BILL NUMBER: SB 994	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Vargas

                        FEBRUARY 2, 2012

   An act relating to pupil instruction.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 994, as introduced, Vargas. Pupil instruction: California
Latino history.
   Existing law requires instruction in social sciences to include
the early history of California and a study of the role and
contributions of both men and women, Native Americans, African
Americans, Mexican Americans, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders,
European Americans, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
Americans, persons with disabilities, and members of other ethnic and
cultural groups, to the economic, political, and social development
of California and the United States of America, with particular
emphasis on portraying the role of these groups in contemporary
society.
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would expand pupil instruction in California Latino
history.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would expand pupil instruction in California Latino
history.