California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 713

Introduced by Assembly Member Weber

February 25, 2015

An act to amend Section 99200.5 of the Education Code, relating to postsecondary education.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 713, as introduced, Weber. Postsecondary education: instructional strategies.

Existing law authorizes the Regents of the University of California to establish and maintain cooperative endeavors designed to develop and enhance teachers’ subject matter and content knowledge in specified subject matter project areas. Existing law provides goals to be accomplished by the subject matter projects, including, among others, the goal to provide support to teachers to develop and enhance the content knowledge and pedagogical skills necessary to implement State Board of Education standards or curriculum frameworks adopted pursuant to specified provisions, and any subsequently adopted standards or curriculum frameworks.

This bill would explicitly include the Next Generation Science Standards for California Public Schools, Kindergarten through Grade 12, among the listed state board standards and curriculum frameworks that teachers are to receive support for implementing under this subject matter project goal. The bill would also make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 99200.5 of the Education Code, as
amended by Section 3 of Chapter 632 of the Statutes of 2011, is
amended to read:

99200.5.  

The statewide subject matter projects begin delete shall accomplish
all of the following goals: end delete

begin delete (a) end delete begin delete   end delete begin delete Create end delete begin insert shall create end insert opportunities for researchers, higher
education faculty, and elementary and secondary school faculty
to work together to accomplish all of the following:

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(1)

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begin insert (a) end insert  Identify exemplary teaching practices.

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(2)

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begin insert (b) end insert  Examine and develop research on learning, knowledge, and
educational materials.

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(3)

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begin insert (c) end insert  Provide support to teachers to develop and enhance the
content knowledge and pedagogical skills necessary to implement begin delete State Board of Education end delete begin insert state board end insert standards or curriculum
frameworks adopted pursuant to Sections 51226, 60605, 60605.1,
60605.2, 60605.3, and 60605.8 begin insert , and the Next Generation Science
Standards for California Public Schools, Kindergarten through
Grade 12 adopted pursuant to former Section 60605.85, end insert and any
subsequently adopted standards or curriculum frameworks.

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(4)

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begin insert (d) end insert  In partnership with the University of California Curriculum
Integration Institute or other appropriate entities, provide teachers
with support in the implementation of career-oriented, integrated
academic and technical courses that meet course requirements for
admission to the University of California and the California State
University, and align with high-priority industry sectors as
determined pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section
99200.

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(b) Collect the necessary data to perform the evaluation required
by subdivision (c) of Section 99200.

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