BILL NUMBER: AB 1204	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	PASSED THE SENATE  SEPTEMBER 8, 2015
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  SEPTEMBER 9, 2015
	AMENDED IN SENATE  SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 4, 2015
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 7, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Chau

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2015

   An act to amend Sections 33530 and 33532 of the Education Code,
relating to the Instructional Quality Commission.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1204, Chau. Instructional Quality Commission: membership: pupil
members.
   Existing law establishes the Instructional Quality Commission
consisting of certain members, including 13 public members appointed
by the State Board of Education. Existing law provides that
commission members are required to serve for 4-year terms and may not
serve more than one full term.
   This bill would encourage the state board to appoint to the
commission a pupil meeting specified criteria. The bill would provide
that a pupil member of the commission is required to serve for a
one-year term, may not serve more than one full term, and is a voting
member with the full rights and duties of the other commission
members.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 33530 of the Education Code is amended to read:

   33530.  (a) There is in the state government the Instructional
Quality Commission consisting of a Member of the Assembly appointed
by the Speaker of the Assembly, a Member of the Senate appointed by
the Senate Committee on Rules, one public member appointed by the
Speaker of the Assembly, one public member appointed by the Senate
Committee on Rules, one public member appointed by the Governor, and
13 public members appointed by the state board upon the
recommendation of the Superintendent or the members of the state
board.
   (b) So far as is practical and consistent with the duties assigned
to the commission by the state board, at least seven of the 13
public members appointed by the state board shall be persons who,
because they have taught, written, or lectured on the subject matter
fields specified in Section 33533, in the course of public or private
employment, have become recognized authorities or experienced
practitioners in those fields. The state board shall make its
appointments to ensure that, at any one time, at least seven of the
public members shall be current classroom teachers, or mentor
teachers, or both assigned to teach kindergarten or any of grades 1
to 12, inclusive.
   (c) Notwithstanding the requirement that seven of the public
members shall be current classroom teachers or mentor teachers,
current members of the commission who were appointed on or before
December 31, 1989, shall be allowed to complete their terms.
   (d) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage the state
board to consider appointing a pupil to the commission, using the
current appointment process.
   (2) Notwithstanding Section 1020 of the Government Code, if the
state board elects to appoint a pupil to the commission, the pupil
shall meet both of the following criteria:
   (A) The pupil has been enrolled in a California high school for a
minimum of two consecutive years.
   (B) The pupil is in good standing.
   (e) In making the remaining appointments to the commission, and in
establishing the commission's advisory task forces or committees,
the state board is encouraged to consider the role of other
representatives of the educational community in the development of
curriculum and instructional materials, including, but not limited
to, administrators, governing school board members, pupils, and
parents who are reflective of the various ethnic groups and types of
school districts in California.
  SEC. 2.  Section 33532 of the Education Code is amended to read:
   33532.  (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), each
commission member shall serve for a four-year term and shall not be
eligible to serve more than one full term. Prior service on the
commission for a term of less than three years resulting from an
initial appointment or an appointment for the remainder of an
unexpired term shall not be counted as a full term.
   (2) A pupil member of the commission shall serve for a one-year
term and shall not be eligible to serve more than one full term. The
pupil member shall be a voting member with the full rights and duties
of the other members of the commission.
   (b) With respect to the appointment of 13 public members by the
state board to the first commission, four shall be appointed for
terms of two years, four shall be appointed for terms of three years,
and five shall be appointed for a term of four years.