Amended in Assembly July 2, 2014

Amended in Senate April 3, 2014

Amended in Senate February 20, 2014

Senate Bill No. 897

Introduced by Senator Steinberg

January 13, 2014

An act to amend Sections 33540 and 84830 of begin delete , and to add Section 52377.5 to, end delete the Education Code, begin delete and to repeal Section 86 of Chapter 48 of the Statutes of 2013, end delete relating to educational programs.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 897, as amended, Steinberg. Educational programs: begin delete competitive grant programs and end delete begin insert history-social science framework: end insert adult begin delete education. end delete begin insert education: civics instruction. end insert

(1) Existing law requires the State Board of Education and the State Department of Education to request that the Instructional Quality Commission review and revise, as necessary, the course requirements in the history-social science framework, as specified. Existing law requires the commission, when revising the history-social science framework and as appropriate and based on the subject matter of the course, to ensure that certain historical documents are incorporated into the framework, consider incorporating additional specified historical documents into the framework, and encourage instruction that promotes an understanding of the governments of California and the United States of America.

This bill would also require the commission, begin delete when revising end delete begin insert whenever it revises end insert the history-social science framework and as appropriate and based on the subject matter of the course, to begin insert , among other things, receive input from civics learning experts for purposes of integrating civics learning content, concepts, and skills, at all appropriate grade levels, with certain standards, ensure that voter education information is included in the American government and civics curriculum at the high school level, as specified, and end insert consider whether and how to incorporate a specified social studies framework into the history-social science framework. begin insert The bill would require the state board to consider incorporating a specified social studies framework into the history-social science content standards when those content standards are next revised after January 1, 2015. end insert

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(2) Existing law provides for the allocation of funds appropriated by the Budget Act of 2013 for the establishment of the California Career Pathways Trust. Existing law requires these funds to be apportioned, and available for expenditure in the 2013-14 fiscal year to the 2015-16 fiscal year, inclusive, to school districts, county superintendents of schools, charter schools, and community colleges in the form of one-time competitive grants for career pathways programs that accomplish certain objectives, including, among other things, funding specialists in work-based learning who, through specified actions, connect school districts, county superintendents of schools, charter schools, and community colleges with business entities, and establishing regional collaborative relationships and partnerships with business entities, community organizations, and local institutions of postsecondary education. Existing law also requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to consult with the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and organizations representing businesses in considering grant applications pursuant to those provisions.

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This bill would provide that business entities include public sector entities for purposes of these provisions. The bill would require the Superintendent to also consult with representatives of the public sector in considering the grant applications.

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(3)

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begin insert (2) end insert  Existing law, pursuant to funding made available in the annual Budget Act, requires the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and the State Department of Education to jointly provide 2-year planning and implementation grants to regional consortia of community college districts and school districts for purposes of developing regional plans to better serve the educational needs of adults. Existing law requires the grant funds to be used by each regional consortium to create and implement a plan to better provide adults in the region with certain classes and programs, including, among other things, elementary and secondary basic skills, including classes required for a high school diploma or high school equivalency certificate and classes and courses for immigrants eligible for educational services in citizenship and English as a 2nd language, and workforce preparation classes in basic skills.

This bill would require the classes and courses related to elementary and secondary basic skills and the classes and courses for immigrants, as described above, to distribute basic information on American government and civics that includes, but is not limited to, instruction on (A) federal, state, and local government, (B) the 3 branches of government, (C) the importance of civic engagement, and (D) registering to vote. The bill would apply these requirements to any funding provided for the 2-year planning and implementation grants in the 2015-16 fiscal year, or any other statute providing this funding that takes effect on or after January 1, 2015.

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 33540 of the Education Code is amended
to read:

33540.  

(a) The state board and the department shall request
that the commission review and revise, as necessary, the course
requirements in the history-social science framework developed
by the History-Social Science Curriculum Framework and Criteria
Committee of the state board to ensure that minimum standards
for courses in American government and civics include sufficient
attention to teaching pupils how to interact, in a practical manner,
with state and local governmental agencies and representatives to
solve problems and to petition for changes in laws and begin delete procedures. end delete
begin insert procedures, and that the course requirements in the history-social
science framework are also included in all history and social
science courses and all grade levels, as appropriate. end insert

(b)  begin delete When end delete begin insert Whenever end insert the history-social science framework is
revised as required by law, the commission shall do, as appropriate
and based on the subject matter of the course, all of the following:

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(1) Receive input from civics learning experts, including civics
education program providers, associations of civics educators,
and organizations dedicated to research on civics learning, for
purposes of integrating civics learning content, concepts, and
skills, at all appropriate grade levels, with the standards
established by the state board in core curriculum areas, as
specified in Section 60605, as that section read on June 30, 2011,
and Section 60605.8.

