BILL NUMBER: SB 1540	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Hancock
   (Principal coauthors: Assembly Members Perea and V. Manuel Pérez)
   (Coauthor: Senator Wyland)
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Alejo and Eng)

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2012

   An act to add Section 60200.8 to the Education Code, relating to
instructional materials.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1540, as introduced, Hancock. Instructional materials: revised
curriculum framework: history-social science.
   Existing law prohibits the State Board of Education from adopting
instructional materials until the 2015-16 school year.
   This bill would, by June 30, 2014, require the state board to
consider the adoption of a revised curriculum framework and
evaluation criteria for instructional materials in history-social
science.
   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.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
   (a) The K-12 History-Social Science Framework was last adopted in
2003 and the scheduled draft of an updated curriculum framework was
nearly completed in 2009 when state budget actions led to the
suspension of the adoption process.
   (b) The Common Core State Standards for English language arts
include standards for literacy in history-social studies, science,
and technical subjects.
   (c) The adoption of an updated curriculum framework does not
mandate the purchase of new instructional materials, but provides
guidance for the purchase of updated supplemental instructional
materials and does not result in automatic new costs to the state or
local educational agencies.
  SEC. 2.  Section 60200.8 is added to the Education Code, to read:
   60200.8.  Notwithstanding Section 60200.7, in order to expedite
the time and to maximize the cost of the adoption process, by June
30, 2014, the state board shall consider the adoption of a revised
curriculum framework and evaluation criteria for instructional
materials in history-social science.