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                   Senate Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary
                            Senator Kevin de Le�n, Chair


          ACR 140 (Weber) - 60th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of  
          Education
          
          Amended: May 15, 2014           Policy Vote: Education 7-0
          Urgency: No                     Mandate: No
          Hearing Date: August 14, 2014                                
          Consultant: Jacqueline Wong-Hernandez                       
          
          SUSPENSE FILE. AS PROPOSED TO BE AMENDED.


          Bill Summary: ACR 140 commemorates the 60th anniversary of the  
          Brown v. Board of Education decision and urges the California  
          Department of Education (CDE) to provide model instructional  
          materials related to the Brown v. Board of Education decision.

          Fiscal Impact: $150,000 in cost pressure (General Fund) for the  
          CDE to create new model instructional materials that meet the  
          specifications of this resolution.

          Proposed Law: This concurrent resolution commemorates the 60th  
          anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision, and  
          makes numerous findings and declarations relative to the history  
          and significance of the landmark decision. This resolution also  
          urges the CDE to provide model instructional materials to  
          schools that encourage schools to observe the Brown v. Board of  
          Education decision with appropriate educational activities that  
          help students understand the importance of tolerance, humanity,  
          and equality of opportunity.

          Staff Comments: This resolution will not result in direct  
          additional state costs, because it does not have the force of  
          law. It does, however, create significant cost pressure for the  
          CDE to develop new model instructional materials that "observe  
          the Brown v. Board of Education decision with appropriate  
          educational activities that help students understand the  
          importance of tolerance, humanity, and equality of opportunity."  
          The cost of developing model instructional materials can vary  
          significantly, depending on how extensive the curriculum is, and  
          the cost of accessing the appropriate subject matter expertise.  
          The CDE already has model curriculum on the Brown v. Board of  
          Education decision, which was designed to commemorate the 50th  








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          anniversary of the decision. Costs to develop new instructional  
          materials which build on the existing materials would like cost  
          approximately $150,000 (General Fund).

          Author's Amendments remove the "urging" of the CDE to develop  
          new model instructional materials that "observe the Brown v.  
          Board of Education decision with appropriate educational  
          activities that help students understand the importance of  
          tolerance, humanity, and equality of opportunity.

          Committee Amendments add additional historical information  
          relative to California anti-segregation case law and Governor  
          Earl Warren.