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(2) Consider how civics and history instruction, at all
appropriate grade levels, includes, in addition to the acquisition
of content knowledge, applying that content to develop the
competence and skills needed for civic engagement.

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(3) Ensure that voter education information is included in the
American government and civics curriculum at the high school
level, including, but not limited to, information on the importance
of registering to vote in local, state, and federal elections, how to
register to vote, both online and by mail, what the requirements
are to register to vote, how to request an absentee ballot, how to
fill out and return an absentee ballot, what to expect on election
day, how to find a polling place, and where and how to access and
understand the voter information pamphlet and other materials
to become an informed voter.

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(1)

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begin insert (4) end insert  Ensure the following historical documents are incorporated
into the framework:

(A) The Declaration of Independence.

(B) The United States Constitution, including the Bill of Rights.

(C) The Federalist Papers.

(D) The Emancipation Proclamation.

(E) The Gettysburg Address.

(F) George Washington’s Farewell Address.

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(2)

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begin insert (5) end insert  Consider incorporating the following historical documents
into the framework:

(A) The Magna Carta.

(B) The Articles of Confederation.

(C) The California Constitution.

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(3)

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begin insert (6) end insert  Encourage instruction that promotes an understanding of
the governments of California and the United States of America,
including, but not limited to, the development of democracy and
the history of the development of the United States Constitution.

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(4)

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begin insert (7) end insert  Consider whether and how to incorporate the College,
Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State
Standards into the history-social science framework.

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(c) It is the intent of the Legislature, for purposes of the
history-social science framework that is revised after January 1,
2015, that the requirements imposed pursuant to paragraphs (1)
to (3), inclusive, of subdivision (b) may be satisfied under the
framework adoption procedures being used by the department as
of January 1, 2015.

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(d)  When the history-social science content standards are next
revised after January 1, 2015, the state board shall consider
incorporating the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework
for Social Studies State Standards into the history-social science
content standards.

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SEC. 2.  

Section 52377.5 is added to the Education Code, to
read:

52377.5.  

(a) Funding appropriated in Item 6110-280-0001 of
the Budget Act of 2013 for career technical education shall be
allocated for the establishment of the California Career Pathways
Trust.

(b) The funds appropriated in Item 6110-280-0001 of the Budget
Act of 2013 shall be apportioned to school districts, county
superintendents of schools, charter schools, and community
colleges in the form of one-time competitive grants. Funds shall
be available for expenditure in the 2013-14 fiscal year to the
2015-16 fiscal year, inclusive.

(c) Grants shall be available for K-14 career pathways programs
that accomplish any of the following:

(1) Fund specialists in work-based learning, as defined in Section
51760.1, to convene, connect, measure, or broker efforts to
establish or enhance a locally defined career pathways program
that connects school districts, county superintendents of schools,
charter schools, and community colleges with business entities.

(2) Establish regional collaborative relationships and
partnerships with business entities, community organizations, and
local institutions of postsecondary education.

(3) Develop and integrate standards-based academics with a
career relevant, sequenced curriculum following industry-themed
pathways that are aligned to high need, high growth, or emerging
regional economic sectors.

(4) Provide articulated pathways to postsecondary education
aligned with regional economies.

(5) Leverage and build on any of the following:

(A) Existing structures, requirements, and resources of the Carl
D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of
2006, the California Partnership Academies, and regional
occupational programs, including staff knowledge, community
relationships, and course development.

(B) Matching resources and in-kind contributions from public,
private, and philanthropic sources.

(C) The California Community Colleges Economic and
Workforce Development Program and its sector strategies and
deputy sector navigators.

(D) Participation in the local California Community Colleges
Skills Panel.

(d) As a condition of receipt of funds, a grant recipient under
this section shall identify and set aside funding within its own
budget and obtain funding commitments from program partners
sufficient to support the ongoing costs of the program.

(e) The Superintendent shall consult with the Chancellor of the
California Community Colleges, organizations representing
businesses, and representatives of the public sector in considering
grant applications under this section.

(f) For purposes of this section, business entities shall include
public sector entities.

(g) No later than December 1, 2016, grant recipients and the
Superintendent shall report to the Department of Finance and to
the relevant policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature
outcome measures that shall include, but not necessarily be limited
to, all of the following:

(1) Pupil and student academic performance indicators.

(2) The number and rate of school or program graduates.

(3) Attainment of certificates, transfer readiness, and
postsecondary education enrollment.

(4) Transitions to appropriate employment, apprenticeships, or
job training.

