BILL NUMBER: SB 1437	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Kuehl

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2006

   An act to amend Sections 51500, 51501, and 60044 of the Education
Code, relating to prohibited instruction.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1437, as introduced, Kuehl  School instruction: prohibition of
discriminatory content.
   Existing law prohibits instruction or school sponsored activities
that reflect adversely upon persons because of their race, sex,
color, creed, handicap, national origin, or ancestry. Existing law
prohibits the State Board of Education and the governing board of any
school district from adopting textbooks or other instructional
materials that contain any matter that reflects adversely upon
persons because of their race, sex, color, creed, handicap, national
origin, or ancestry.
   This bill would revise the list of characteristics included in
these provisions to include race or ethnicity, gender, disability,
nationality, sexual orientation, and religion.
   Existing law prohibits a governing board from adopting
instructional materials that contain any matter reflecting adversely
upon persons because of their race, color, creed, national origin,
ancestry, sex, handicap, or occupation, or that contain any sectarian
or denominational doctrine or propaganda contrary to law.
   This bill would revise the list of characteristics included in
this provision to include race or ethnicity, gender, disability,
nationality, sexual orientation, religion, and occupation.
   This bill also would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to
those provisions of existing law.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


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


  SECTION 1.  Section 51500 of the Education Code is amended to read:

   51500.  No teacher shall give instruction nor shall a school
district sponsor any activity  which   that
 reflects adversely upon persons because of their race  or
ethnicity  ,  sex, color, creed, handicap, national
origin, or ancestry   gender, disability, nationality,
sexual orientation, or religion  .
  SEC. 2.  Section 51501 of the Education Code is amended to read:
   51501.  No textbook  ,  or other instructional
materials shall be adopted by the state board or by any governing
board for use in the public schools  which  
that  contains any matter reflecting adversely upon persons
because of their race or ethnicity  ,  sex, color,
creed, handicap, national origin, or ancestry   gender,
disability, nationality, sexual orientation, or religion .
  SEC. 3.  Section 60044 of the Education Code is amended to read:
   60044.  No instructional materials shall be adopted by any
governing board for use in the schools  which  
that  , in its determination, contains:
   (a) Any matter reflecting adversely upon persons because of their
race  or ethnicity  , color, creed, national origin,
ancestry, sex, handicap,   gender,  
disability, nationality, sexual orientation, religion,  or
occupation.
   (b) Any sectarian or denominational doctrine or propaganda
contrary to law.