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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Bill No: SB 1290
Author: Kehoe (D), et al
Amended: 6/23/10
Vote: 21
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE : 8-0, 4/21/10
AYES: Romero, Huff, Alquist, Hancock, Liu, Price,
Simitian, Wyland
NO VOTE RECORDED: Maldonado
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
SENATE FLOOR : 25-3, 5/24/10
AYES: Alquist, Calderon, Cedillo, Corbett, Correa, Cox,
DeSaulnier, Ducheny, Dutton, Florez, Hancock, Harman,
Huff, Kehoe, Leno, Liu, Lowenthal, Negrete McLeod,
Pavley, Romero, Simitian, Wolk, Wright, Wyland, Yee
NOES: Ashburn, Strickland, Walters
NO VOTE RECORDED: Aanestad, Cogdill, Denham,
Hollingsworth, Oropeza, Padilla, Price, Runner,
Steinberg, Wiggins, Vacancy, Vacancy
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 49-26, 8/23/10 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Physical education: self-defense and safety
instruction
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill requires the State Board of Education
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and the Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials
Commission to include self-defense instruction, as defined,
and safety instruction, as defined, in the next revision of
the physical education framework for pupils in grades 7, 8,
9, 11, and 12.
Assembly Amendments add the Curriculum Development and
Supplemental Materials Commission to include self-defense
and safety instruction in the next revision of physical
education framework for students in grades 7,8,9, 11 and
12.
ANALYSIS : Existing law requires that all pupils in
grades 7 to 12, inclusive, except those excused or exempted
pursuant to a prescribed provisions of law, attend physical
education courses for a total period of time of not less
than 400 minutes each 10 schooldays. Pursuant to its
authority to issue program guidelines to serve as models or
examples, the State Board of Education (SBE) has adopted
physical education model content standards for California
public schools.
This bill requires SBE and the Curriculum Development and
Supplemental Materials Commission (Curriculum Commission)
to include self-defense and safety instruction in the next
revision of the physical education (PE) framework for
students in grades 7, 8, 9, 11 and 12. Specifically, this
bill defines:
1. "Self-defense instruction" to include, but not
necessarily be limited to, martial arts, boxing, and
other defensive techniques.
2. "Safety instruction to include", but not necessarily be
limited to, awareness and avoidance of potentially
dangerous situations.
Background
The processes for reviewing frameworks and adopting
instructional materials has been suspended since July 2009,
pursuant to AB 2 (Evans), Chapter 2, Statutes of 2009-10,
Fourth Extraordinary Session, which among other things,
prohibited SBE from reviewing frameworks and adopting
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instructional materials until the 2013-14 school year.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
According to the Assembly Appropriations Committee:
1. General Fund (GF) administrative costs to the California
Department of Education (CDE), likely between $100,000
and $140,000, to establish a panel for the purpose of
adopting a PE curriculum framework. This assumes all or
a portion of the Curriculum Commission's funding is
restored to complete the development of the PE
curriculum framework, as specified.
2. Due to the enactment of AB 2 X4 (Evans), Chapter 2,
Statutes of 2009-10, Fourth Extraordinary Session, the
Governor vetoed $705,000 (GF) for the Curriculum
Commission, which conducts the majority of the work
associated with instructional materials (IM) adoptions,
including developing curriculum frameworks.
Specifically, the Governor stated, "it is unnecessary
for the curriculum commission to continue to advise the
SBE on content frameworks and IM adoptions for the next
five years or until an agreed-upon process is
reestablished. This reduction removes funding for
unnecessary commission per diem and travel as well as
funding for CDE staff."
SUPPORT : (Verified 8/25/10)
California Association for Health, Physical Education,
Recreation and Dance
California Partnership to End Domestic Violence
NorCal Rape Escape
Planned Parenthood Action Fund of San Diego and Riverside
Counties
Play It Safe Defense
San Diego Unified School District
Women Escaping a Violent Environment
OPPOSITION : (Verified 8/23/10)
Department of Finance
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ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : According to the author, "although
certain components of self-defense may be provided to
students in grades 7-12, the physical education frameworks
do not clearly demonstrate that training students to
recognize potential threats of physical attack by another
person."
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Ammiano, Arambula, Beall, Block, Blumenfield,
Bradford, Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero, Charles
Calderon, Carter, Chesbro, Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De
Leon, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Galgiani, Gatto,
Hall, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill, Huber, Huffman, Jones,
Lieu, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Monning, Nava, V.
Manuel Perez, Portantino, Ruskin, Salas, Saldana,
Skinner, Solorio, Swanson, Torlakson, Torres, Torrico,
Yamada, John A. Perez
NOES: Adams, Anderson, Bill Berryhill, Tom Berryhill,
Conway, Cook, DeVore, Fuller, Gaines, Garrick, Gilmore,
Hagman, Harkey, Jeffries, Knight, Logue, Miller,
Nestande, Niello, Nielsen, Norby, Silva, Smyth, Audra
Strickland, Tran, Villines
NO VOTE RECORDED: Bass, Fuentes, Furutani, Vacancy,
Vacancy
PQ:mw 8/24/10 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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