BILL NUMBER: SB 897 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JULY 2, 2014
AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 3, 2014
AMENDED IN SENATE FEBRUARY 20, 2014
INTRODUCED BY Senator Steinberg
JANUARY 13, 2014
An act to amend Sections 33540 and 84830 of , and to add
Section 52377.5 to, the Education Code, and to
repeal Section 86 of Chapter 48 of the Statutes of 2013,
relating to educational programs.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 897, as amended, Steinberg. Educational programs:
competitive grant programs and history-social science
framework: adult education. education:
civics instruction.
(1) Existing law requires the State Board of Education and the
State Department of Education to request that the Instructional
Quality Commission review and revise, as necessary, the course
requirements in the history-social science framework, as specified.
Existing law requires the commission, when revising the
history-social science framework and as appropriate and based on the
subject matter of the course, to ensure that certain historical
documents are incorporated into the framework, consider incorporating
additional specified historical documents into the framework, and
encourage instruction that promotes an understanding of the
governments of California and the United States of America.
This bill would also require the commission, when
revising whenever it revises the history-social
science framework and as appropriate and based on the subject matter
of the course, to , among other things, receive input from
civics learning experts for purposes of integrating civics
learning content, concepts, and skills, at all appropriate grade
levels, with certain standards, ensure that voter education
information is included in the American government and civics
curriculum at the high school level, as specified, and consider
whether and how to incorporate a specified social studies framework
into the history-social science framework. The bill would
require the state board to consider incorporating a specified social
studies framework into the history-social science content standards
when those content standards are next revised after
January 1, 2015.
(2) Existing law provides for the allocation of funds appropriated
by the Budget Act of 2013 for the establishment of the California
Career Pathways Trust. Existing law requires these funds to be
apportioned, and available for expenditure in the 2013-14 fiscal year
to the 2015-16 fiscal year, inclusive, to school districts, county
superintendents of schools, charter schools, and community colleges
in the form of one-time competitive grants for career pathways
programs that accomplish certain objectives, including, among other
things, funding specialists in work-based learning who, through
specified actions, connect school districts, county superintendents
of schools, charter schools, and community colleges with business
entities, and establishing regional collaborative relationships and
partnerships with business entities, community organizations, and
local institutions of postsecondary education. Existing law also
requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to consult with the
Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and organizations
representing businesses in considering grant applications pursuant to
those provisions.
This bill would provide that business entities include public
sector entities for purposes of these provisions. The bill would
require the Superintendent to also consult with representatives of
the public sector in considering the grant applications.
(3)
(2) Existing law, pursuant to funding made available in
the annual Budget Act, requires the Chancellor of the California
Community Colleges and the State Department of Education to jointly
provide 2-year planning and implementation grants to regional
consortia of community college districts and school districts for
purposes of developing regional plans to better serve the educational
needs of adults. Existing law requires the grant funds to be used by
each regional consortium to create and implement a plan to better
provide adults in the region with certain classes and programs,
including, among other things, elementary and secondary basic skills,
including classes required for a high school diploma or high school
equivalency certificate and classes and courses for immigrants
eligible for educational services in citizenship and English as a 2nd
language, and workforce preparation classes in basic skills.
This bill would require the classes and courses related to
elementary and secondary basic skills and the classes and courses for
immigrants, as described above, to distribute basic information on
American government and civics that includes, but is not limited to,
instruction on (A) federal, state, and local government, (B) the 3
branches of government, (C) the importance of civic engagement, and
(D) registering to vote. The bill would apply these requirements to
any funding provided for the 2-year planning and implementation
grants in the 2015-16 fiscal year, or any other statute providing
this funding that takes effect on or after January 1, 2015.
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 33540 of the Education Code is amended to read:
33540. (a) The state board and the department shall request that
the commission review and revise, as necessary, the course
requirements in the history-social science framework developed by the
History-Social Science Curriculum Framework and Criteria Committee
of the state board to ensure that minimum standards for courses in
American government and civics include sufficient attention to
teaching pupils how to interact, in a practical manner, with state
and local governmental agencies and representatives to solve problems
and to petition for changes in laws and procedures.
procedures, and that the course requirements
in the history-social science framework are also included in all
history and social science courses and all grade levels, as
appropriate.
(b) When Whenever the history-social
science framework is revised as required by law, the commission
shall do, as appropriate and based on the subject matter of the
course, all of the following:
(1) Receive input from civics learning experts, including civics
education program providers, associations of civics educators, and
organizations dedicated to research on civics learning, for purposes
of integrating civics learning content, concepts, and skills, at all
appropriate grade levels, with the standards established by the state
board in core curriculum areas, as specified in Section 60605, as
that section read on June 30, 2011, and Section 60605.8.
