Bill Text: CA AB1750 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended

California Assembly Bill 1750 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Pupil instruction: ethnic studies: report.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-08-14 - In committee: Held under submission. [AB1750 Detail]

Download: California-2013-AB1750-Amended.html

BILL NUMBER: AB 1750	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 23, 2014
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 22, 2014
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 8, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Alejo

                        FEBRUARY 14, 2014

   An act to add and repeal Section 33544 of the Education Code,
relating to pupil instruction.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1750, as amended, Alejo. Pupil instruction: ethnic studies:
report.
   Existing law requires a school district, as part of its adopted
course of study for grades 7 to 12, inclusive, to offer courses in
specified areas of study, including social sciences. Existing law
establishes the Instructional Quality Commission and requires the
commission to, among other things, recommend curriculum frameworks to
the State Board of Education.
   This bill would require the commission to identify model programs,
standards, and curricula relating to ethnic studies at the high
school level. The bill would  require  
authorize  the commission to consult with experts on ethnic
studies, multiculturalism, or diversity, including, among others,
representatives from the State Department of Education and classroom
teachers who are currently teaching in California public high
schools. The bill would require the commission, on or before January
1,  2016,   2017,  to prepare and submit a
report  to the Governor and the Legislature  that, among
other things, identifies the best practices and standards for
establishing and implementing ethnic studies in public high schools,
 to the Governor and the Legislature,  and 
to make   would require  the report  to be made
 available on the State Department of Education's Internet Web
site. The bill would make the implementation of the bill's provisions
subject to the availability of funds to the commission for those
purposes from any source, including state, federal, and other
nonstate funding sources.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 33544 is added to the Education Code, to read:
   33544.  (a) The commission shall identify model programs,
standards, and curricula relating to ethnic studies at the high
school level. The commission shall also identify factors to train
teachers to work effectively with diverse pupils and families and to
encourage respect for diversity in the classroom.
   (b) The commission shall prepare a report that, at minimum, does
all of the following:
   (1) Reviews the most current research on ethnic studies for
secondary education.
   (2) Reviews and evaluates existing standards, curricula, programs,
and training regarding ethnic studies for secondary education.
   (3) Identifies the best practices and standards for establishing
and implementing ethnic studies in public high schools.
   (4) Assesses the adequacy of current ethnic studies courses in
California public high schools.
   (5) Makes recommendations for establishing a "California Cultures"
multicultural or ethnic studies course that can be incorporated into
existing high school curriculum.
   (c) The commission shall complete and submit the report to the
Governor and the Legislature on or before January 1,  2016.
  2017.  The report shall also be made available to
the public on the department's Internet Web site.
   (d) (1) The commission  shall   may 
consult with experts on ethnic studies, multiculturalism, or
diversity including, but not limited to, all of the following:
   (A) Representatives from the department.
   (B) Representatives from the University of California.
   (C) Representatives from the California State University.
   (D) Academic faculty, researchers, and scientists with backgrounds
in ethnic studies, American studies, history, education, psychology,
or medicine.
   (E) Representatives from community-based organizations concerned
with pupil issues or civil rights.
   (F) Representatives from professional associations relating to
ethnic studies.
   (G) Classroom teachers who are currently teaching in California
public high schools.
   (H) Public school board members with expertise in multicultural or
ethnic studies.
   (2) In choosing experts with which to consult, the commission is
encouraged to ensure that current classroom teachers in public high
schools are principally and meaningfully consulted.
   (e) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (d), this act shall not
apply to the University of California, except to the extent that the
Regents of the University of California, by appropriate resolution,
make this section applicable.
   (f) (1) The report to be submitted pursuant to this section shall
be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
   (2) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this
section is repealed on January 1, 2019.
   (g) This section shall be implemented only to the extent that
funds are available to the commission for purposes of this section
from any source, including, but not limited to, state funding,
federal funding, and other nonstate funding sources.