Bill Text: CA AB220 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered

California Assembly Bill 220 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Pupil instruction: mathematics: algebra.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2015-08-11 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 165, Statutes of 2015. [AB220 Detail]

Download: California-2015-AB220-Chaptered.html

BILL NUMBER: AB 220	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  165
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  AUGUST 11, 2015
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  AUGUST 11, 2015
	PASSED THE SENATE  JULY 6, 2015
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  APRIL 23, 2015
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 7, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Holden

                        FEBRUARY 3, 2015

   An act to amend Section 51224.5 of the Education Code, relating to
pupil instruction.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 220, Holden. Pupil instruction: mathematics: algebra.
   Existing law requires the adopted course of study for grades 7 to
12, inclusive, to include courses in mathematics, including algebra.
Existing law requires a pupil to complete 2 courses in mathematics in
grades 9 to 12, inclusive, in order to receive a diploma of
graduation from high school, and provides that at least one of these
courses, or a combination of the 2 courses, shall meet or exceed the
rigor of the content standards for Algebra I, as adopted by the State
Board of Education. Existing law exempts a pupil in grades 9 to 12,
inclusive, from the requirement that he or she complete a course that
meets or exceeds the rigor of the content standards for Algebra I,
as adopted by the state board, if that pupil, before enrolling in
grade 9, completes coursework in algebra that meets or exceeds the
rigor of the content standards for Algebra I, as adopted by the state
board.
   This bill would instead require, before a pupil receives a diploma
of graduation from high school, that a pupil complete at least one
course, or a combination of the 2 courses required for graduation,
that meets or exceeds the rigor of Algebra I or Mathematics I, that
is aligned to the content standards adopted by the state board. The
bill would provide that a pupil who completes coursework that meets
or exceeds the content standards for Algebra I adopted by the state
board shall be deemed to have satisfied the graduation requirement.
The bill would also exempt from the Algebra I or Mathematics I
graduation requirement those pupils who, before enrollment in grade
9, completed a course in Algebra I or Mathematics I, or mathematics
courses of equal rigor, that are aligned to the content standards
adopted by the state board.
   To the extent that the bill would impose new duties on school
districts, it would constitute a state-mandated local program.
   The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local
agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates
determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these
statutory provisions.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 51224.5 of the Education Code is amended to
read:
   51224.5.  (a) The adopted course of study for grades 7 to 12,
inclusive, shall include algebra as part of the mathematics area of
study pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 51220.
   (b) Before receiving a diploma of graduation from high school, a
pupil shall complete at least one course, or a combination of the two
courses required for graduation pursuant to subparagraph (B) of
paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 51225.3, that meets or
exceeds the rigor of Algebra I or Mathematics I, that is aligned to
the content standards adopted by the state board pursuant to Sections
60605.8 and 60605.11.
   (c) A pupil who, before enrollment in grade 9, completes a course
in Algebra I or Mathematics I, or mathematics courses of equal rigor,
that is aligned to the content standards adopted by the state board,
is exempt from subdivision (b), but is not exempt from the
requirement that the pupil complete two courses in mathematics while
enrolled in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, as specified in subparagraph
(B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 51225.3.
   (d) A pupil who has completed a course or courses that meet or
exceed the content standards for Algebra I adopted by the state board
pursuant to Section 60605, as that section read on June 30, 2011,
shall be deemed to have satisfied the graduation requirement
specified in subdivision (b).
  SEC. 2.  If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this
act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local
agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant
to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of
the Government Code.