Bass to push for education vote

Assembly Speaker Karen Bass and Assemblymember Julia Brownley, chairwoman of the Assembly Education Committee, have announced that a vote by the Assembly Education Committee on legislation to help make California eligible for federal Race to the Top education grants has been scheduled for Dec. 9.

A floor vote will likely take place soon after.

The announcement follows the acceleration of the schedule of hearings aimed at ensuring legislation matches recently released federal requirements that California must follow to receive the competitive grants.

Sen. Bob Huff has been pushing for the vote.