BILL NUMBER: AB 2862	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 27, 2016
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 12, 2016
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 17, 2016

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member O'Donnell
   (Principal coauthor: Senator Hancock)
    (   Coauthors:   Assembly Members 
 Chu   and Medina   ) 
    (   Coauthor:   Senator   Allen
  ) 

                        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 
recommended of     recommendations  
of the Superintendent, as assisted by a group of  experts in
visual and performing  arts for purposes of assisting the
Superintendent in developing the recommendations.  
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.  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.  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. 
   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.  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.  
   (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.  
   (c) 
    (   d)  (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). 
   (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.