BILL ANALYSIS
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THIRD READING
Bill No: SB 1278
Author: Wyland (R) and Runner (R), et al
Amended: 4/28/10
Vote: 27 - Urgency
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE : 7-0, 4/21/10
AYES: Romero, Huff, Alquist, Hancock, Liu, Simitian,
Wyland
NO VOTE RECORDED: Maldonado, Price
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 10-0, 5/27/10
AYES: Kehoe, Alquist, Corbett, Denham, Leno, Price,
Walters, Wolk, Wyland, Yee
NO VOTE RECORDED: Cox
SUBJECT : Instructional materials: adoption
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill resumes the currently-suspended
instructional materials adoption process, and creates a new
schedule for the adoption of instructional materials
beginning with the adoption of History-Social Science in
2011.
ANALYSIS : Existing law requires the State Board of
Education (SBE) to adopt basic instructional materials for
use in kindergarten and grades 1 to 8,
inclusive, for governing boards. Existing law sets forth a
schedule for the submission of instructional materials to
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the board for adoption. Notwithstanding this schedule,
existing law prohibits the SBE from adopting instructional
materials or following the procedures related to that
adoption until the 2013-14 school year.
This bill requires SBE to adopt a revised curriculum
framework and evaluation criteria for instructional
materials in history-social science in 2011.
Related Legislation
AB 2069 (Carter), 2009-10 Session, is nearly identical to
this bill, but it requires the adoption of instructional
materials in history-social science by June 1, 2011 while
this bill does is an urgency measure and not specify a date
in 2011 by which the materials must be adopted. The bill
is pending in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
SB 1451 (Yee), 2009-10 Session, requires SBE to ensure that
the next update of the History-Social Science framework,
and all instructional materials, accurately portrays women
and ethnic minorities, as specified. The bill is pending
in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 6/1/10) (per Senate Education
Committee analysis)
Association of American Publishers
California Council for the Social Studies
California State PTA
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Educating for Democracy: The California Campaign for the
Civic Mission of Schools
Institute for Curriculum Services: National Resource
Center for Accurate Jewish Content in Schools
Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California
Sacramento County Office of Education
Sikh Coalition
Sikh Temple Sacramento
OPPOSITION : (Verified 6/1/10) (per Senate Education
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Committee analysis)
Association of California School Administrators
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : Proponents argue that it is
critical to get the History-Social Science framework
revision process back on track, as the draft includes
updated content and pedagogical approaches to provide
pupils with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to
become informed, responsible, engaged citizens.
ARGUMENTS IN OPPOSITION : Opponents contend that
resumption of adoptions should be aligned to the resumption
of the instructional materials fund requirements (thereby
ensuring the 24-month purchase requirement, giving schools
enough time to save for this first adoption).
Additionally, opponents are concerned that this bill
requires the back-to-back adoption of math and English
language arts; current law intentionally separates these
adoptions by at least one full year to allow schools to
save for these costly adoptions, as the instructional
materials fund does not fully cover the costs of these two
subjects.
PQ:mw 6/1/10 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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