BILL NUMBER: AB 412	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 26, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Chávez

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2015

   An act to amend Section 51210 of the Education Code, relating to
pupil instruction.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 412, as amended, Chávez. Pupil instruction: required courses of
 study.  study: complaint procedure. 
   Existing law requires the adopted course of study for grades 1 to
6, inclusive, to include certain areas of study, including, among
others, English, mathematics, social sciences, science, and visual
and performing arts, as specified. 
   This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.
 
   This bill would authorize a complaint that a school district or
county superintendent of schools has not complied with the
requirements of the adopted course of study for grades 1 to 6,
inclusive, to be filed with the school district or county
superintendent of schools pursuant to the Uniform Complaint
Procedures, as specified. The bill would authorize a complainant not
satisfied with the school district's or county superintendent of
schools decision to file an appeal with the Superintendent of Public
Instruction. If a school district or county office of education finds
merit in the complaint, or the Superintendent finds merit in the
appeal, the bill would require the school district or county
superintendent of schools to provide a remedy, as provided. To the
extent this bill would impose additional duties on school districts
or county education officials, the bill would impose 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:  no
  yes  . State-mandated local program:  no
  yes  .


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 51210 of the Education Code is amended to read:

   51210.   (a)    The adopted course of study for
grades 1 to 6, inclusive, shall include instruction, beginning in
grade 1 and continuing through grade 6, in the following areas of
study: 
   (a) 
    (1)  English, including knowledge of, and appreciation
for literature and the language, as well as the skills of speaking,
reading, listening, spelling, handwriting, and composition. 
   (b) 
    (2)  Mathematics, including concepts, operational
skills, and problem solving. 
   (c) 
    (3)  Social sciences, drawing upon the disciplines of
anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science,
psychology, and sociology, designed to fit the maturity of the
pupils. Instruction shall provide a foundation for understanding the
history, resources, development, and government of California and the
United States of America; the development of the American economic
system, including the role of the entrepreneur and labor; the
relations of persons to their human and natural environment; eastern
and western cultures and civilizations; contemporary issues; and the
wise use of natural resources. 
   (d) 
    (4)  Science, including the biological and physical
aspects, with emphasis on the processes of experimental inquiry and
on the place of humans in ecological systems. 
   (e) 
    (5)  Visual and performing arts, including instruction
in the subjects of dance, music, theater, and visual arts, aimed at
the development of aesthetic appreciation and the skills of creative
expression. 
   (f) 
    (6)  Health, including instruction in the principles and
practices of individual, family, and community health. 
   (g) 
    (7)  Physical education, with emphasis upon the physical
activities for the pupils that may be conducive to health and vigor
of body and mind, for a total period of time of not less than 200
minutes each 10 schooldays, exclusive of recesses and the lunch
period. 
   (h) 
    (8)  Other studies that may be prescribed by the
governing board. 
   (b) (1) A complaint that a school district or county
superintendent of schools has not complied with the requirements of
this section may be filed with a school district or county
superintendent of schools pursuant to the Uniform Complaint
Procedures set forth in Chapter 5.1 (commencing with Section 4600) of
Division 1 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations. 

   (2) A complainant not satisfied with the decision of the school
district or county superintendent of schools may appeal the decision
to the Superintendent and shall receive a written appeal decision
within 60 days of the Superintendent's receipt of the appeal. 

   (3) If a school district or county superintendent of schools finds
merit in a complaint filed pursuant to this subdivision, or if the
Superintendent finds merit in an appeal made pursuant to paragraph
(2), the school district or county superintendent of schools shall
provide a remedy to all affected pupils, parents, and guardians.

   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.