BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular Session
AB 2016 (Alejo) - Pupil instruction: ethnic studies
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|Version: June 1, 2016 |Policy Vote: ED. 9 - 0 |
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|Urgency: No |Mandate: No |
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|Hearing Date: August 11, 2016 |Consultant: Jillian Kissee |
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*********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE ***********
The following information is revised to reflect amendments
adopted by the committee on August 11, 2016
Bill
Summary: This bill requires the Instructional Quality
Commission (Commission) to develop, and the State Board of
Education (Board) to adopt, modify, or revise by March 31, 2020
a model curriculum in ethnic studies. This bill encourages
school districts or charter schools with grades 9 through 12 to
offer an ethnic studies course as an elective based on the model
curriculum if they do not already offer a course.
Fiscal
Impact:
The California Department of Education estimates one-time
costs of about $763,000 over two fiscal years ($302,000 in the
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first year and $461,000 in the second year) to develop the
model curriculum as prescribed by this bill, including
required examples of courses. These costs would support 2.0
positions, a writer contract, outside curriculum experts,
advisory committee meetings, and press editing.
Local cost pressure to provide ethnic courses based on the
model curriculum as expressly encouraged by this bill. To
implement a new ethnic studies course, school districts would
have to purchase instructional materials and either hire
appropriate teachers or provide professional development to
existing teachers. These costs would not be reimbursable by
the state.
Author
Amendments:
Delays the deadlines by which the Commission is required to
submit the model curriculum to the Board and for the Board to
adopt the model curriculum.
Clarifies that the Board may modify or revise, in addition to
adopt, a model curriculum developed by the Commission.
Expands legislative findings and declarations to encourage the
participation of students and members of the community in the
development of the ethnic studies model curriculum.
Committee
Amendments: Deletes legislative findings and declarations that
the state should support and work with the Commission on Teacher
Credentialing, California State University teaching programs,
and other relevant parties in establishing a single subject
ethnic studies credential.
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