BILL NUMBER: AB 220	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 7, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Holden

                        FEBRUARY 3, 2015

   An act to amend Section 51224.5 of the Education Code, relating to
pupil instruction.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 220, as amended, Holden. Pupil instruction: mathematics:
algebra.
   Existing law requires the adopted course of study for grades 7 to
12, inclusive, to include courses in mathematics, including algebra.
Existing law requires a pupil to complete 2 courses in mathematics in
grades 9 to 12, inclusive, in order to receive a diploma of
graduation from high school, and provides that at least one of these
courses, or a combination of the 2 courses, shall meet or exceed the
rigor of the content standards for Algebra I, as adopted by the State
Board of Education. Existing law exempts a pupil in grades 9 to 12,
inclusive, from the requirement that he or she complete a course that
meets or exceeds the rigor of the content standards for Algebra I,
as adopted by the state board, if that pupil, before enrolling in
grade 9, completes coursework in algebra that meets or exceeds the
rigor of the content standards for Algebra I, as adopted by the state
board.
   This bill  would delete the requirement that at least one
of the mathematics courses, or a combination of 2 of the mathematics
courses, required for graduation shall meet or exceed the rigor of
the content standards for Algebra I. The bill  would instead
require, before a pupil receives a diploma of graduation from high
school, that a pupil complete  a course in   at
least one course, or a combination of the 2 courses required for
graduation, that meets or exceeds the rigor of  Algebra I or
Mathematics I,  or a course of equal rigor,  that is
aligned to the  mathematics  content standards adopted by
the state board. The bill would provide that a pupil who completes
coursework  in algebra before the 2017-18 school year
 that meets or exceeds the content standards for Algebra I
adopted by the state board shall be deemed to have satisfied the
 Algebra I or Mathematics I  graduation requirement.
The bill would also exempt from the Algebra I or Mathematics I
graduation requirement those pupils who completed a course in Algebra
I or Mathematics I, or  a course   mathematics
courses  of equal rigor, that  is   are
 aligned to content standards adopted by the state board, before
enrollment in grade 9.
   To the extent that the bill would impose new duties on school
districts, it would constitute a state-mandated local program.
   The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local
agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates
determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these
statutory provisions.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: yes.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 51224.5 of the Education Code is amended to
read:
   51224.5.  (a) The adopted course of study for grades 7 to 12,
inclusive, shall include algebra as part of the mathematics area of
study pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 51220.
   (b) Before receiving a diploma of graduation from high school, a
pupil shall complete  a course in   at least one
course, or a combination of the two courses required for graduation
pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of
Section 51225.3, that meets or exceeds the rigor of  Algebra I
or Mathematics I,  or a course of equal rigor,  that
is aligned to the content standards adopted by the state 
board.   board pursuant to Sections 60605.8 and
60605.11. 
   (c) A pupil who, before enrollment in grade 9, completes a course
in Algebra I or Mathematics I, or  a course  
mathematics courses  of equal rigor, that is aligned to the
content standards adopted by the state board, is exempt from
subdivision (b), but is not exempt from the requirement that the
pupil complete two courses in mathematics while enrolled in grades 9
to 12, inclusive, as specified in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1)
of subdivision (a) of Section 51225.3.
   (d) A pupil who  completes coursework in algebra before
the 2017-18 school year   has completed a course or
courses  that  meets   meet or
 exceeds   exceed  the content standards
for Algebra I adopted by the state board pursuant to Section 60605,
as that section read on June 30, 2011, shall be deemed to have
satisfied the graduation requirement specified in subdivision (b).
  SEC. 2.  If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this
act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local
agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant
to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of
the Government Code.