Amended in Senate May 1, 2013

Senate Bill No. 432

Introduced by Senators Price and Liu

February 21, 2013

An act to add Section 52052.7 to the Education Code, relating to school accountability.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 432, as amended, Price. School accountability: advisory committee: creativity index.

The Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999 requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop an Academic Performance Index begin delete (API) end delete to measure the performance of schools and the academic performance of pupils. Existing law requires the Superintendent to establish an advisory committee to advise the Superintendent and the State Board of Education on all appropriate matters relating to the creation of the begin delete API end delete begin insert Academic Performance Index end insert and the implementation of an accountability system.

This bill would require the advisory committee to develop a public measurement, or index, of activities in public school classrooms that foster creativity, innovation, and problem solving, as provided. begin insert The bill would also require the advisory committee to report and make recommendations on the development of the index to the Superintendent by January 1, 2015. end insert

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

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

SECTION 1.  

Section 52052.7 is added to the Education Code,
to read:

52052.7.  

begin insert (a) end insert begin insert   end insert The advisory committee established pursuant to
Section 52052.5 shall develop a public measurement of activities
in public school classrooms that foster creativity, innovation, and
problem solving. The public measurement, or index, shall be
developed in consultation with California employers in innovative
industries and businesses, including, but not limited to, science,
technology, mathematics, engineering, and arts education. The
advisory committee shall also consult with California educators
and with career technical education experts to identify best
classroom practices and activities to develop creative skills in
pupils. In developing the index, the advisory committee shall seek
to encourage the development of broadly applicable creative skills,
in addition to knowledge, to give pupils and businesses the ability
to succeed in a competitive global economy.

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(b) By January 1, 2015, the advisory committee shall report
and make recommendations to the Superintendent on the
development of the index.

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