BILL ANALYSIS
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THIRD READING
Bill No: SB 247
Author: Alquist (D), et al
Amended: 5/6/09
Vote: 21
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE : 9-0, 4/29/09
AYES: Romero, Huff, Alquist, Hancock, Liu, Maldonado,
Padilla, Simitian, Wyland
SUBJECT : Instructional materials
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill allows school districts to use
instructional materials categorical funding to purchase
those materials for grades 9-12, inclusive, in an
electronic format. If the local governing board only
purchases instructional materials in an electronic format,
the instructional materials shall be made available for use
in class and at home and shall be accessible, in their
entirety, as needed to complete assignments in class and at
home.
ANALYSIS : Pursuant to SB 4XXX (Ducheny), Chapter 12,
Statues of 2009, Third Extraordinary Session, from 2008-09
through 2012-13, school districts may use funds allocated
for instructional materials for any educational purpose.
Any instructional materials for K-8 that are purchased by a
local district must continue to be adopted by the state
board, materials for grades 9-12 must be aligned with state
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standards. Materials purchased must also meet sufficiency
requirements, so that each pupil has sufficient textbooks
and instructional materials in the core curricular areas of
math, science, history/social science and English language
arts, and so that all pupils who are enrolled in the same
course have identical textbooks and instructional
materials.
Comments
Budget flexibility . The categorical funding flexibility
provided in
SB 4XXX (Ducheny), Chapter 12, Statutes of 2009, Third
Extraordinary Session, allows districts to use
instructional materials funding for any educational
purpose. Therefore, at least through the 2012-13 school
year, districts could use the funds to purchase
instructional material in electronic format provided that
the districts meets the other requirements of Chapter 12,
including sufficiency and assuring that all pupils who are
enrolled in the same course have the same instructional
materials. This bill also requires districts to meet
sufficiency requirements.
Related Legislation
AB 314 (Brownley) requires publishers or manufacturers of
instructional materials to furnish instructional materials
in an electronic format at a price that is less than the
price charged for the printed version and requires the
electronic version of any textbook to contain at least the
same content as the printed version. The bill is in the
Assembly Appropriations Committee.
AB 1374 (Brownley) allows a local governing board to use
instructional materials funding to purchase
technology-based instructional materials. The bill is in
the Assembly Education Committee.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 5/8/09)
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California Manufacturers and Technology Association
Los Angeles Unified School District
San Diego County Office of Education
Santa Clara County Office of Education
TechAmerica
DLW:mw 5/8/09 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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