individualized education program teams, when determining the least restrictive environment for a deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind pupil 0 to 22 years of age, inclusive, to consider the language needs of the pupil, as provided, and to consider reviewing placements and services available to the pupil. By imposing additional duties on school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require the State Department of Education, on or before July 1, 2025, to communicate these requirements to all school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools, as well as notify nonpublic, nonsectarian schools or agencies certified by the state, the special education local plan areas, the California School for the Deaf, and the California School for the Blind of these provisions.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
01/29/24 - Introduced
January 29, 2024
04/29/24 - Amended Assembly
April 29, 2024
08/23/24 - Amended Senate
August 23, 2024
09/05/24 - Enrolled
September 5, 2024
09/28/24 - Chaptered
September 28, 2024
04/22/24- Assembly Education
April 22, 2024
05/06/24- Assembly Appropriations
May 6, 2024
06/03/24- Senate Education
June 3, 2024
06/14/24- Senate Appropriations
June 14, 2024
08/16/24- Sen. Floor Analyses
August 16, 2024
08/25/24- Sen. Floor Analyses
August 25, 2024
08/31/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
August 31, 2024
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09/28/2024
California State Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 903, Statutes of 2024.
09/28/2024
California State Legislature
Approved by the Governor.
09/12/2024
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
08/31/2024
Assembly
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.).
08/31/2024
Assembly
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
08/30/2024
Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).
08/26/2024
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/23/2024
Senate
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
08/19/2024
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/15/2024
Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 15).
06/17/2024
Senate
In committee: Referred to suspense file.
06/05/2024
Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
05/29/2024
Senate
Referred to Com. on ED.
05/16/2024
Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
05/16/2024
Assembly
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0.)
05/09/2024
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
05/08/2024
Assembly
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 8).
04/30/2024
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
04/29/2024
Assembly
Read second time and amended.
04/25/2024
Assembly
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 24).
04/08/2024
Assembly
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
03/06/2024
Assembly
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
02/12/2024
Assembly
Referred to Com. on ED.
01/30/2024
Assembly
From printer. May be heard in committee February 29.
01/29/2024
Assembly
Read first time. To print.
Sources
Record Created
Jan 30, 2024 12:19:17 PM
Record Updated
Oct 1, 2024 12:32:28 PM