"Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday threatened to put the sleeper hold on Assembly Bill X5 8, following consecutive days of favorable votes by both the Assembly and the Assembly Committee on Education.
AB X5 8 was one of two measures aimed at establishing federal guidelines for national schools competing for a piece of the $4.3 billion Race to the Top grants, announced in July by President Barack Obama. The bill was passed following a 10-6 vote on Wednesday by the Assembly Committee on Education; the Assembly gave the nod on Thursday with a 47-25 outcome. The passage of AB X5 8 resulted in the defeat of Schwarzenegger-backed Senate Bill X5 1, which did not collect the needed nine votes for approval, according to the Sacramento Bee.�"
AB X5 8 was one of two measures aimed at establishing federal guidelines for national schools competing for a piece of the $4.3 billion Race to the Top grants, announced in July by President Barack Obama. The bill was passed following a 10-6 vote on Wednesday by the Assembly Committee on Education; the Assembly gave the nod on Thursday with a 47-25 outcome. The passage of AB X5 8 resulted in the defeat of Schwarzenegger-backed Senate Bill X5 1, which did not collect the needed nine votes for approval, according to the Sacramento Bee.�"