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Section 84830 of the Education Code is amended to
read:

84830.  

(a) The Chancellor of the California Community
Colleges and the State Department of Education shall, pursuant to
funding made available in the annual Budget Act, jointly provide
two-year planning and implementation grants to regional consortia
of community college districts and school districts for the purpose
of developing regional plans to better serve the educational needs
of adults.

(1) Eligibility shall be limited to consortia consisting of at least
one community college district and at least one school district
within the boundaries of the community college district, either of
which may serve as the consortium’s fiscal agent, as determined
by the applicant consortium.

(2) If a community college district chooses not to participate in
a consortium, a neighboring community college district may form
a consortium with school districts within the boundaries of the
nonparticipating community college district.

(3) Consortia may include other entities providing adult
education courses, including, but not necessarily limited to,
correctional facilities, other local public entities, and
community-based organizations.

(b) Grant funds provided pursuant to this section shall be used
by each regional consortium to create and implement a plan to
better provide adults in its region with all of the following:

(1) Elementary and secondary basic skills, including classes
required for a high school diploma or high school equivalency
certificate.

(2) Classes and courses for immigrants eligible for educational
services in citizenship and English as a second language, and
workforce preparation classes in basic skills.

(3) Education programs for adults with disabilities.

(4) Short-term career technical education programs with high
employment potential.

(5) Programs for apprentices.

(c) (1) The classes and courses described in paragraphs (1) and
(2) of subdivision (b) shall distribute basic information on
American government and civics that includes, but is not limited
to, instruction on all of the following:

(A) Federal, state, and local government.

(B) The three branches of government.

(C) The importance of civic engagement.

(D) Registering to vote.

(2) The requirements of paragraph (1) shall apply to any funding
for begin delete the end delete regional consortia provided in the 2015-16 fiscal year,
annual Budget Acts enacted after the 2015-16 fiscal year, or other
legislation that takes effect on or after January 1, 2015.

(3) It is the intent of the Legislature that, consistent with the
requirements of Sections 51225.3 and 52555, students enrolled in
classes and courses described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of
subdivision (b) in which instruction in American government and
civics is appropriate shall receive instruction in American
government and civics.

(d) Each regional consortium’s plan shall include, at a minimum:

(1) An evaluation of current levels and types of adult education
programs within its region, including education for adults in
correctional facilities; credit, noncredit, and enhanced noncredit
adult education coursework; and programs funded through Title
II of the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, known as the
Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (Public Law 105-220).

(2) An evaluation of current needs for adult education programs
within its region.

(3) Plans for parties that make up the consortium to integrate
their existing programs and create seamless transitions into
postsecondary education or the workforce.

(4) Plans to address the gaps identified pursuant to paragraphs
(1) and (2).

(5) Plans to employ approaches proven to accelerate a student’s
progress toward his or her academic or career goals, such as
contextualized basic skills and career technical education, and
other joint programming strategies between adult education and
career technical education.

(6) Plans to collaborate in the provision of ongoing professional
development opportunities for faculty and other staff to help them
achieve greater program integration and improve student outcomes.

(7) Plans to leverage existing regional structures, including, but
not necessarily limited to, local workforce investment areas.

(e) The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and
the State Department of Education may identify additional elements
that consortia must include in a plan.

(f) (1) On or before March 1, 2014, the Chancellor of the
California Community Colleges and the State Department of
Education shall submit a joint report to the Legislature and the
Governor. This report shall include, but not necessarily be limited
to, begin delete all end delete begin insert both end insert of the following:

(A) The status of developing regional consortia across the state,
including identification of unserved geographic areas or emerging
gaps in regional program delivery.

(B) The status and allocation of grant awards made to regional
consortia.

(2) The report shall be submitted to the Legislature as provided
in Section 9795 of the Government Code.

(g) (1) On or before March 1, 2015, the Chancellor of the
California Community Colleges and the State Department of
Education shall submit a joint report to the Legislature and the
Governor. This report shall include, but is not limited to, begin delete all end delete begin insert both end insert
of the following:

(A) The plans developed by the regional consortia across the
state.

(B) Recommendations for additional improvements in the
delivery system serving adult learners.

(2) The report shall be submitted to the Legislature as provided
in Section 9795 of the Government Code.

(h) It is the intent of the Legislature to work toward developing
common policies related to adult education affecting adult schools
at local educational agencies and community colleges, including
policies on fees and funding levels.

(i) It is the intent of the Legislature to provide additional funding
in the 2015-16 fiscal year to regional consortia to expand and
improve the provision of adult education.

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SEC. 4.  

Section 86 of Chapter 48 of the Statutes of 2013 is
repealed.

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