California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2290

Introduced by Assembly Member Santiago

February 18, 2016

An act to amend Section 51212 of the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2290, as introduced, Santiago. Pupil instruction: foreign language.

Existing law sets forth the intent and purpose of the Legislature to encourage the establishment of programs of instruction in foreign language, with instruction beginning as early as feasible for each school district.

This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that provision.

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 51212 of the Education Code is amended
to read:

51212.  

It is the intent and purpose of the Legislature to
encourage the establishment of programs begin delete of instruction end delete in foreign
begin delete language, end delete begin insert language instruction, end insert with instruction beginning as early
as feasible for each school district.