BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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CONSENT
Bill No: SB 652
Author: Allen (D)
Amended: 4/6/15
Vote: 21
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: 7-0, 4/29/15
AYES: Liu, Block, Hancock, Leyva, Mendoza, Monning, Pan
NO VOTE RECORDED: Runner, Vidak
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8
SUBJECT: Instructional materials: revised curriculum
frameworks: science
SOURCE: Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson
DIGEST: This bill delays by one year the date by which the
State Board of Education is required to consider the adoption of
a revised framework for science.
ANALYSIS:
Existing law:
1)Prohibits the State Board of Education (SBE) from adopting
instructional materials and prohibits the Instructional
Quality Commission (IQC) from reviewing or updating curricular
frameworks until the 2015-16 school year. (Education Code §
60200.7)
2)Requires the SBE to consider, by January 31, 2016, the
adoption of a revised framework for science based on the Next
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Generation Science Standards that were adopted by the SBE on
September 4, 2013. (EC § 60200.9)
3)Requires the SBE to adopt a revised framework in English
language arts that is aligned to the common core standards by
July 30, 2014, and a framework for mathematics that is aligned
to the common core standards by
November 30, 2013. (EC § 60207)
4)Requires the SBE to ensure that the revised framework in
English language arts include the English language development
standards. (EC § 60207)
5)Authorizes the SBE to consider the adoption of a revised
framework in history-social science. (EC § 60200.8)
This bill:
1)Delays by one year, from January 31, 2016 to January 31, 2017,
the date by which the SBE is required to consider the adoption
of a revised framework for science that is based on the Next
Generation Science Standards that were adopted by the SBE.
2)Updates the cross-reference to the provision that required the
SBE to adopt the Next Generation Science Standards. That
section of the Education Code has since been repealed, and
therefore is properly referenced as the former Section
60605.85, as that section read on June 30, 2014.
Background
A schedule once existed for the review and update of frameworks
and instructional materials in many subject areas, but those
processes were suspended due to budget constraints. The
Curriculum Commission was in the process of updating the
frameworks in health and history-social science when the
prohibition was imposed; all work halted on July 28, 2009.
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Statutes have since been amended to require or authorize
frameworks to be updated in certain subjects (refer to the
Existing law part of this analysis).
Comments
Status of the revised framework in science. According to the
California Department of Education's (CDE) Web site, the Science
Curriculum Framework and Evaluation Criteria Committee is
currently drafting the revised science framework, and is
expected to present the draft to the IQC in September 2015. The
IQC then must make the draft available for field review for 60
days, and make any subsequent edits as deemed appropriate. The
CDE anticipates full development of the revised framework and
adoption by the SBE by January 2017.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:YesLocal: No
SUPPORT: (Verified5/19/15)
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson (source)
California Science Teachers Association
California Teachers Association
OPPOSITION: (Verified5/19/15)
None received
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT: According to the author, "The revision
of the science framework is underway, but development of the
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draft has required more time than originally projected. The
Science Curriculum Framework and Evaluation Criteria Committee
(committee) began its work in September 2014, followed by
meetings in October and November. Meetings originally scheduled
for December 2014 and February 2015 were rescheduled. As the
committee got deeper into the work of developing what is
essentially a brand-new framework, based on entirely new content
standards, it became clear that there would be difficulties in
meeting the original timeline approved by the SBE. The
contracted writers for the project had to complete extensive
revisions of early drafts based on the guidance of the committee
resulting from its public meetings. This resulted in
significant improvements to the draft document, but meant that
the work could not be completed according to the original
timeline."
Prepared by:Lynn Lorber / ED. / (916) 651-4105
5/20/15 9:49:53
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