BILL NUMBER: AB 2072	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Chang

                        FEBRUARY 17, 2016

   An act relating to high school diplomas.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2072, as introduced, Chang. High school diplomas: State
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Seal.
   Existing law establishes the Golden State Seal Merit Diploma for
the purpose of recognizing pupils who have mastered the high school
curriculum. Existing law also establishes the State Seal of
Biliteracy to recognize high school graduates who have attained a
high level of proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in one or
more languages in addition to English.
   This bill would express the Legislature's intent to enact
legislation that would establish a State Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Seal.
   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.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would establish a State Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Seal.