Bill Text: CA AR131 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relative to the 30th Anniversary of the Charter Schools Act of 1992.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Independent 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-08-24 - Ordered to inactive file at the request of Assembly Member Mayes. [AR131 Detail]
Download: California-2021-AR131-Introduced.html
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION
House Resolution
No. 131
| Introduced by Assembly Member Mayes |
August 16, 2022 |
Relative to the 30th Anniversary of the Charter Schools Act of 1992.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
HR 131, as introduced, Mayes.
Digest Key
Bill Text
WHEREAS, 2022 is the 30th Anniversary of the passage of the Charter Schools Act of 1992, hereinafter referred to as the “Charter Schools Act,” in California, which was designed to “...provide opportunities for teachers, parents, pupils, and community members to establish and maintain schools that operate independently from existing school district structure...”; and
WHEREAS, The Charter Schools Act stated the Legislature’s intent that charter schools are and should become an integral part of the California educational system and that the establishment of charter schools should be encouraged; and
WHEREAS, The Charter Schools Act serves as a living legacy to Senator Gary K. Hart, who authored the legislation, making California the second state in the nation to create public charter schools, allowing educators the flexibility to design instructional models that put pupils first and deliver a high-quality education; and
WHEREAS, All pupils are welcome to attend a charter school in California, regardless of academic performance, disability, religion, income level, race, sexual orientation, or ZIP Code; and
WHEREAS, Charter schools are created by educators who have the flexibility to design instructional models that put pupils first and deliver a high-quality education; and
WHEREAS, All charter schools in California are not for profit, free, public, and open to all; and
WHEREAS, In the 2021–22 school year, the charter school pupil population consists of 56 percent low income, 53 percent Latino, 25 percent White, 15 percent English learners, 10 percent pupils with disabilities, and 7 percent Black; and
WHEREAS, According to State Department of Education 2021–22 school year enrollment data, nearly 700,000 pupils annually attend charter schools in California at nearly 1,300 charter schools; and
WHEREAS, Seventy-eight percent of Californians believe that parents should have the right to choose a charter school if they think it is better for their child; and
WHEREAS, California’s charter schools support equity and inclusion in their schools, and educate a high concentration of pupils in poverty, as well as Black and Latino pupils in communities across the state; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the Assembly recognizes and celebrates the 30 years of reimagining public education that charter schools have brought to millions of California pupils; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
