BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: April 15, 2015
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Jimmy Gomez, Chair
AB
220 (Holden) - As Amended April 7, 2015
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: YesReimbursable:
Yes
SUMMARY: This bill allows the course in Mathematics I to satisfy
a mathematics graduation requirement. Specifically, this bill:
1)Aligns the mathematics high school graduation requirements
with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for Mathematics to
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allow students to take at least one course, or a combination
of two courses, that meet or exceed the rigor of Algebra I or
Mathematics I (Integrated Math).
2)Exempts students who complete a course in Algebra I or
Mathematics I before 9th grade from this requirement but not
from the requirement to take two math courses in grades 9-12.
3)Deems completion of coursework in Algebra I aligned to the
prior state mathematics content standards as having satisfied
the graduation requirement.
FISCAL EFFECT:
Minor, absorbable, Proposition 98/GF costs to LEAs to modify
procedures to comply with the revised graduation requirement.
The state has already begun implementation of the CCSS for
mathematics and provided funds to LEAs for this purpose. Any
costs associated with this bill should be absorbed within
existing resources.
COMMENTS:
1)Purpose. This bill aligns the mathematics course requirements
for high school graduation with the new CCSS.
Existing law requires completion of two courses in mathematics
before graduation from high school and requires that one of
those courses, or "a combination of the two courses" required
for graduation meet or exceed the rigor of the 1997 content
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standards for Algebra 1.
The California Common Core State Standards (CCSS), adopted by
the State Board of Education in 2010 (and modified in 2013),
allow school districts to provide the traditional sequence of
secondary math courses (Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra II)
or an integrated math sequence, known as Mathematics I,
Mathematics II and Mathematics III. Integrated math teaches
the six conceptual categories of math content (number and
quantity, algebra, functions, modeling, geometry, and
statistics and probability) in all courses rather than one
individual class. This bill clarifies that Integrated Math
classes satisfy the high school graduation requirement.
2)Funding for CCSS. The 2013-14 Budget Act provided $1.25
billion in one-time funds to support the implementation of
Common Core State Standards. Allowable expenditures include
instructional materials, professional development, and
technology. In 2014, the Budget Act provided $400.5 million
in one-time funds, allocated on a per ADA basis to LEAs. The
funds would first satisfy any outstanding K-12 education
mandate claims. Language in the budget expresses legislative
intent for LEAs to prioritize the use of the funds for
activities related to the implementation of Common Core State
Standards including professional development, instructional
materials, and technology infrastructure.
Analysis Prepared by:Misty Feusahrens / APPR. / (916)
319-2081
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