SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed a package of
bills to help improve education in California and continue transitioning
to Common Core State Standards.
The Governor’s 2013-14 Budget, signed in June, invests $1.25 billion in
professional development, instructional materials and technology to
support the implementation of Common Core Standards in California.
Today’s action also builds on the historic school funding reforms signed
into law by Governor Brown in July. The legislation – called the Local
Control Funding Formula (LCFF) – replaces California’s overly complex,
inefficient and inequitable finance system for K-12 schools and directs
additional resources to the state’s neediest students, while restoring
local control over how money is spent on schools.
The Governor signed the following bills today:
• AB 56 by Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber (D-San Diego) – Requires, by
July 1, 2015, the State Fire Marshal to propose for adoption by the
California Building Standards Commission, for the commission's next
triennial code adoption cycle, appropriate standards for the
installation of carbon monoxide devices in school buildings.
• AB 123 by Assemblymember Rob Bonta (D-Alameda) – Requires the State
Board of Education to ensure that the state curriculum and framework on
César Chávez and the history of the farm labor movement in the United
States, and the state criteria for selecting textbooks, include
information on the role of immigrants, including Filipino Americans, in
that movement.
• AB 182 by Assemblymember Joan Buchanan (D-Alamo) – Establishes
parameters for the issuance of local education bonds that allow for the
compounding of interest, including, but not limited to, capital
appreciation bonds (CABs) and requires local governing boards to be
provided additional information regarding the issuance of CABs and
Current Interest Bond that are issued for a period over 30 years.
• AB 308 by Assemblymember Curt C. Hagman (R-Chino Hills) – Requires a
school district, county office of education or charter school to
reimburse the state for any state bond funding received for a building
if that building is subsequently sold and the proceeds used for ongoing
general fund purposes. Limited to property that was purchased,
modernized or constructed within 10 years of the sale.
• AB 424 by Assemblymember Tim M. Donnelly (R-Twin Peaks) – Requires
the Instructional Quality Commission, when revising the history-social
science framework, to consider incorporating the Magna Carta, the
Articles of Confederation, and the California Constitution into the
framework.
• AB 484 by Assemblymember Susan Bonilla (D-Concord) – Establishes the
Measurement of Academic Performance and Progress, commencing with the
2013-14 school year, as the statewide assessment program, aligned with
the common core state standards, and provides for a rational transition
from the existing statewide assessment system to the new system. In
addition, the bill provides direction to the State Board of Education,
the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the California Department
of Education on the administration and future expansion of the
Measurement of Academic Performance and Progress to ensure a
comprehensive assessment system that best meets the needs of teachers,
students, and parents.
• AB 700 by Assemblymember Jimmy Gomez (D-Los Angeles) – Requires the
Instructional Quality Commission, when revising the history-social
science framework, to ensure that voter education information is
included in the American government and civics curriculum at the high
school level.
• SB 201 by Senator Carol Liu (D-La Canada Flintridge) – Authorizes the
State Board of Education to adopt K-8 instructional materials that are
aligned to the Common Core English language arts standards and the
Common Core development standards.
• SB 247 by Senator Carol Liu (D-La Canada Flintridge) – Addresses the
use of grade 2 diagnostic assessments for use by classroom teachers in
the absence of state-required testing of grade 2 pupils.
• SB 300 by Senator Loni Hancock (D-Berkeley) – Requires the State Board
of Education, on or before January 31, 2016, to consider the adoption
of a revised curriculum framework and evaluation criteria for the Next
Generation Science Standards.
• SB 330 by Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) – Requires the
Instructional Quality Commission to consider developing and recommending
to the State Board of Education a distinct category on mental health
instruction to educate pupils about all aspects of mental health, when
the Health Framework for Public Schools is next revised.
• SB 490 by Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) – Encourages
California community college districts that participate in the Early
Assessment Program to consult with the Academic Senate of the California
Community Colleges to work toward sequencing their pre-collegiate and
transfer level English and math courses to the common core academic
content standards.
• SB 552 by Senator Ronald S. Calderon (D-Montebello) – Permits local
school district governing boards to provide instruction in grades 1
through 12 on violence awareness, as specified.
