Bill Text: CA SB1109 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Pupils: English learners: master plan.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-05-24 - Held in committee and under submission. [SB1109 Detail]
Download: California-2011-SB1109-Amended.html
BILL NUMBER: SB 1109 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 18, 2012
AMENDED IN SENATE MARCH 26, 2012
INTRODUCED BY Senator Padilla
FEBRUARY 17, 2012
An act to add Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 450) to Part 1 of
Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code, relating to pupils.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1109, as amended, Padilla. Pupils: English learners: master
plan.
Existing law, the English Learner and Immigrant Pupil Federal
Conformity Act, provides that the purpose of the act is to ensure
that instructional services are provided to pupils with limited
English proficiency in conformity with federal requirements that are
designed to ensure that all pupils have reasonable access to
educational opportunities necessary for the pupils to achieve at high
levels in English and in other core curriculum areas of instruction.
This bill would, before January 1, 2014, require the
Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop the English Learner
Master Plan , as specified, in order to expand the support
services provided by the State Department of Education in assisting
local educational agencies to establish, implement, and sustain
language instruction educational programs and programs of English
language development for English learner pupils. The bill would
require the Superintendent to consult with specified individuals
and to take into account certain considerations in developing
the plan and would require the plan to include specified
matters. master plan. The bill also would ,
on or before July 1, 2014, require the Superintendent to report
on the master plan to the Legislature and the State Board
of Education on the status of completing the plan
and provide include in the report
recommendations for statutory, regulatory, or administrative
changes necessary to implement the master plan.
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. Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 450) is added to
Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code, to read:
CHAPTER 7. ENGLISH LEARNER MASTER PLAN
450. (a) Before January 1, 2014, the Superintendent shall develop
the English Learner Master Plan to expand the support services
provided by the department in assisting local educational agencies to
establish, implement, and sustain language instruction educational
programs and programs of English language development for English
learner pupils as defined in Section 435.
(b) The Superintendent shall consult with experts in the
field of English learner education, teachers of English learner
pupils, school and school district administrators with expertise in
curriculum, instruction, assessment, and accountability, parents of
English learner pupils, and local governing board members,
and shall, at a minimum, consider all of the following in
developing the master plan pursuant to this section:
(1) Educational research and processes related to the education of
English learners.
(2) The practices of local educational agencies of other states.
(3) The best practices of local educational agencies within the
state.
(4) The alignment of the resources of the department with the
needs of local educational agencies and their English learners.
(c) The Superintendent shall report to the Legislature and the
state board on the status of completing the plan and provide
recommendations for the plan.
(d) (1) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under
subdivision (c) is inoperative on January 1, 2017, pursuant to
Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.
(2) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (c) shall be
submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
451. The English Learner Master Plan shall include, but not be
limited to, all of the following:
(a) The efficient use of federal funding.
(b) Consistent, reliable, and valid methods for identifying,
classifying, and reclassifying English learners.
(c) Best practices in instruction that support differentiated
instruction and English language development to provide English
learners with the appropriate level of challenge and supports
necessary for the pupils to reach their learning goals.
(d) Programs that facilitate an effective transition to common
core academic content standards and state-adopted curriculum
frameworks and assessments.
(e) Programs that address the needs of long-term English learners.
For purposes of this chapter, "long-term English learner" means a
pupil in any of grades 6 to 12, inclusive, who has been an English
learner for five or more years.
(f) Preparation for college and career readiness, including, but
not limited to, multiple pathway options and rigorous courses.
(g) Professional development programs and continuing education to
strengthen and improve the professional training of school employees
who work with English learners.
(h) An effective means of informing parents or legal guardians of
English learners about becoming involved in their children's
education and assisting their children to meet state required
academic and achievement standards.
452. (a) On or before July 1, 2014, the Superintendent shall
report on the English Learner Master Plan to the Legislature and the
state board and shall include in the report recommendations for
statutory, regulatory, or administrative changes necessary to
implement the master plan.
(b) (1) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) 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 July 1, 2018.
