CA SB 249
Status unknownCounty boards of education: elections: consolidation.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Did CA SB 249 pass?
The current status of CA SB 249 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2025-08-29): August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
What is CA SB 249 about?
The California Constitution requires the Legislature to provide for the appointment or election of the State Board of Education and a board of education in each county or for the election of a joint county board of education for 2 or more counties. Existing law requires the regular election to select governing board members in any school district, community college district, or county board of education to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each odd-numbered year. Notwithstanding that requirement, after the initial election, any subsequent election of governing board members in any school district, community college district, or county board of education may be established, upon the adoption of an appropriate resolution by the governing board or the county board of education, to regularly occur on the same day as the statewide direct primary election, the statewide general election, or the general municipal election, as specified. This bill, notwithstanding any other law, and commencing January 1, 2026, would require any election for the elected members of a county board of education to instead be consolidated with the statewide general election. The bill would require the term of office of all incumbent elected members of a county board of education to be extended accordingly, and would require the county committee on school district organization to determine the manner in which the county board of education elected shall effect a staggering of terms, if necessary. By imposing additional duties on local officials, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill also would make conforming changes. 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.
Who sponsors CA SB 249?
Umberg is the primary sponsor of CA SB 249.
Description
The California Constitution requires the Legislature to provide for the appointment or election of the State Board of Education and a board of education in each county or for the election of a joint county board of education for 2 or more counties. Existing law requires the regular election to select governing board members in any school district, community college district, or county board of education to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each odd-numbered year. Notwithstanding that requirement, after the initial election, any subsequent election of governing board members in any school district, community college district, or county board of education may be established, upon the adoption of an appropriate resolution by the governing board or the county board of education, to regularly occur on the same day as the statewide direct primary election, the statewide general election, or the general municipal election, as specified. This bill, notwithstanding any other law, and commencing January 1, 2026, would require any election for the elected members of a county board of education to instead be consolidated with the statewide general election. The bill would require the term of office of all incumbent elected members of a county board of education to be extended accordingly, and would require the county committee on school district organization to determine the manner in which the county board of education elected shall effect a staggering of terms, if necessary. By imposing additional duties on local officials, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill also would make conforming changes. 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.
- Introduced
- 2025-01-30
- Latest action
- 2025-08-29 — August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Umbergauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2025-08-29
August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
2025-08-20
August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-07-17
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (July 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2025-07-02
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on ED. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on ED.
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2025-06-09
Referred to Coms. on ELECTIONS and ED.
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2025-06-03
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2025-06-02
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 27. Noes 10. Page 1391.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2025-05-23
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-05-23
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1193.) (May 23).
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2025-05-16
Set for hearing May 23.
2025-05-12
May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-05-02
Set for hearing May 12.
2025-04-30
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2025-04-29
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 1. Page 933.) (April 29).
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2025-04-09
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E. & C.A. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 735.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
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2025-04-04
Set for hearing April 29 in E. & C.A. pending receipt.
2025-03-26
Set for hearing April 9.
2025-03-19
Re-referred to Coms. on ED. and E. & C.A.
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2025-03-10
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
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2025-02-14
Referred to Com. on RLS.
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2025-02-03
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 2.
2025-01-30
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Votes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Elections and Constitutional Amendments]
2025-04-09 · pass · 5-2
Member-level votes (7)
- Cortese: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Laird: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: no
- Choi: no
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-04-29 · pass · 3-1
Member-level votes (5)
- Cervantes: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Limón: yes
- Choi: no
- Allen: other
Placed on suspense file
2025-05-12 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Wahab: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Caballero: yes
Do pass
2025-05-23 · pass · 5-1
Member-level votes (7)
- Caballero: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Seyarto: no
- Dahle: other
3rd Reading
2025-06-02 · pass · 27-10
Member-level votes (40)
- Menjivar: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Becker: yes
- Laird: yes
- Durazo: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Limón: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Stern: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: no
- Niello: no
- Seyarto: no
- Valladares: no
- Alvarado-Gil: no
- Grove: no
- Dahle: no
- Strickland: no
- Choi: no
- Jones: no
- Hurtado: other
- Allen: other
- Reyes: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Education]
2025-07-02 · pass · 5-2
Member-level votes (7)
- Stefani: yes
- Berman: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Solache: yes
- Tangipa: no
- Macedo: no
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-07-16 · pass · 7-2
Member-level votes (9)
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Patel: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Addis: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Hoover: no
- Castillo: no
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