Bill Text: CA AB2178 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Pupil instruction: Blended Learning Pilot Program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-05-23 - In committee: Set, second hearing. Held under submission. [AB2178 Detail]

Download: California-2013-AB2178-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 2178	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Levine

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2014

   An act relating to pupil instruction.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2178, as introduced, Levine. Pupil instruction: blending
learning programs.
   Existing law establishes an adopted course of study for pupils in
grades 1 to 6, inclusive, and in grades 7 to 12, inclusive.
   This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would encourage greater innovation and expansion of
blended learning models by removing barriers to innovation and
accommodating new structures of operations that recognize the unique
circumstances and challenges of effective blended learning programs.
The bill also would make various findings and declarations.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
   (1) Significant educational innovations are occurring throughout
the state in the emerging area of blended learning.
   (2) School districts, county offices of education, and charter
schools are offering a blended approach that integrates more
effective in-person instructional strategies with access to
technology-enabled learning opportunities inside and outside of
traditional classrooms.
   (3) Early results are showing that a blended learning environment
can improve pupil achievement, particularly for those pupils with the
greatest needs.
   (4) These programs, however, are not well-supported by the
existing statutory and regulatory structure that was designed for
programs to operate either as fully traditional seat-time or fully
independent study.
   (5) Constraints placed on blended learning programs limit their
ability to further innovate and better serve the highest-need pupils.

   (6) Changes are needed to ensure both school districts and charter
schools may expand innovation of blended learning models.
   (b) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that
would encourage greater innovation and expansion of blended learning
models by removing barriers to innovation and accommodating new
structures of operations that recognize the unique circumstances and
challenges of effective blended learning programs.