California Senate Bill 1183
Session 20212022
The California State Library: Statewide Imagination Library Program.
Became Law
Became Law on Sep 30, 2022
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1183
State
California
Session
20212022
Motion Text
Unfinished Business SB1183 Grove et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
Senate Roll Call Votes
Yes
Yes
Dahle
Yes
Yes
Yes
Gonzalez
Other
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Rubio
Yes
Yes
Other
Summary
Existing law establishes the California State Library as a state government agency under the control of an executive, who is required to be a technically trained librarian and known as the "State Librarian." Existing law requires the State Librarian, among other duties, to give advisory, consultive, and technical assistance to librarians and library authorities in public libraries and to assist all other authorities, state and local, in assuming their full responsibility for library service.
Existing law requires the State Librarian to establish the Reading Initiative Program with funds appropriated for that purpose and with funds received from private sources, and requires the State Librarian to administer the program, as provided. Existing law requires the State Librarian, in administering the program, to, among other things, develop a list of recommended books in consultation with various groups, including, but not limited to, teachers, librarians, parents, writers, publishers, and employees of the State Department of Education. Existing law requires the recommended books to supplement the state-recommended English/language arts curriculum framework and to include recreational reading selections for children.
This bill would establish the Statewide Imagination Library Program under the administration of the State Librarian for purposes of developing, implementing, promoting, and fostering a comprehensive statewide initiative for encouraging preschool children to develop a love of reading and learning. The bill would create and continuously appropriate the Imagination Library of California Fund for purposes of the program, as provided, thereby making an appropriation. The bill would require moneys from the fund to be used to provide age-appropriate books on a monthly basis, at home, to each child registered in the program, from birth to their 5th birthday, inclusive, at no cost to families, through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. The bill would require moneys from the fund to be allocated to qualified local entities that agree to a dollar-for-dollar match for purposes of the program, unless waived by the State Librarian, as provided.
This bill would require the State Librarian to coordinate with a nonprofit entity, as specified, that is organized solely to promote and encourage reading by the children of the state, for purposes of implementing the bill's provisions, and would require the State Librarian to do certain things, including, among other things, promote the statewide development of local Dolly Parton Imagination Library programs, recruit volunteers to assist in the development, promotion, and coordination of the programs, administer the local match requirement, and coordinate the collection and remittance of local program costs for books and mailing.
This bill would require the State Librarian, by January 1, 2028, and annually thereafter, to report to the Legislature on the implementation of the program, as specified.
This bill would authorize the California State Library to promulgate regulations as may be needed for the administration of the program.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
02/17/22 - Introduced
February 17, 2022
03/16/22 - Amended Senate
March 16, 2022
05/03/22 - Amended Senate
May 3, 2022
08/22/22 - Amended Assembly
August 22, 2022
09/02/22 - Enrolled
September 2, 2022
09/30/22 - Chaptered
September 30, 2022
04/25/22- Senate Education
April 25, 2022
05/13/22- Senate Appropriations
May 13, 2022
05/21/22- Sen. Floor Analyses
May 21, 2022
06/28/22- Assembly Education
June 28, 2022
08/01/22- Assembly Appropriations
August 1, 2022
08/17/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
August 17, 2022
08/22/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
August 22, 2022
08/29/22- Sen. Floor Analyses
August 29, 2022
09/30/2022
California State Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 992, Statutes of 2022.
09/30/2022
California State Legislature
Approved by the Governor.
09/09/2022
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
08/30/2022
Senate
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5271.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
08/30/2022
Senate
Urgency clause adopted.
08/29/2022
Senate
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
08/29/2022
Assembly
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
08/22/2022
Assembly
Ordered to third reading.
08/22/2022
Assembly
Read third time and amended.
08/15/2022
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/11/2022
Assembly
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (August 11).
08/03/2022
Assembly
August 3 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
06/29/2022
Assembly
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
06/29/2022
Assembly
Coauthors revised.
06/02/2022
Assembly
Referred to Com. on ED.
05/27/2022
Assembly
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
05/26/2022
Senate
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 3977.) Ordered to the Assembly.
05/24/2022
Senate
Ordered to third reading.
05/24/2022
Senate
From special consent calendar on motion of Senator Grove.
05/23/2022
Senate
Ordered to special consent calendar.
05/19/2022
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
05/19/2022
Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3787.) (May 19).
05/17/2022
Senate
Set for hearing May 19.
05/16/2022
Senate
May 16 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
05/06/2022
Senate
Set for hearing May 16.
05/03/2022
Senate
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
05/02/2022
Senate
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3539.) (April 27).
03/30/2022
Senate
Set for hearing April 27.
03/23/2022
Senate
Re-referred to Com. on ED.
03/16/2022
Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
03/02/2022
Senate
Referred to Com. on RLS.
02/18/2022
Senate
From printer.
02/17/2022
Senate
Article IV Section 8(a) of the Constitution and Joint Rule 55 dispensed with February 7, 2022, suspending the 30 calendar day requirement.
02/17/2022
Senate
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Sources
Record Created
Feb 18, 2022 12:16:33 PM
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 12:22:39 PM