BILL NUMBER: SB 1540	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  288
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 8, 2012
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 8, 2012
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 23, 2012
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 22, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 20, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 20, 2012
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MARCH 29, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Hancock
   (Principal coauthors: Assembly Members Perea and V. Manuel Pérez)
   (Coauthors: Senators De León and Wyland)
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Alejo, Davis, Eng, Portantino, and
Yamada)

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2012

   An act to add Section 60200.8 to the Education Code, relating to
instructional materials.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1540, Hancock. Instructional materials: revised curriculum
framework: history-social science.
   Existing law prohibits the State Board of Education from adopting
instructional materials until the 2015-16 school year.
   This bill would authorize the state board to consider the adoption
of a revised curriculum framework and evaluation criteria for
instructional materials in history-social science. The bill would
require the State Department of Education to conduct work necessary
to revise the curriculum framework and evaluation criteria for
instructional materials in history-social science only after it has
completed work related to the development of curriculum frameworks
for the common core academic content standards as provided by law.


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

  SECTION 1.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
   (a) The K-12 History-Social Science Framework was last adopted in
2003 and the scheduled draft of an updated curriculum framework was
nearly completed in 2009 when state budget actions led to the
suspension of the adoption process.
   (b) The Common Core State Standards for English language arts
include standards for literacy in history-social science, science,
and technical subjects.
   (c) The adoption of an updated curriculum framework does not
mandate the purchase of new instructional materials, but provides
guidance for the purchase of updated supplemental instructional
materials and does not result in automatic new costs to the state or
local educational agencies.
  SEC. 2.  Section 60200.8 is added to the Education Code, to read:
   60200.8.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 60200.7, the state board may
consider the adoption of a revised curriculum framework and
evaluation criteria for instructional materials in history-social
science.
   (b) The department shall conduct work necessary to revise the
curriculum framework and evaluation criteria for instructional
materials in history-social science only after it has completed work
related to the development of curriculum frameworks for the common
core academic contents standards pursuant to Section 60207.