BILL NUMBER: SB 300	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Hancock

                        FEBRUARY 15, 2013

   An act to  amend Section 60207 of, and to  add Section
60200.9  to   to,  the Education Code,
relating to instructional materials.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 300, as amended, Hancock. Instructional materials: revised
curriculum  framework: science.   frameworks:
science and English language arts. 
   Existing law prohibits the State Board of Education from adopting
instructional materials until the 2015-16 school year  except for
requiring the state board to adopt, among other things, revised
curriculum frameworks and evaluation criteria for English language
arts that are aligned to certain adopted content standards no later
than May 30, 2014  .
   This bill would require the state board to consider the adoption
of a revised curriculum framework and evaluation criteria for
instructional materials in science on or before  November 30,
2015,   January 31, 2016,  and would require the
revised curriculum framework to be based on specified science content
standards  and to include English language development
strategies, as specified, and strategies to address the needs of
pupils with disabilities.   The bill would also extend the
deadline for the state board to adopt revised curriculum frameworks
and evaluation criteria for English language arts until July 30, 2014
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   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) California has committed itself to adopting new science
standards based on the Next Generation Science Standards. Under
current law, the State Board of Education must adopt, reject, or
modify the new science standards by November 30, 2013.
   (b) Curriculum frameworks provide necessary support for teachers,
administrators, and the public for the implementation of content
standards. Development of curriculum frameworks in science is
currently suspended through July 1, 2015, pursuant to Section 60200.7
of the Education Code.
   (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   materials for  local educational
agencies.
  SEC. 2.  Section 60200.9 is added to the Education Code, to read:
   60200.9.  Notwithstanding Section 60200.7, on or before 
November 30, 2015,   January 31, 2016,  the state
board shall consider the adoption of a revised curriculum framework
and evaluation criteria for instructional materials in science. The
revised curriculum framework shall be based on the science content
standards adopted pursuant to Section 60605.85.  In adopting the
revised curriculum framework, the state board shall ensure both of
the following:  
   (a) Inclusion of English language development strategies that are
aligned to the standards adopted pursuant to Section 60811. 

   (b) Inclusion of strategies to address the needs of pupils with
disabilities. 
   SEC. 3.    Section 60207 of the   Education
Code   is amended to read: 
   60207.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 60200.7, the state board shall
adopt both of the following:
   (1) Revised curriculum frameworks and evaluation criteria that are
aligned to the content standards adopted pursuant to Section 60605.8
for English language arts no later than  May  
July  30, 2014.
   (2) Revised curriculum frameworks that are aligned to the content
standards adopted pursuant to Section 60605.8 for mathematics no
later than November 30, 2013.
   (b) Notwithstanding Section 60200.7, the state board may adopt
instructional materials for kindergarten and grades 1 to 8,
inclusive, that are aligned to the content standards adopted pursuant
to Section 60605.8 for mathematics no later than March 30, 2014.
   (1) For purposes of adopting instructional materials for
mathematics pursuant to this subdivision, the state board may adopt
evaluation criteria for mathematics no later than March 31, 2013. The
criteria may allow for the adoption of materials that have been
reviewed and adopted by another state that has adopted the common
core academic content standards.
   (2) Instructional materials adopted pursuant to this subdivision
shall remain adopted until the next statewide adoption of
instructional materials for mathematics.
   (c) State board policies shall ensure that the English language
arts curriculum frameworks for kindergarten and grades 1 to 12,
inclusive, and instructional materials for kindergarten and grades 1
to 8, inclusive, include the English language development standards
as adopted by the state board in 1997 and revised thereafter, and
English language development strategies in the core subjects of
mathematics, science, and history-social science.
   (d) State board policies shall ensure that curriculum frameworks
for kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, and instructional
materials for kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, inclusive, include
strategies to address the needs of pupils with disabilities in the
four core subjects of mathematics, science, history-social science,
and English language arts.
   (e) Each curriculum framework that the state board adopts shall
describe, to the extent the state board deems appropriate, the manner
in which content can be delivered to intentionally build all of the
following skills into and across each content area:
   (1) Creativity and innovation, including, but not limited to,
thinking creatively, working creatively with others, and implementing
innovations.
   (2) Critical thinking and problem solving, including, but not
limited to, reasoning effectively, using systems thinking, making
judgments and decisions, and solving problems.
   (3) Collaboration, including, but not limited to, working
effectively in diverse teams, adapting to change and being flexible,
demonstrating initiative and self-direction, working independently,
demonstrating productivity and accountability, and demonstrating
leadership and responsibility.
   (4) Communication, including, but not limited to, communicating
clearly and effectively through reading, writing, and speaking.
   (5) Construction and exploration of new understandings of
knowledge through the integration of content from one subject area to
another to provide pupils with multiple modes for demonstrating
innovative learning.