BILL NUMBER: AB 591	CHAPTERED  10/01/03

	CHAPTER  653
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  OCTOBER 1, 2003
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  OCTOBER 1, 2003
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  SEPTEMBER 2, 2003
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 25, 2003
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JULY 16, 2003

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Strickland

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2003

   An act to amend Section 51226.1 of the Education Code, relating to
school curriculum.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 591, Strickland.  High school graduation requirements:  career
technical education.
   Existing law requires school districts to adopt a course of study
for grades 7 to 12, inclusive, that includes career technical
education.
   Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction,
upon adoption of the model curriculum standards by the State Board of
Education, to develop a model curriculum framework for
implementation of career and technical education no later than June
1, 2006, as specified.  Existing law requires the superintendent to
develop the curriculum framework in consultation and coordination
with an advisory group.
   This bill would encourage the advisory group to identify career
technical education courses that meet state-adopted academic content
standards and that satisfy high school graduation requirements and
admissions requirements of the University of California and the
California State University, and to determine the extent to which
local educational agencies accept credit earned for the completion of
those courses, in lieu of other courses of study.


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


  SECTION 1.  The Legislature finds and declares that career
technical education courses may offer instruction that would satisfy
the requirements of other required courses of study, including
science and mathematics.  A review of career technical education, as
aligned with state standards, will help districts identify career
technical coursework that satisfies those other areas.
  SEC. 2.  Section 51226.1 of the Education Code is amended to read:

   51226.1.  (a) Upon adoption of the model curriculum standards
developed pursuant to Section 51226, the Superintendent of Public
Instruction shall develop a curriculum framework consistent with
criteria set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 60005 that offers a
blueprint for implementation of career and technical education.  The
framework shall be adopted no later than June 1, 2006.
   (b) In developing the framework, the superintendent shall work in
consultation and coordination with an advisory group, including, but
not limited to, representatives from all of the following:
   (1) Business and industry.
   (2) Labor.
   (3) The California Community Colleges.
   (4) The University of California.
   (5) The California State University.
   (6) Classroom teachers.
   (7) School administrators.
   (8) Pupils.
   (9) Parents and guardians.
   (10) Representatives of the Legislature.
   (11) The State Department of Education.
   (12) The Labor and Workforce Development Agency.
   (c) In convening the membership of the advisory group set forth in
subdivision (b), the superintendent is encouraged to seek
representation broadly reflective of the state population.
   (d) Costs incurred by the superintendent in complying with this
section shall be covered, to the extent permitted by federal law, by
the state administrative and leadership funds available pursuant to
the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998
(20 U.S.C. Sec. 2301).
   (e) In developing the framework, the superintendent shall consider
developing frameworks for various career pathways that will prepare
pupils for both career entry and matriculation into postsecondary
education.
   (f) Upon completion of the framework, the advisory group is
encouraged to identify career technical education courses that meet
state-adopted academic content standards and that satisfy high school
graduation requirements and admissions requirements of the
University of California and the California State University, and to
determine the extent to which local educational agencies accept
credit earned for the completion of those courses, in lieu of other
courses of study.
   (g) The adoption of the framework developed and adopted pursuant
to this section by a local educational agency shall be voluntary.