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THIRD READING
Bill No: SB 1200
Author: Padilla (D)
Amended: 4/22/14
Vote: 21
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE : 7-0, 4/9/14
AYES: Wyland, Block, Correa, Galgiani, Hancock, Huff, Monning
NO VOTE RECORDED: Liu, Hueso
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
SUBJECT : Academic requirements for undergraduate admission
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill requests University of California (UC) and
requires California State University (CSU) to develop guidelines
for high school computer science courses to be approved for
admission, and encourages UC to ensure that computer science
courses that satisfy the math subject area requirements for
admission build upon fundamental math content in courses that
align with the academic content standards developed by the
Academic Content Standards Commission (ACSC). This bill states
legislative intent that UC and CSU align their respective model
academic standards for high school courses in language arts and
math to the ACSC.
ANALYSIS : Existing law requires the CSU and requests the UC
to establish a model uniform set of academic standards for high
school courses that satisfy university admission requirements.
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In addition, both the CSU and the UC were directed to implement
a speedy process whereby schools could obtain approval of their
courses for admission purposes, and require that this process
notify applicant schools whether a submitted course has been
approved or denied by August 1 each school year.
This bill requests UC and requires CSU to develop guidelines for
high school computer science courses to be approved for
admission, and encourages UC to ensure that computer science
courses that satisfy the math subject area requirements for
admission build upon fundamental math content in courses that
align with the academic content standards developed by the ACSC.
This bill states legislative intent that UC and CSU align their
respective model academic standards for high school courses in
language arts and math to the ACSC.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 4/28/14)
California Chamber of Commerce
California's Independent Telecommunications Companies
Microsoft
PQ:nl 4/29/14 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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