Amended in Assembly April 8, 2014

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 1750

Introduced by Assembly Member Alejo

February 14, 2014

An act begin insert to add and repeal Section 33543 of the Education Code, end insert relating to pupil begin delete instruction, and making an appropriation therefor. end delete begin insert instruction. end insert

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1750, as amended, Alejo. Pupil instruction: ethnic begin delete studies. end delete begin insert studies: report. end insert

Existing law requires a school district, as part of its adopted course of study for grades 7 to 12, inclusive, to offer courses in specified areas of study, including social sciences. Existing law establishes the Instructional Quality Commission and requires the commission to, among other things, recommend curriculum frameworks to the State Board of Education.

This bill would require the commission to identify model programs, standards, and curricula relating to ethnic studies at the high school level. The bill would require the commission, on or before January 1, 2016, to prepare and submit a report that, among other things, identifies the best practices and standards for establishing and implementing ethnic studies in public high schools, to the Governor and the Legislature, and to make the report available on the State Department of Education’s Internet Web site. begin insert The bill would make the implementation of the bill’s provisions subject to the availability of funds to the commission for those purposes from any source, including state, federal, and other nonstate funding sources. end insert

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This bill would appropriate $125,000 to the State Department of Education for purposes of funding the report.

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The funds appropriated by this bill would be applied toward the minimum funding requirements for school districts and community college districts imposed by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation:  begin delete yes end delete begin insert no end insert . Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

(a) The Instructional Quality Commission shall

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begin insert (a) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert The commission shall end insert identify model programs,
standards, and curricula relating to ethnic studies at the high school
level. The commission shall also identify factors to train teachers
to work effectively with diverse pupils and families and to
encourage respect for diversity in the classroom.

(b) The commission shall prepare a report that, at minimum,
does all of the following:

(1) Reviews the most current research on ethnic studies for
secondary education.

(2) Reviews and evaluates existing standards, curricula,
programs, and training regarding ethnic studies for secondary
education.

(3) Identifies the best practices and standards for establishing
and implementing ethnic studies in public high schools.

(4) Assesses the adequacy of current ethnic studies courses in
California public high schools.

(5) Makes recommendations for establishing a “California
Cultures” multicultural or ethnic studies course that can be
incorporated into existing high school curriculum.

(c) The commission shall complete and submit the report to the
Governor and the Legislature on or before January 1, 2016. The
report shall also be made available to the public on the begin delete State
Department of Education’s end delete begin insert department’s end insert Internet Web site.

(d) The commission may consult with experts on ethnic studies,
multiculturalism, or diversity including, but not limited to, all of
the following:

(1) Representatives from the begin delete State Department of Education end delete
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(2) Representatives from the University of California.

(3) Representatives from the California State University.

(4) Academic faculty, researchers, and scientists with
backgrounds in ethnic studies, American studies, history, education,
psychology, or medicine.

(5) Representatives from community-based organizations
concerned with pupil issues or civil rights.

(6) Representatives from professional associations relating to
ethnic studies.

(7) Educators in secondary education.

(8) Public school board members with expertise in multicultural
or ethnic studies.

(e) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (d), this act shall not
apply to the University of California, except to the extent that the
Regents of the University of California, by appropriate resolution,
make this section applicable.

(f) (1) The report to be submitted pursuant to this section shall
be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government
Code.

(2) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this
section is repealed on January 1, 2019.

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(g) This section shall be implemented only to the extent that
funds are available to the commission for purposes of this section
from any source, including, but not limited to, state funding, federal
funding, and other nonstate funding sources.

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SEC. 2.  

The sum of one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars
($125,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the
State Department of Education for the purpose of funding the
report required pursuant to Section 1 of this act.

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