BILL ANALYSIS
AB 1056
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB 1056 (Chu)
As Amended January 23, 2006
Majority vote
EDUCATION 9-2 APPROPRIATIONS 13-5
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|Ayes:|Goldberg, Arambula, Coto, |Ayes:|Chu, Bass, Berg, |
| |Hancock, Liu, Mullin, | |Calderon, |
| |Pavley, Richman, Umberg | |De La Torre, Karnette, |
| | | |Klehs, Leno, Nation, |
| | | |Oropeza, Jones, Salda?a, |
| | | |Yee |
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|Nays:|Wyland, Huff |Nays:|Sharon Runner, Emmerson, |
| | | |Haynes, Nakanishi, |
| | | |Walters |
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SUMMARY : Establishes the Tolerance Education Pilot Program
(Program). Specifically, this bill :
1)Specifies that the Program shall be administered by the State
Department of Education (SDE).
2)Specifies that the purpose of the Program is to promote
instruction on tolerance and intergroup relations as part of
the instruction on history/social science content standards.
3)Expresses the intent of the Legislature in enacting this
article is to provide funding for the Program to supplement
instruction in history/social science content standards.
4)Allows a school to apply to SDE to participate in the Program
and receive a funding grant of $25,000.
5)Requires SDE to select 10 schools to participate and receive
funding.
6)Specifies that schools participating in the Program may use
the funds for purchasing supplemental materials that promote
tolerance and intergroup relations or to provide staff
development for teachers in instruction on tolerance and
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intergroup relations.
7)Encourages participating schools to consult with civil rights
organizations that are involved in addressing discrimination
based on one or more of the following actual or perceived
characteristics: disability, gender, nationality, race or
ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, immigrant status, or
association with a person or group with one or more of these
perceived characteristics, prior to providing professional
development or instructional materials on tolerance and
intergroup relations.
8)Requires each participating school to submit a report to SDE
on the effectiveness of the Program and the use of program
funds three years after receipt of funding.
9)Establishes a sunset date of January 1, 2011.
EXISTING LAW requires the State Board of Education to review
existing curriculum frameworks for conformity with new statewide
standards and to modify the curriculum frameworks to bring them
into alignment with the standards.
FISCAL EFFECT : $250,000 (General Fund - Proposition 98) to
implement a tolerance curriculum.
COMMENTS: This bill is similar to AB 723 (Chu) which was vetoed
by the Governor who felt that this was already being done.
Although tolerance curricula exist on a variety of Web sites,
use of them is voluntary. This bill would provide pilot
projects to teach these curricula and gather information on the
effectiveness this instruction has on violence and intolerance
on school campuses. By integrating the instruction into core
classes, all students will learn about intolerance as a part of
regular literature and history.
Analysis Prepared by : Dee Brennick / ED. / (916) 319-2087
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