Amended in Assembly May 27, 2016

Amended in Assembly April 12, 2016

Amended in Assembly March 17, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2862

Introduced by Assembly Member O'Donnell

(Principal coauthor: Senator Hancock)

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(Coauthors: Assembly Members Chu and Medina)

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(Coauthor: Senator Allen)

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February 19, 2016

An act to add Section 60605.13 to the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2862, as amended, O'Donnell. Pupil instruction: visual and performing arts: revision of content standards.

Existing law requires the State Board of Education, on or before June 1, 2001, to adopt content standards in the curriculum area of visual and performing arts pursuant to recommendations developed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

This bill would authorize the Superintendent to recommend revisions to the visual and performing arts content standards to the state board and would require the state board to adopt, reject, or modify the recommendations on or before January 1, 2019. The bill would require the state board to explain, in writing, to the Governor and the Legislature the reasons for modifying the begin delete recommended of end delete begin insert end insert begin insert recommendations of the Superintendent, as assisted by a group of end insert experts in visual and performing begin delete arts for purposes of assisting the Superintendent in developing the recommendations. end delete begin insert arts. The bill would require that the National Core Arts Standards developed by the National Coalition for Core Arts Standards serve as the basis for deliberations regarding revisions to the visual and performing arts content standards. end insert 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 meeting. begin delete The bill would require that revisions to the visual and performing arts content standards be incorporated into the curriculum framework and the evaluation criteria for visual and performing arts for purposes of adopting instructional materials. end delete

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 60605.13 is added to the Education Code,
to read:

60605.13.  

(a) The Superintendent may recommend to the state
board revisions to the visual and performing arts content standards
adopted by the state board pursuant to Section 60605.1. On or
before January 1, 2019, the state board shall adopt, reject, or
modify any revisions recommended by the Superintendent. If the
state board modifies the revisions recommended by the
Superintendent, the state board 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 visual and performing arts for purposes
of assisting the Superintendent in developing recommendations
pursuant to this section. begin insert A majority of this group of experts shall
be current public school elementary or secondary classroom
teachers who have a professional teaching credential that is valid
under state law. end insert

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(c) The National Core Arts Standards developed by the National
Coalition for Core Arts Standards shall serve as the basis for
deliberations regarding revisions to the visual and performing
arts content standards.

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(c)

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begin insert ( end insert begin insert d) end insert  (1) The Superintendent shall hold a minimum of two public
hearings in order for the public to provide input on the revisions
recommended pursuant to 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).

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(d) If the visual and performing arts content standards are revised
pursuant to subdivision (a), during the next revision of the visual
and performing arts curriculum framework and evaluation criteria,
the Instructional Quality Commission shall ensure that the revisions
are incorporated into the visual and performing arts curriculum
framework and evaluation criteria for purposes of adopting
instructional materials.

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