Bill Text: CA SB696 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: School accountability: Academic Performance Index: civics.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-03 - Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [SB696 Detail]

Download: California-2013-SB696-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 696	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Block

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2013

   An act to amend Section 52052.9 of the Education Code, relating to
school accountability.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 696, as introduced, Block. School accountability: Academic
Performance Index: civics.
   The Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999 requires the
Superintendent of Public Instruction, with the approval of the State
Board of Education, to develop an Academic Performance Index (API)
that measures the performance of schools and the academic performance
of pupils. Existing law requires the Superintendent, on or before
October 1, 2013, to report to the Legislature and recommend to the
state board for adoption a method for increasing emphasis on pupil
mastery of standards in science and social science through the system
of public school accountability or by other means.
   This bill would require the Superintendent, on or before July 1,
2014, to report to the Legislature and recommend to the state board
for adoption a project-based assessment, as specified, through the
system of public school accountability, to measure the civics
learning objectives contained in the course of study for grades 1 to
6, inclusive, and for grades 7 to 12, inclusive. The bill would
require the civics learning objectives to include specified elements.

   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.  Section 52052.9 of the Education Code is amended to
read:
   52052.9.  (a) On or before October 1, 2013, the Superintendent
shall report to the Legislature and recommend to the state board for
adoption a method or methods for increasing the emphasis on pupil
mastery of standards in science and social science through the system
of public school accountability or by other means.
   (b) On or before October 1, 2013, the Superintendent, in
consultation with the advisory committee established pursuant to
Section 52052.5, shall report to the Legislature an alternative
method or methods, in place of decile rank, for determining
eligibility, preferences, or priorities for any statutory program
that currently uses decile rank as a determining factor. 
   (c) On or before July 1, 2014, the Superintendent shall report to
the Legislature, and recommend to the state board for adoption, a
project-based assessment, through the system of public school
accountability, to measure the civics learning objectives contained
in the course of study for grades 1 to 6, inclusive, adopted pursuant
to subdivision (c) of Section 51210 and the course of study for
grades 7 to 12, inclusive, adopted pursuant to subdivision (b) of
Section 51220. These civics learning objectives shall include an
understanding of the relevance of public policy, the structure of the
federal, state, and local governments, and both the California and
United States Constitutions. The project-based assessment shall use
an approach that engages pupils in learning essential knowledge and
skills through a pupil-influenced inquiry process structured around
complex, authentic questions and carefully designed projects and
tasks.