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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 220
Author: Holden (D)
Amended: 4/7/15 in Assembly
Vote: 21
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: 8-0, 6/10/15
AYES: Liu, Runner, Block, Leyva, Mendoza, Monning, Pan, Vidak
NO VOTE RECORDED: Hancock
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: 6-0, 6/22/15
AYES: Lara, Bates, Beall, Hill, Leyva, Mendoza
NO VOTE RECORDED: Nielsen
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 78-0, 4/23/15 (Consent) - See last page for
vote
SUBJECT: Pupil instruction: mathematics: algebra
SOURCE: Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson
DIGEST: This bill modifies high school graduation requirements
to authorize the completion of a course in integrated
mathematics that includes Algebra I, rather than requiring
completion of a traditional stand-alone Algebra I course.
ANALYSIS:
Existing law:
1)Requires completion of two courses in mathematics as a
condition of graduation from high school. (Education Code §
51225.3)
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2)Requires that at least one course, or a combination of the two
courses, in mathematics required for graduation meet or exceed
the rigor of the content standards for Algebra I that was
adopted by the State Board of Education (SBE) in 1997. (EC §
51224.5)
3)Establishes the Academic Content Standards Commission for the
purpose of developing the California Common Core Standards in
English language arts and mathematics, and required the SBE to
reject or adopt those standards by August 2, 2010. (EC §
60605.8)
4)Authorizes the Superintendent of Public Instruction to
recommend modifications to the common core standards in
mathematics, and authorizes the SBE to adopt modifications to
the standards. (EC § 60605.11)
This bill:
1)Allows students to meet the graduation requirement by
completing at least one course, or a combination of the two
courses required for graduation that meets or exceeds the
rigor of Algebra I or Mathematics I that is aligned to the
California common core standards.
2)Provides that a student who completes a course in Algebra I or
Mathematics I, or mathematics courses of equal rigor, before
9th grade is exempt from the Algebra requirement but not from
the requirement to take two math courses in grades 9-12.
3)Deems a student who has completed a course or courses that
meet or exceed the prior standards for Algebra I (adopted by
the SBE in 1997) as having met the revised requirement (above)
for one course in mathematics.
Comments
Course sequencing. The California common core standards
organize standards for higher math in two ways: as model
courses and in conceptual categories. The model courses include
three courses in the traditional pathway (Algebra I, Geometry,
and Algebra II), three courses in the integrated pathway
(Mathematics I, II, and III), and two advanced courses (Advanced
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Placement Probability and Statistics and Calculus). There are
six conceptual categories, which include number and quantity,
Algebra, functions, modeling, geometry, and statistics and
probability. Conceptual categories cross traditional course
boundaries, thereby allowing an integrated pathway that provides
a series of courses with each course containing standards from
the six conceptual categories.
[http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/ccssmathstandardaug2013
.pdf]
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| Discipline | Grade 7 | Grade 8 | Grade 9 | Grade 10 | Grade 11 | Grade 12 |
|--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------|
|Algebra I | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible |
|Mathematics I | | | | | | |
|--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------|
|Geometry | | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible |
|Mathematics | | | | | | |
|II | | | | | | |
|--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------|
|Algebra II | | | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible |
|Mathematics | | | | | | |
|II | | | | | | |
|--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------|
|Advance | | | | Possible | Possible | Possible |
|Placement | | | | | | |
|Probability | | | | | | |
|and | | | | | | |
|Statistics | | | | | | |
|--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------|
|Calculus | | | | Possible | Possible |Possible |
| | | | | | | |
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Prior academic content standards in mathematics. This bill
deems a student who has completed a course or courses that meet
or exceed the prior standards for Algebra I (adopted by the SBE
in 1997) as having met the revised requirement (above) for one
course in mathematics. This provision is necessary to ensure
that any student who completed Algebra I pursuant to the prior
SBE-adopted standards (prior to the implementation of the
California common core standards).
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FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:YesLocal: Yes
According to the Senate Appropriations Committee, no fiscal
impact is expected to result from this bill. To the extent
local educational agencies modify algebra course offerings as a
result of this bill costs would likely not be reimbursable as a
state mandate.
SUPPORT: (Verified6/22/15)
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson (source)
Association of California School Administrators
Business for Math, Science and Related Technologies Education
California Catholic Conference
California School Boards Association
California State PTA
California Teachers Association
EdVoice
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
OPPOSITION: (Verified6/22/15)
None received
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT: According to the Superintendent of
Public Instruction, the new mathematics content standards
adopted by the SBE in 2010 supersede the 1997 standards. In
particular, the new standards give school districts local
control to decide between Mathematics I or Algebra I to fulfill
the mathematics high school graduation requirement. By
specifying that Mathematics I in addition to Algebra I meet the
high school graduation requirement, school districts can
continue to implement the new mathematics content standards and
better prepare students for college and careers.
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 78-0, 4/23/15
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom,
Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke, Calderon, Chang, Chau,
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Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly,
Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina
Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez,
Gordon, Gray, Grove, Hadley, Harper, Roger Hernández, Holden,
Irwin, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder,
Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina,
Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Olsen,
Patterson, Perea, Quirk, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez,
Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner,
Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, Wood, Atkins
NO VOTE RECORDED: Campos, Salas
Prepared by:Lynn Lorber / ED. / (916) 651-4105
6/23/15 11:12:33
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