BILL ANALYSIS �
AB 1912
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB 1912 (Holden)
As Amended March 18, 2014
Majority vote
EDUCATION 6-0 APPROPRIATIONS 16-0
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|Ayes:|Buchanan, Olsen, Ch�vez, |Ayes:|Gatto, Bigelow, Allen, |
| |Gonzalez, Nazarian, | |Bocanegra, Bradford, Ian |
| |Williams | |Calderon, Campos, Eggman, |
| | | |Gomez, Holden, Linder, |
| | | |Pan, Quirk, |
| | | |Ridley-Thomas, Wagner, |
| | | |Weber |
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SUMMARY : This bill requires the State Board of Education (SBE)
to consider including instruction on the election of President
Barack Obama and the significance of the United States electing
its first African American President, in the History-Social
Science Framework, as appropriate, in the next adoption cycle.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, this bill has minor, absorbable General Fund costs
for the Instructional Quality Commission (IQC) to consider
incorporating the election of President Barack Obama into the
History-Social Science Frameworks, to the extent this can be
achieved through the regular process.
COMMENTS : California curriculum is based on content standards
that are developed by the IQC (also referenced in statute as the
"commission") and approved by the SBE. The curriculum
frameworks are guidelines for implementing these standards. The
IQC is an 18-member commission consisting of one member of the
Assembly, one member of the Senate, and 16 members of the
public.
The history-social science standards were developed in 1998 and
the History-Social Science Framework was last revised in 2005.
A review and update of this framework was underway and nearly
complete when the state suspended the process on July 28, 2009,
due to fiscal constraints. It is worth noting that in the 2005
adopted and 2009 updated frameworks, there is specific
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recognition given in Grade 11 United States History to the
recent presidencies, which includes the statement "[t]o address
recent history, teachers can provide an overview of the
significant developments of the last two decades, surveying the
presidencies of George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush,
and Barack Obama." While there is no specific mention of the
historical significance of President Obama as the first African
American President, the frameworks already lend themselves to a
discussion of his presidency that may already include this
curriculum topic.
Analysis Prepared by : Jill Rice / ED. / (916) 319-2087
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