BILL ANALYSIS �
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SENATE THIRD READING
SB 1057 (Corbett)
As Amended July 1, 2014
Majority vote
SENATE VOTE :30-6
EDUCATION 7-0 APPROPRIATIONS 14-3
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|Ayes:|Buchanan, Olsen, Ch�vez, |Ayes:|Gatto, Bigelow, |
| |Gonzalez, Nazarian, | |Bocanegra, Bradford, Ian |
| |Weber, Williams | |Calderon, Campos, Eggman, |
| | | |Gomez, Holden, Linder, |
| | | |Pan, Quirk, |
| | | |Ridley-Thomas, Weber |
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| | |Nays:|Donnelly, Jones, Wagner |
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SUMMARY : Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction
(SPI) and the State Board of Education (SBE) to adopt
history-social science content standards. Specifically, this
bill :
1)Makes findings and declarations relating to the need for
revisions to the current history-social science standards as
adopted in October 1998.
2)Requires the SPI, with input from a group of experts, to
recommend and the SBE to adopt history-social science content
standards; and, in consultation with the SBE, to convene a
group of history-social science experts, as specified, and
requires this group of experts to solicit and take into
consideration input from scholars of all major religious,
ethnic, racial, and cultural groups and individuals who
represent the perspectives of all major religious, ethnic,
racial, and cultural groups, genders, sexual orientations, and
disability statuses when revising the content standards.
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3)Requires the SPI to consider for inclusion in the
history-social science content standards all topics that are
required to be considered for inclusion in the course of study
and frameworks as set forth in existing law.
4)Requires the SPI to hold a minimum of two public meetings
pursuant to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act in order for the
public to provide input on the history-social science content
standards that would be recommended to the SBE.
5)Requires the SPI to present the recommended history-social
science content standards to the SBE on or before March 30,
2018; and requires the SBE, on or before July 30, 2018, to
adopt, reject, or modify the history-social science content
standards presented by the SPI.
6)Requires, on or before October 1, 2018, the SPI and SBE to
present to the Governor and the appropriate policy and fiscal
committees of the Legislature a schedule and implementation
plan for integrating the history-social science content
standards adopted pursuant to this section into the state
educational system and makes this provision inoperative on
October 1, 2022.
EXISTING LAW:
1)Establishes the Academic Content Standards Commission for the
purpose of developing the common core standards in English
language arts and mathematics. These standards were adopted
by the SBE on August 2, 2010. The SBE adopted revised
frameworks for common core mathematics on November 6, 2013,
and revised frameworks in common core English language arts in
July, 2014.
2)Requires the SPI to update, revise, and align the English
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language development standards to the common core standards in
English language arts. The SPI was required to convene a
group of experts to complete this work, and the SBE adopted
these standards on November 7, 2012. The SPI is required to
convene a group of experts to also modify the English language
development standards, by January 1, 2015, to link with the
common core standards in mathematics and California's Next
generation Science Standards.
3)Requires the SPI to convene a group of science experts to
recommend science standards using the Next Generation Science
Standards. The SBE adopted these standards on September 4,
2013, and is required to consider the adoption of a revised
framework and evaluation criteria by January 31, 2016.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, there will be one-time General Fund administrative
costs of approximately $800,000 to the California Department of
Education (CDE) to develop new content standards. The
development of the standards creates a ripple effect in terms of
costs and future activities associated with the new standards.
For example, the CDE estimates additional out-year costs in the
range of $1.9 million to develop a revised curriculum framework
and $1.3 million to adopt instructional materials aligned to
these new standards. School districts will also face future
cost pressures in the millions to purchase new standards aligned
instructional materials.
COMMENTS : California curriculum is based on content standards
that are developed by the SPI, reviewed by the Instructional
Quality Commission (IQC) (also referenced in statute as the
"commission"), and approved by the SBE. The curriculum
frameworks are guidelines for implementing these standards.
California first adopted academic content standards for Social
Studies in October, 1998; these standards have not been modified
since then. The revision of California's History and Social
Science Standards is the next logical step in California's
efforts to improve its curriculum and instructional practices.
Since August, 2010, California has adopted new standards in
English language arts, mathematics, and science. Now it is time
to turn our attention to History and Social Science. Without
Legislative action, the SBE is not authorized to review nor
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revise these content standards.
Current law requires the SPI to recommend to the SBE, by March
1, 2016, expansion of the State's assessment system to add exams
in subjects other than English language arts and mathematics,
including history-social science. Updated standards are a
critical piece of new assessments in this subject area and will
ensure that the state's expectations for content and concepts
are consistent across all subject areas.
Analysis Prepared by : Jill Rice / ED. / (916) 319-2087 FN:
0004918