BILL ANALYSIS �
SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Carol Liu, Chair
2013-2014 Regular Session
BILL NO: SB 1016
AUTHOR: Wyland
AMENDED: March 20, 2014
FISCAL COMM: Yes HEARING DATE: April 30, 2014
URGENCY: Yes CONSULTANT:Daniel Alvarez
SUBJECT : Pupil instruction: common core academic content
standards and curriculum frameworks.
SUMMARY
This bill, an urgency measure, repeals as of May 15, 2014,
statutes that appropriated $1.25 billion in 2013 to support
the implementation of the Common Core state standards, the
Next Generation Science Standards for California Public
Schools, and the California English Language Development
standards. In addition, creates pilot programs that
measure effectiveness in the adopted common core academic
content standards and the curriculum frameworks that are
aligned to the common core standards, as specified.
BACKGROUND
As part of the Budget Act of 2013 (Chapter 48, statutes of
2013), $1.25 billion in one-time Proposition 98 funding was
appropriated to school districts, county offices of
education, the state special schools, and charter schools
for instructional materials, professional development, and
technology costs associated with implementation of the
common core standards. These funds were allowed to be spent
at any time during the 2013-14 and 2014-15 fiscal years. In
addition, these funds were distributed on an equal amount
per enrolled pupil.
As a condition of receiving these funds, a school district,
county office of education, charter school, or state
special school is required to: Develop and adopt a plan
delineating how the funds will be spent. The plan must be
explained in a public meeting of the governing board of the
school district or county board of education, or governing
body of the charter school, before its adoption in a
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subsequent public meeting. On or before July 1, 2015,
report detailed information to the California Department of
Education (CDE), including, but not limited to, specific
purchases made and the number of teachers, administrators,
or paraprofessional educators that received professional
development.
The development of Common Core standards began as an
initiative of the Council of Chief State School Officers
and the National Governors Association. In August 2010, the
California State Board of Education (SBE) adopted the
common core standards (in mathematics and English language
arts).
ANALYSIS
This bill, an urgency measure, repeals as of May 15, 2014,
statutes that appropriated $1.25 billion in 2013 to support
the implementation of the Common Core state standards, the
Next Generation Science Standards for California Public
Schools, and the California English Language Development
standards. In addition, creates pilot programs that
measure effectiveness in the adopted common core academic
content standards and the curriculum frameworks that are
aligned to the common core standards, as specified. More
specifically, this bill:
1) Repeals as of May 15, 2014, statute that appropriates
$1.25 billion for implementation of common core
standards, as specified.
2) Requires any funds, except as indicated in #3 below,
appropriated but not apportioned (allocated) by the
Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) to be
apportioned by the by the SPI to school districts,
county offices of education, and charter schools using
an equal rate per unit of average daily attendance
(ADA).
3) Appropriates, as of May 15, 2014, the sum of $50
million to the SPI from any funds not already
apportioned pursuant to the repeal of Chapter 48 for
purposes of establishing pilot programs in urban,
suburban, and rural
school districts that measure the effectiveness of
both of the following:
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a) The adopted common core academic content
standards.
b) The adopted curriculum frameworks that
are aligned to the adopted common core academic
content standards.
1) Requires a school district receiving funding from the
$50 million appropriation to do all of the following:
a) Develop, on or before July 1, 2015, in
consultation with parental organizations in the
district, the pilot program.
b) Review and revise, every six months, in
consultation with parental organizations in the
district, the pilot program.
c) Submit to the State Department of
Education the pilot program and any revisions to
the pilot program for review.
d) Make available to the public, the pilot
program and any revisions to the pilot program.
STAFF COMMENTS
1) Need for the bill . The author's office indicates that
in preparation for implementation of common core
standards in English language arts and mathematics,
school districts will have large cost pressures
associated with the transition including new
instructional materials, professional development, and
upgrades to technology. As other states have
experienced, there is a great deal of uncertainty with
the technology behind common core, as well as
assessment process. California should not be spending
a billion dollars on programs that have not yet been
demonstrated to work. This measure immediately
suspends any of the $1.25 billion not already
appropriated and allocates $50 million for pilot
programs that would create the curriculum in
consultation with parental organizations.
2) Apportionment (allocation) of funds has already
occurred . According to the California Department of
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Education website, the CDE plans to issue the first
apportionment (50 percent of funds) in August 2013,
and a second apportionment (50 percent of funds) in
October 2013. At this point, school districts,
charter schools, county offices of education, and the
state's special schools have two fiscal years (2014-15
and 2015-16) in order to encumber these funds.
3) Implementation of this measure will likely lead to
confusion. The bill as drafted envisions immediate
repeal and suspension of $1.25 billion, and provide
for $50 million in pilot programs that emphasize
measurable effectiveness of adopted common core
standards and curriculum frameworks, with required
parental input, as specified. However, local
educational agencies (LEAs) are well on their way
toward utilizing their share of funding toward the
broad goal of providing locally determined
professional development for teachers, administrators,
and paraprofessionals, purchase of instructional
materials, and technology-based instructional
endeavors with the underlying requirement that the
funds be used to support the integration of academic
content standards in instruction of the common core.
The change required in this measure could cause
confusion to LEAs, parents, and pupils who have worked
hard to adapt to the new standards.
SUPPORT
None on file.
OPPOSITION
American Association of University Women
California Teachers Association
Students First