Amended in Assembly March 20, 2014

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2307

Introduced by Assembly Member Donnelly

February 21, 2014

An act to begin delete amend end delete begin insert add and repeal end insert Section begin delete 52372.5 end delete begin insert 60603.5 end insert of the Education Code, relating to begin delete career technical education. end delete begin insert pupil assessment and academic achievement. end insert

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2307, as amended, Donnelly. begin delete Career technical education: linked learning programs. end delete begin insert Common core academic content standards: school district opt out. end insert

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Existing law provides for the development and adoption of common core academic content standards by the State Board of Education, and requires the state board to adopt curriculum frameworks and instructional materials that are aligned to those content standards. Existing law establishes the Measurement of Academic Performance and Progress for the development, adoption, and administration of assessments to pupils in elementary and secondary school that, among other things, assess the common core academic content standards.

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This bill, operative on July 1, 2015, would specify that a school district may opt out of any state statute or regulation that would require the use of common core academic content standards by that school district, including, but not limited to, curriculum frameworks, instructional materials, and assessments. The bill would require a school district that opts out pursuant to those provisions to use the academic content standards that were used in this state before the adoption of the common core academic content standards, and would also require the school district, at its own expense, to administer a standards-based achievement test pursuant to the former Standardized Testing and Reporting Program, which was repealed on January 1, 2014. The bill would make those provisions inoperative on July 1, 2020, and would repeal them on January 1, 2021.

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Existing law establishes the Linked Learning Pilot Program for the purpose of implementing districtwide linked learning programs, and defines linked learning program for purposes of those provisions.

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This bill would make nonsubstantive changes, including deleting obsolete reporting requirements related to linked learning programs.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  begin delete no end delete begin insert yes end insert . State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a school district
may opt out of any state statute or regulation that would require
the use of common core academic content standards by that school
district, including, but not limited to, curriculum frameworks,
instructional materials, and assessments.

(b) A school district that opts out pursuant to this section shall
do the following:

(1) Use the academic content standards that were used in this
state before the common core academic content standards were
adopted.

(2) Administer the standards-based achievement test pursuant
to the provisions of the former Standardized Testing and Reporting
Program set forth in Section 60640, as that section read on January
1, 2013. A school district shall be responsible for all costs for
acquiring and administering the test.

(c) (1) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2015.

(2)  This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2020, and,
as of January 1, 2021, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute,
that becomes operative on or before January 1, 2021, deletes or
extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.

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SECTION 1.  

Section 52372.5 of the Education Code is
amended to read:

52372.5.  

For purposes of this article, a “linked learning
program” is a program that is all of the following:

(a) A multiyear, comprehensive high school program of
integrated academic and technical study that is organized around
a broad theme, interest area, or industry sector, including, but not
necessarily limited to, the industry sectors identified in the model
standards adopted by the state board pursuant to Section 51226.

(b) A program that ensures that all pupils have curriculum
choices that will prepare them for career entry and a full range of
postsecondary options, including two- and four-year college,
apprenticeship, and formal employment training.

(c) A program that is comprised, at a minimum, of the following
components:

(1) An integrated core curriculum that meets the eligibility
requirements for admission to the University of California and the
California State University and is delivered through project-based
learning and other engaging instructional strategies that
intentionally bring real-world context and relevance to the
curriculum where broad themes, interest areas, and career technical
education are emphasized.

(2) An integrated technical core of a sequence of at least four
related courses, that may reflect career technical education
standards-based courses, that provide pupils with career skills, that
are aligned to and underscore academic principles, and to the extent
possible fulfill the academic core requirements listed in paragraph
(1).

(3) A series of work-based learning opportunities that begin
with mentoring and job shadowing and evolve into intensive
internships, school-based enterprises, or virtual apprenticeships.

(4) Support services, including supplemental instruction in
reading and mathematics, that help pupils master the advanced
academic and technical content that is necessary for success in
college and career.

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