BILL NUMBER: SB 1200 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JULY 3, 2012
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 19, 2012
AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 25, 2012
AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 2, 2012
INTRODUCED BY Senator Hancock
FEBRUARY 22, 2012
An act to add Sections 60605.10 and 60605.11 to the Education
Code, relating to academic content standards.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1200, as amended, Hancock. Academic content standards:
recommended modifications: expert group.
Existing law requires the State Board of Education to adopt
statewide content and performance standards in the core curriculum
areas of reading, writing, mathematics, history/social science, and
science, as specified. Existing law authorizes the state board to
modify any proposed content standards or performance standards prior
to adoption, and to adopt content and performance standards in
individual core curriculum areas as those standards are submitted to
the state board.
Existing law, until July 1, 2014, establishes the Academic Content
Standards Commission and requires the commission to develop
internationally benchmarked academic content standards, at least 85%
of which are required to be the common core academic standards
developed by the Common Core State Standards Initiative consortium or
another specified interstate collaboration. Existing law requires
the commission to present its recommended academic content standards
to the state board and requires the state board by August 2, 2010, to
either adopt the standards proposed by the commission or reject
them.
This bill would require the Superintendent of Public Instruction
to recommend and the state board to adopt the college and career
readiness anchor standards developed by the Common Core State
Standards Initiative consortium. The bill would also authorize the
state board to take action to resolve any technical issues in the
academic content standards it adopted pursuant to the above-described
provisions.
This bill would authorize the Superintendent to recommend to the
state board by July 30, 2013, and the state board to adopt, reject,
or modify by September 30, 2013, modifications to the common core
academic content standards for English language arts and mathematics.
The bill would require the state board to explain, in writing, to
the Governor and the Legislature the reasons for modifying the
standards. The bill would require the Superintendent, in consultation
with the state board, to consult a specified group of
experts in English language arts and mathematics for purposes of
developing the recommendations. The bill would require the
Superintendent and the state board to hold a minimum of 2 public
hearings in order for the public to provide input on the
Superintendent's recommendations.
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 60605.10 is added to the Education Code, to
read:
60605.10. For purposes of meeting federal requirements and
applying for federal grants, the Superintendent shall recommend and
the state board shall adopt the college and career readiness anchor
standards developed by the Common Core State Standards Initiative
consortium. The state board may also take action to resolve any
technical issues in the standards adopted pursuant to Section
60605.8.
SEC. 2. Section 60605.11 is added to the Education Code, to read:
60605.11. (a) The Superintendent may recommend to the state
board, and the state board may approve, modifications to the common
core academic content standards adopted by the state board pursuant
to Section 60605.8. If the state board modifies the common core
academic content standards, it shall explain, in writing, to the
Governor and the Legislature the reasons for modifying the standards.
The Superintendent's recommendations and the state board's actions
shall assist schools in the implementation of the standards.
(1) In consultation with the state board, the Superintendent shall
consult a group of experts in English language arts and mathematics
for purposes of developing recommendations pursuant to this section.
The Superintendent shall ensure that the group of experts includes,
but is not limited to, individuals who are teachers of mathematics
and English language arts in elementary and secondary schools,
schoolsite principals, administrators of school districts or county
offices of education, and university professors. Not less than
one-half of the members of the group shall be currently employed
public school teachers.
(2) The Superintendent and the state board shall hold a minimum of
two public hearings pursuant to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act
(Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of
Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) in order for the public
to provide input on the modifications recommended pursuant to this
section.
(3) On or before July 30, 2013, the Superintendent shall present
the modifications to the state board.
(4) On or before September 30, 2013, the state board shall adopt,
reject, or modify the recommendations presented by the
Superintendent.
(b) The modifications to the common core academic content
standards that the Superintendent recommends to the state board and
that the state board approves shall ensure that:
(1) The rigor of the state common core academic content standards
is maintained so that all high school graduates are prepared for
college and careers, as specified in the common core academic content
standards.
(2) All of the common core academic standards developed by the
consortium or interstate collaboration set forth in Section 60605.7
are adopted.
(3) The modifications include the anchor standards of the common
core academic content standards for English language arts.
(4) One set of standards is adopted at each grade level.
(5) The content standards for algebra I are based upon the common
core academic content standards for mathematics.
(6) Redundant mathematics standards are eliminated.
(7) The implementation of standards is improved.
(8) The cost of implementing the standards is reduced.
(9) The modifications amount to no more than 15 percent of the
common core academic content standards adopted by the state board.