BILL NUMBER: AB 2290	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 13, 2016
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 29, 2016
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 18, 2016

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Santiago

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2016

   An act to add Section 60605.5 to the Education Code, relating to
pupil instruction.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2290, as amended, Santiago. Pupil instruction:  foreign
languages.   world languages: revision of content
standards. 
   Existing law requires the State Board of Education, on or before
June 1, 2009, to adopt content standards for teaching foreign
languages in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, pursuant to
recommendations developed by the Superintendent of Public
Instruction.
   This bill would authorize the Superintendent to recommend 
modifications   revisions  to the  foreign
language academic content standards   World Language
Content Standards for California Public Schools, adopted pursuant to
the above   requirement,  to the state board and would
require the state board to adopt, reject, or modify the
recommendations on or before July  30,   31,
 2018. The bill would require the state board to explain, in
writing, to the Governor and the Legislature the reasons for
modifying the  recommended revised content  standards. The
bill would require the Superintendent, in consultation with the state
board, to select a group of experts for purposes of assisting the
Superintendent in developing the recommendations. The bill would
require the Superintendent to hold a minimum of 2 public hearings in
order for the public to provide input on the Superintendent's
recommendations and would require the state board to adopt, reject,
or modify the recommendations at a subsequent public 
hearing.   meeting.  The bill would require that
 modifications   revisions  to the 
foreign language academic content standards   World
Language Content Standards for California Public Schools  be
incorporated into the curriculum framework and the evaluation
criteria for  mathematics   world languages
 for purposes of adopting instructional materials.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 60605.5 is added to the Education Code, to
read:
   60605.5.  (a) The Superintendent may recommend to the state board
 modifications  revisions  to the 
foreign language academic content standards adopted by the state
board   World Language Content Standards for California
Public Schools adopted by the state board in 2009  pursuant to
Section 60605.3. On or before July  30,   31,
 2018, the state board shall adopt, reject, or modify any
 modifications proposed   revisions recommended
 by the Superintendent. If the state board modifies  the
foreign language academic   any revisions recommended
to these  content standards, it shall explain, in writing, to
the Governor and the Legislature the reasons for modifying the 
recommended revised content  standards.
   (b) In consultation with the state board, the Superintendent shall
select a group of experts in  mathematics  
this subject area  for purposes of assisting the Superintendent
in developing recommendations pursuant to this section.  The
Superintendent shall ensure that the group of experts includes, but
is not limited to, both researchers and practitioners in the field of
foreign language education, representatives from higher education
and the K-12 educational system, and experts in alphabet-based and
nonalphabet-based languages and American Sign language. 
   (c) (1) The Superintendent shall hold a minimum of two public
hearings in order for the public to provide input on the 
modifications   revisions  recommended pursuant
this section and the state board shall adopt, reject, or modify those
recommendations at a subsequent public meeting.
   (2) The public  hearings   and  meetings
required by this subdivision shall be held pursuant to the
Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section
11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the
Government Code).
   (d) If the  foreign language academic content standards
are modified   World Language Content Standards for
California Public Schools is revised  pursuant to subdivision
(a), during the next revision of the  foreign language
  corresponding  curriculum framework and
evaluation criteria, the Instructional Quality Commission shall
ensure that the  modifications   revisions 
are incorporated into  the foreign language  
that  curriculum framework and evaluation criteria for purposes
of adopting instructional materials.