The Assembly on July 2 concurred in Senate amendments to AB 126, the education finance trailer bill, on a 56-1 vote after a brief floor debate over charter-school language folded into the measure.
Assemblymember Gabriel presented the bill and was authorized to take it up without reference to file. During the debate, Assemblymember Tongi Pa said he supported parts of the bill but raised concerns about the charter-school provisions, according to the floor transcript. The chamber then agreed to the Senate amendments.
The floor summary described AB 126 as an omnibus education finance measure that included a historic investment in TK-12 schools, with remarks citing a record $28,000 per-pupil level of spending, more than $1 billion in ongoing community schools funding and $2.4 billion for special education. The same summary said the charter-school dispute centered on policy changes added in the Senate amendments.
The transcript and summary do not identify the lone no vote or spell out the specific charter-school language. They also do not show whether the bill’s changes affect TK-12 funding formulas beyond the headline spending figures referenced on the floor.
