Bill Text: CA SB521 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Education: Instructional Quality Commission: course requirements: civics and American government education.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-03 - Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [SB521 Detail]
Download: California-2013-SB521-Amended.html
BILL NUMBER: SB 521 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 1, 2013
INTRODUCED BY Senator Wyland
FEBRUARY 21, 2013
An act to amend Section 44253.3 33540
of the Education Code, relating to education.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 521, as amended, Wyland. Education: teacher
credentialing. Instructional Quality Commission:
course requirements: civics and American government education.
Existing law requires the State Board of Education and the State
Department of Education to request that the Instructional Quality
Commission review and revise, as necessary, the course requirements
in the history-social science framework developed by the
History-Social Science Curriculum Framework and Criteria Committee of
the state board to ensure that minimum standards for courses in
American government and civics include sufficient attention to
teaching pupils how to interact, in a practical manner, with state
and local governmental agencies and representatives to solve problems
and to petition for changes in laws and procedures.
This bill would also require that those minimum standards for
courses in American government and civics include the teaching of the
comparative differences between the rights of citizens in America
and those in other countries, and the connection of civics and
American government to western civilizations.
Existing law requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to
issue an authorization for a teacher to provide specified services to
limited-English-proficient pupils, as prescribed.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes in those provisions.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no
yes . State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 33540 of the
Education Code is amended to read:
33540. (a) The State Board of Education
state board and the department shall request that the
commission review and revise, as necessary, the course requirements
in the history-social science framework developed by the
History-Social Science Curriculum Framework and Criteria Committee of
the state board to ensure that minimum standards for courses in
American government and civics include sufficient attention to
teaching pupils how to interact, in a practical manner, with state
and local governmental agencies and representatives to solve problems
and to petition for changes in laws and procedures ,
the comparative differences between the rights of citizens in
America and those in other countries, and the connection of civics
and American government to western civilizations .
(b) When the history-social science framework is revised as
required by law, the commission shall ensure that the following
historical documents are incorporated into the framework, as
appropriate:
(1) The Declaration of Independence.
(2) The United States Constitution, including the Bill of Rights.
(3) The Federalist Papers.
(4) The Emancipation Proclamation.
(5) The Gettysburg Address.
(6) George Washington's Farewell Address.
SECTION 1. Section 44253.3 of the Education
Code is amended to read:
44253.3. (a) The commission shall issue an authorization for a
teacher to provide all of the following services to
limited-English-proficient pupils:
(1) Instruction for English language development in preschool,
kindergarten, grades 1 to 12, inclusive, and classes that are
organized primarily for adults, except when the requirement specified
in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) is satisfied by the possession
of a children's center instructional permit pursuant to Sections 8363
and 44252.7, a children's center supervision permit pursuant to
Section 8363, or a designated subjects teaching credential in adult
education pursuant to Section 44260.2. If the requirement specified
in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) is satisfied by the possession of
a children's center instructional permit, or a children's center
supervision permit, instruction for English language development is
limited to the programs authorized by that permit. If the requirement
specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) is satisfied by the
possession of a designated subjects teaching credential in adult
education, instruction for English language development is limited to
classes organized primarily for adults.
(2) Specially designed content instruction delivered in English in
the subjects and at the levels authorized by the teacher's
prerequisite credential or permit that are used to satisfy the
requirement specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b).
(b) The minimum requirements for the authorization, which may be
completed at the same time as the initial preparation for the
prerequisite credential or at a later date, shall include all of the
following:
(1) Possession of a valid California teaching credential, services
credential, visiting faculty permit, children's center instructional
permit, or children's center supervision permit which credential or
permit authorizes the holder to provide instruction to pupils in
preschool, kindergarten, any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, or classes
primarily organized for adults, except for any of the following:
(A) Emergency credentials or permits.
(B) Exchange credentials as specified in Section 44333.
(C) District intern credentials as specified in Section 44325.
(D) Sojourn certificated employee credentials as specified in
Section 44856.
(E) Teacher education internship credentials as specified in
Article 3 (commencing with Section 44450) of Chapter 3.
(2) Passage of one or more examinations, or by completing an
approved program that consists of coursework or a combination of
coursework and examinations, that the commission determines is
necessary for demonstrating the knowledge and skills required for
effective delivery of the services included in the authorization.
(3) Completion of at least six semester units, or nine quarter
units, of coursework in a second language at a regionally accredited
institution of postsecondary education. The commission shall
establish minimum standards for scholarship in the required
coursework. The commission also shall establish alternative ways in
which the requirement can be satisfied by language-learning
experience that creates an awareness of the challenges of
second-language acquisition and development.
(c) Completion of coursework in human relations in accordance with
the commission's standards of program quality and effectiveness that
includes, at a minimum, instruction in the following:
(1) The nature and content of culture.
(2) Cross-cultural contact and interactions.
(3) Cultural diversity in the United States and California.
(4) Providing instruction responsive to the diversity of the pupil
population.
(5) Recognizing and responding to behavior related to the
characteristics listed in Section 220.
(6) Techniques for the peaceful resolution of conflict.
(d) The commission shall establish alternative requirements for a
teacher to earn the authorization, which shall be awarded as a
supplementary authorization pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section
44225.
(e) A teacher who possesses a credential or permit described in
paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) and is able to present a valid
out-of-state credential or certificate that authorizes the
instruction of English language learners may qualify for the
authorization issued under this section by submitting an application
and fee to the commission.
(f) The commission may issue an authorization under this section
if the applicant possesses a valid California teaching credential and
holds either of the following certificates issued by the National
Board for Professional Teaching Standards:
(1) Early and Middle Childhood/English as a New Language
Certificate.
(2) Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood/English as a New
Language Certificate.
(g) The authorization shall remain valid as long as the
prerequisite credential or permit specified in paragraph (1) of
subdivision (b) remains valid.
