BILL NUMBER: AB 1922 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 14, 2010
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Davis
FEBRUARY 16, 2010
An act to add Section 51204.8 to, and to add Chapter 3.9
(commencing with Section 8680) to Part 6 of Division 1 of Title 1 of,
the Education Code, relating to civil rights education.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1922, as amended, Davis. Civil rights education: California
Civil Rights Education Commission.
Existing law establishes the system of public elementary and
secondary schools in this state. Existing law establishes courses of
study to be pursued by elementary and secondary school pupils. The
State Department of Education is required to incorporate, into
publications that provide examples of curriculum resources for
teacher use, those materials that are age-appropriate and consistent
with subject frameworks on history and social science that deal with
civil rights, human rights violations, genocide, slavery, and the
Holocaust.
This bill would establish the 15-member California Civil Rights
Education Commission in state government. The bill would
require authorize the commission to
study and provide information and coordination
and facilitation services with respect to courses and programs that
relate to the civil rights movement, and to provide assistance to
education officials and community organizations
assistance and advice to the State Board of Education with respect to
the inclusion of civil rights education in the history-social
science framework and criteria for evaluating instructional
materials. The bill would require the commission to study and review
the history-social science framework developed by the History-Social
Science Curriculum Framework and Criteria Committee of the state
board, and advise the state board and the Curriculum Development
and Supplemental Materials Commission on the inclusion of
civil rights education in the history-social sc ience
framework and criteria for evaluating instructional materials .
The
The bill would specify the procedure for the
appointment of the members of the commission. The bill would provide
that members of the commission would receive no compensation for
their services, but would be reimbursed for the expenses they incur
while performing their duties. The commission would be
authorized to hire employees and enter into contracts for goods and
services. The commission State
Department of Education would also be
authorized to apply for, and receive, gifts and grants from public
and private sources for purposes of supporting the expenses
incurred in operating the commission .
The bill would require the State Board of Education to
make civil rights education a mandatory part of instruction in the
public elementary and secondary schools, and to work with
the California Civil Rights Education Commission in
implementing prescribed guidelines.
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. The Legislature finds and declares both of the
following:
(a) Understanding the important role of the Civil Rights Movement
in the lives of African Americans and all other Americans, and
understanding the importance of teaching California's children all of
our history, it is the goal of the Legislature to provide meaningful
support to this most important endeavor.
(b) California's role in the struggle for civil rights also needs
to be formalized and taught as a beacon of hope for all Californians.
SEC. 2. Chapter 3.9 (commencing with Section 8680) is added to
Part 6 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code, to read:
CHAPTER 3.9. CALIFORNIA CIVIL RIGHTS EDUCATION COMMISSION
8680. (a) The California Civil Rights Education Commission is
hereby established in state government. The commission shall be
assigned to the office of the Secretary of State for
administrative purposes only.
(b) The commission
shall provide, or assist education officials and community
organizations with providing, information and coordination and
facilitation services, with respect to courses or programs that
relate to the civil rights movement State Department
of Education.
(b) The commission may study and
provide assistance and advice to the State Board of Education with
respect to the inclusion of civil rights education in the
history-social science framework and criteria for evaluating
instructional materials. The commission shall study and review the
history-social science framework developed by the History-Social
Science Curriculum Framework and Criteria Committee of the state
board, and advise the state board and the Curriculum Development and
Supplemental Materials Commission on the inclusion of civil rights
education in the history-social science framework and
criteria for evaluating instructional materials . In completing
these tasks, the commission may act as a liaison with various
entities, including, but not necessarily limited to, the United
States Congress, the California Legislature, the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored People, as well as other national and
international agencies.
8681. (a) (1) The commission shall consist of 15 members, 11 of
whom shall serve terms, commencing and ending on July 1 of the
appropriate years, on a rotating basis. Of the 11 initial members of
the commission who serve terms, three shall serve terms ending on
July 1, 2012, four shall serve terms ending on July 1, 2013, and four
shall serve terms ending on July 1, 2014. Members of the commission
appointed to succeed the members referenced above, other than those
appointed to fill the unexpired portion of a term, shall all serve
three-year terms. No member may serve more than two terms.
(2) The 11 members serving terms shall be chosen from applicants
who apply to a four-member joint committee consisting of
representatives of the California State Conference of the National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the University
of the Superintendent or his or her designee and
representatives of the University of California, the California
State University, and the California Community Colleges. The joint
committee shall make its initial 11 appointments by July 1, 2011. The
members of the joint committee shall also be members of the
commission.
(3) The members of the joint committee shall be appointed as
follows:
(A) The representative of the California State Conference of the
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People shall be
appointed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction from a list of
up to two names submitted by the conference to the Superintendent of
Public Instruction.
(B)
(A) The representative of the University of California
shall be appointed by the President of the University of California.
(C)
(B) The representative of the California State
University shall be appointed by the Chancellor of the California
State University.
(D)
(C) The representative of the California Community
Colleges shall be appointed by the Chancellor of the California
Community Colleges.
(b) At least one member of the commission shall represent a civil
rights organization, including, but not necessarily limited to, the
California State Conference of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People.
(b)
(c) The members of the commission shall be California
residents, and shall be appointed with due regard for broad
geographic representation.
(c)
(d) The commission shall have a chairperson, who shall
be designated from the membership of the commission by the
Superintendent of Public Instruction to serve in that capacity for
the remainder of his or her term .
(d)
(e) Eight members of the commission shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of the business of the commission. Members
of the commission shall receive no compensation for the performance
of their duties, but shall be reimbursed for the expenses they incur
in performing these duties.
(e)
(f) The commission shall adopt rules and regulations,
and set standards and policies, for the organization, operation,
management, budgeting, and programs of the commission. The
commission is authorized to hire employees and enter into contracts
for goods and services.
8682. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commission
8682. The State Department of Education may
apply for, and receive, gifts, grants, and donations from any public
or private sources, including, but not necessarily limited to,
federal funds and private foundation grants for purposes of
supporting the expenses incurred in operating the commission .
SEC. 3. Section 51204.8 is added to the Education Code, to read:
51204.8. The state board shall make civil rights
education a mandatory part of the curriculum in public elementary and
secondary schools. The state board shall work with the
California Civil Rights Education Commission established pursuant to
Chapter 3.9 (commencing with Section 8680) of Part 6 of Division 1 of
Title 1 in implementing all of the following guidelines:
(a) Providing assistance and advice
information to public elementary and secondary schools with
respect to civil rights movement education and awareness programs.
(b) Surveying and cataloging the extent to which civil rights
education exists in statewide curricula.
(c)
(b) Creating an inventory of civil rights memorials,
exhibits, and resources that could be used in classrooms and for
other educational programs.
(d)
(c) Compiling a list of volunteers who are willing to
share their knowledge and experiences concerning the struggle for
civil rights.
(e) Preparing reports for the Governor and the Legislature on the
inclusion of civil rights studies into the educational systems of the
state.