(2) Consider how civics and history instruction, at all
appropriate grade levels, includes, in addition to the acquisition of
content knowledge, applying that content to develop the competence
and skills needed for civic engagement.
(3) Ensure that voter education information is included in the
American government and civics curriculum at the high school level,
including, but not limited to, information on the importance of
registering to vote in local, state, and federal elections, how to
register to vote, both online and by mail, what the requirements are
to register to vote, how to request an absentee ballot, how to fill
out and return an absentee ballot, what to expect on election day,
how to find a polling place, and where and how to access and
understand the voter information pamphlet and other materials to
become an informed voter.
(1)
(4) Ensure the following historical documents are
incorporated into the framework:
(A) The Declaration of Independence.
(B) The United States Constitution, including the Bill of Rights.
(C) The Federalist Papers.
(D) The Emancipation Proclamation.
(E) The Gettysburg Address.
(F) George Washington's Farewell Address.
(2)
(5) Consider incorporating the following historical
documents into the framework:
(A) The Magna Carta.
(B) The Articles of Confederation.
(C) The California Constitution.
(3)
(6) Encourage instruction that promotes an
understanding of the governments of California and the United States
of America, including, but not limited to, the development of
democracy and the history of the development of the United States
Constitution.
(4)
(7) Consider whether and how to incorporate the
College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies
State Standards into the history-social science framework.
(c) It is the intent of the Legislature, for purposes of the
history-social science framework that is revised after January 1,
2015, that the requirements imposed pursuant to paragraphs (1) to
(3), inclusive, of subdivision (b) may be satisfied under the
framework adoption procedures being used by the department as of
January 1, 2015.
(d) When the history-social science content standards are next
revised after January 1, 2015, the state board shall consider
incorporating the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for
Social Studies State Standards into the history-social science
content standards.
SEC. 2. Section 52377.5 is added to the
Education Code, to read:
52377.5. (a) Funding appropriated in Item 6110-280-0001 of the
Budget Act of 2013 for career technical education shall be allocated
for the establishment of the California Career Pathways Trust.
(b) The funds appropriated in Item 6110-280-0001 of the Budget Act
of 2013 shall be apportioned to school districts, county
superintendents of schools, charter schools, and community colleges
in the form of one-time competitive grants. Funds shall be available
for expenditure in the 2013-14 fiscal year to the 2015-16 fiscal
year, inclusive.
(c) Grants shall be available for K-14 career pathways programs
that accomplish any of the following:
(1) Fund specialists in work-based learning, as defined in Section
51760.1, to convene, connect, measure, or broker efforts to
establish or enhance a locally defined career pathways program that
connects school districts, county superintendents of schools, charter
schools, and community colleges with business entities.
(2) Establish regional collaborative relationships and
partnerships with business entities, community organizations, and
local institutions of postsecondary education.
(3) Develop and integrate standards-based academics with a career
relevant, sequenced curriculum following industry-themed pathways
that are aligned to high need, high growth, or emerging regional
economic sectors.
(4) Provide articulated pathways to postsecondary education
aligned with regional economies.
(5) Leverage and build on any of the following:
(A) Existing structures, requirements, and resources of the Carl
D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006,
the California Partnership Academies, and regional occupational
programs, including staff knowledge, community relationships, and
course development.
(B) Matching resources and in-kind contributions from public,
private, and philanthropic sources.
(C) The California Community Colleges Economic and Workforce
Development Program and its sector strategies and deputy sector
navigators.
(D) Participation in the local California Community Colleges
Skills Panel.
(d) As a condition of receipt of funds, a grant recipient under
this section shall identify and set aside funding within its own
budget and obtain funding commitments from program partners
sufficient to support the ongoing costs of the program.
(e) The Superintendent shall consult with the Chancellor of the
California Community Colleges, organizations representing businesses,
and representatives of the public sector in considering grant
applications under this section.
(f) For purposes of this section, business entities shall include
public sector entities.
(g) No later than December 1, 2016, grant recipients and the
Superintendent shall report to the Department of Finance and to the
relevant policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature outcome
measures that shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, all
of the following:
(1) Pupil and student academic performance indicators.
(2) The number and rate of school or program graduates.
(3) Attainment of certificates, transfer readiness, and
postsecondary education enrollment.
(4) Transitions to appropriate employment, apprenticeships, or job
training.
