BILL NUMBER: AB 580	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Davis

                        FEBRUARY 16, 2011

   An act 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 580, as introduced, Davis. Civil rights education: California
Civil Rights Education Advisory Committee.
   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 14-member California Civil Rights
Education Advisory Committee in the State Department of Education.
The bill would require the advisory committee 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 science framework and criteria for
evaluating instructional materials.
   The bill would specify the leaders of the entities responsible for
the appointment of the members of the advisory committee. The bill
would provide that members of the advisory committee would receive no
compensation for their services, but would be reimbursed for the
expenses they incur while performing their duties. The State
Department of Education would 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
advisory committee.
   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 ADVISORY
COMMITTEE


   8680.  (a) The California Civil Rights Education Advisory
Committee is hereby established within the department.
   (b) The advisory committee 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
advisory committee 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) The advisory committee shall consist of 14 members, who
shall serve three-year terms. A member shall not serve more than two
terms.
   (b) The members of the advisory committee shall be as follows:
   (1) The Superintendent.
   (2) The President of the University of California or his or her
designee.
   (3) The Chancellor of the California State University or his or
her designee.
   (4) The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges or his or
her designee.
   (5) Ten members appointed by the Superintendent, as follows:
   (A) At least two of the members appointed by the Superintendent
pursuant to this paragraph 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) At least five of the members appointed by the Superintendent
pursuant to this paragraph shall be teachers at public elementary or
secondary schools.
   (c) The members of the advisory committee shall be California
residents, and shall be appointed with due regard for broad
geographic representation.
   (d) The advisory committee shall have a chairperson, who shall be
designated from the membership of the advisory committee.
   (e) Members of the advisory committee shall receive no
compensation for the performance of their duties, but shall be
reimbursed for the expenses they incur in performing these duties.
   8682.  The department 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
advisory committee.