CA AB 1797
deadPupil instruction: Open Enrollment Act.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did CA AB 1797 pass?
No. CA AB 1797 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-05-19): From committee: Without further action pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a).
What is CA AB 1797 about?
The Open Enrollment Act authorizes the parent of a pupil enrolled in a low-achieving school to submit an application for the pupil to attend a school in a school district other than the school district in which the parent resides, as specified. The act defines "low-achieving school" to mean a school on a list created annually by the Superintendent of Public Instruction of 1,000 schools ranked by increasing Academic Performance Index score with the same ratio of elementary, middle, and high schools as existed in decile 1 in the 2008–09 school year. This bill would recast and revise the act. The bill would delete the definition of, and references to, the term "low-achieving school" in the act. The bill would instead generally revise the terminology of the act to specify that the parent of a pupil enrolled in a school district of residence, as defined, is authorized to submit an application for the pupil to attend a school district of enrollment, as defined. The bill would also delete from the act obsolete references to the Academic Performance Index and to the federal Race to the Top Fund.
Who sponsors CA AB 1797?
Johnson is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1797.
Description
The Open Enrollment Act authorizes the parent of a pupil enrolled in a low-achieving school to submit an application for the pupil to attend a school in a school district other than the school district in which the parent resides, as specified. The act defines "low-achieving school" to mean a school on a list created annually by the Superintendent of Public Instruction of 1,000 schools ranked by increasing Academic Performance Index score with the same ratio of elementary, middle, and high schools as existed in decile 1 in the 2008–09 school year. This bill would recast and revise the act. The bill would delete the definition of, and references to, the term "low-achieving school" in the act. The bill would instead generally revise the terminology of the act to specify that the parent of a pupil enrolled in a school district of residence, as defined, is authorized to submit an application for the pupil to attend a school district of enrollment, as defined. The bill would also delete from the act obsolete references to the Academic Performance Index and to the federal Race to the Top Fund.
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- Latest action
- 2026-05-19 — From committee: Without further action pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a).
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Johnsonauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-19
From committee: Without further action pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a).
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2026-04-22
In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage.
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2026-02-23
Referred to Com. on ED.
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2026-02-11
From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.
2026-02-10
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-22 · fail · 2-6
Member-level votes (9)
- Hoover: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Bonta: no
- Pellerin: no
- Lowenthal: no
- Zbur: no
- Garcia: no
- Patel: no
- Alvarez: other
Related bills
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