SEC. 3. SEC. 2. Section 84830 of the
Education Code is amended to read:
84830. (a) The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges
and the State Department of Education shall, pursuant to funding made
available in the annual Budget Act, jointly provide two-year
planning and implementation grants to regional consortia of community
college districts and school districts for the purpose of developing
regional plans to better serve the educational needs of adults.
(1) Eligibility shall be limited to consortia consisting of at
least one community college district and at least one school district
within the boundaries of the community college district, either of
which may serve as the consortium's fiscal agent, as determined by
the applicant consortium.
(2) If a community college district chooses not to participate in
a consortium, a neighboring community college district may form a
consortium with school districts within the boundaries of the
nonparticipating community college district.
(3) Consortia may include other entities providing adult education
courses, including, but not necessarily limited to, correctional
facilities, other local public entities, and community-based
organizations.
(b) Grant funds provided pursuant to this section shall be used by
each regional consortium to create and implement a plan to better
provide adults in its region with all of the following:
(1) Elementary and secondary basic skills, including classes
required for a high school diploma or high school equivalency
certificate.
(2) Classes and courses for immigrants eligible for educational
services in citizenship and English as a second language, and
workforce preparation classes in basic skills.
(3) Education programs for adults with disabilities.
(4) Short-term career technical education programs with high
employment potential.
(5) Programs for apprentices.
(c) (1) The classes and courses described in paragraphs (1) and
(2) of subdivision (b) shall distribute basic information on American
government and civics that includes, but is not limited to,
instruction on all of the following:
(A) Federal, state, and local government.
(B) The three branches of government.
(C) The importance of civic engagement.
(D) Registering to vote.
(2) The requirements of paragraph (1) shall apply to any funding
for the regional consortia provided in the 2015-16
fiscal year, annual Budget Acts enacted after the 2015-16 fiscal
year, or other legislation that takes effect on or after January 1,
2015.
(3) It is the intent of the Legislature that, consistent with the
requirements of Sections 51225.3 and 52555, students enrolled in
classes and courses described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of
subdivision (b) in which instruction in American government and
civics is appropriate shall receive instruction in American
government and civics.
(d) Each regional consortium's plan shall include, at a minimum:
(1) An evaluation of current levels and types of adult education
programs within its region, including education for adults in
correctional facilities; credit, noncredit, and enhanced noncredit
adult education coursework; and programs funded through Title II of
the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, known as the Adult
Education and Family Literacy Act (Public Law 105-220).
(2) An evaluation of current needs for adult education programs
within its region.
(3) Plans for parties that make up the consortium to integrate
their existing programs and create seamless transitions into
postsecondary education or the workforce.
(4) Plans to address the gaps identified pursuant to paragraphs
(1) and (2).
(5) Plans to employ approaches proven to accelerate a student's
progress toward his or her academic or career goals, such as
contextualized basic skills and career technical education, and other
joint programming strategies between adult education and career
technical education.
(6) Plans to collaborate in the provision of ongoing professional
development opportunities for faculty and other staff to help them
achieve greater program integration and improve student outcomes.
(7) Plans to leverage existing regional structures, including, but
not necessarily limited to, local workforce investment areas.
(e) The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and the
State Department of Education may identify additional elements that
consortia must include in a plan.
(f) (1) On or before March 1, 2014, the Chancellor of the
California Community Colleges and the State Department of Education
shall submit a joint report to the Legislature and the Governor. This
report shall include, but not necessarily be limited to,
all both of the following:
(A) The status of developing regional consortia across the state,
including identification of unserved geographic areas or emerging
gaps in regional program delivery.
(B) The status and allocation of grant awards made to regional
consortia.
(2) The report shall be submitted to the Legislature as provided
in Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(g) (1) On or before March 1, 2015, the Chancellor of the
California Community Colleges and the State Department of Education
shall submit a joint report to the Legislature and the Governor. This
report shall include, but is not limited to, all
both of the following:
(A) The plans developed by the regional consortia across the
state.
(B) Recommendations for additional improvements in the delivery
system serving adult learners.
(2) The report shall be submitted to the Legislature as provided
in Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(h) It is the intent of the Legislature to work toward developing
common policies related to adult education affecting adult schools at
local educational agencies and community colleges, including
policies on fees and funding levels.
(i) It is the intent of the Legislature to provide additional
funding in the 2015-16 fiscal year to regional consortia to expand
and improve the provision of adult education.
SEC. 4. Section 86 of Chapter 48 of the
Statutes of 2013 is repealed.