BILL NUMBER: SB 1200 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 20, 2012
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 6, 2012
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 authorize
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
English language arts content standards it adopted pursuant to
the above-described provisions.
This bill would authorize the Superintendent to recommend to the
state board, and the state board to adopt, reject, or modify,
modifications to the common core academic content standards for
mathematics by March 30, 2013 , and English language arts by
July 30, 2013 . 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. The bill
would require that modifications to the common core academic content
standards in mathematics be incorporated into the curriculum
framework and the evaluation criteria for mathematics for the purpose
of adopting specified instructional materials in mathematics, but
this provision would become operative only if AB 1246 of the 2011
-12 Regular Session is enacted.
The provisions of this bill would become inoperative on July 1,
2014, and repealed on January 1, 2015, pursuant to existing law.
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. The Superintendent shall may
recommend and the state board shall may
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 English language arts 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 in mathematics adopted by
the state board pursuant to Section 60605.8. If the state board
modifies the common core academic content standards in
mathematics , 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 March 30, 2013, the Superintendent shall
recommend modifications to the mathematics standards to the state
board, and the state board, by that date, shall adopt, reject, or
modify those recommendations.
(4) On or before July 30, 2013, the Superintendent shall recommend
modifications to the English language arts standards to the state
board, and the state board, by that date, shall adopt, reject, or
modify those recommendations.
(b) The modifications to the common core academic content
standards in mathematics that the Superintendent
recommends to the state board and that the state board approves shall
ensure all of the following:
(1) The rigor of the state common core academic content standards
in mathematics 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)
(3) One set of standards is adopted at each grade
level.
(5)
(4) The content standards for algebra I are based upon
the common core academic content standards for mathematics.
(6)
(5) Redundant mathematics standards are eliminated.
(7)
(6) The implementation of standards is improved.
(8)
(7) Any technical issues in the standards are resolved.
(9)
(8) The modifications amount to no more than 15 percent
of the common core academic content standards adopted by the state
board.
(c) (1) Any modifications to the common core academic content
standards in mathematics made pursuant to this section shall be
incorporated into the curriculum framework and the evaluation
criteria for mathematics for the purpose of adopting instructional
materials in mathematics pursuant to Section 60207.
(2) This subdivision shall become operative only if Assembly Bill
1246 of the 2011-12 Regular Session is chaptered and becomes
effective.