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AB 2172
(Carter) Career technical education: multiple pathways report. (I-02/18/2010 html pdf)
Status: 02/19/2010-From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
Current Location: 02/18/2010-A PRINT
Summary: Would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to help close the achievement gap in education by implementing the recommendations of the Superintendent of Public Instruction's report submitted pursuant to the provision described above. This bill contains other existing laws.
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AB 2211
(Fuentes) Work-based learning. (I-02/18/2010 html pdf)
Status: 02/19/2010-From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
Current Location: 02/18/2010-A PRINT
Summary: Would state the findings of the Legislature regarding work-based learning, as defined. This bill would authorize school districts that maintain high schools to establish work-based learning programs, and to purchase liability insurance for pupils enrolled in programs of study involving work-based learning, off school grounds. The bill would authorize partnership academies, regional occupational programs, and other educational programs to deliver work-based learning opportunities for pupils that may include work experience education, community classrooms, cooperative career technical education programs, and job shadowing experience, as specified. The bill would require the State Board of Education, pursuant to recommendations made by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, to adopt model standards in work-based learning. The bill would encourage school districts to submit specified information relating to work based learning to the department, and would encourage the department to post this information on its Internet Web site. This bill contains other related provisions.
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AB 2273
(Torlakson) Education: performance accountability. (I-02/18/2010 html pdf)
Status: 02/19/2010-From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
Current Location: 02/18/2010-A PRINT
Summary: Would add the California Education Opportunity (CEO) Index to the Public Schools Accountability Act, which would require the Superintendent to develop the CEO Index to measure performance and offerings of both elementary and secondary schools in preparing students for graduation and to become responsible and contributing community members after graduation, as specified. The Superintendent would be required to establish an advisory committee, composed as specified, to advise the Superintendent and the state board on the CEO Index. Advisory committee members would serve a term not to exceed 2 years without compensation. The advisory committee would be required to make specified recommendations to the Superintendent and the state board by July 1, 2012. This bill would also make additional legislative findings and declarations.
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AB 2306
(Blakeslee) Multiple pathway programs. (I-02/19/2010 html pdf)
Status: 02/22/2010-Read first time.
Current Location: 02/19/2010-A PRINT
Summary: Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction, in conjunction with the Office of the Secretary for Education, the California Community Colleges, the University of California, the California State University, the Employment Development Department, both houses of the California Legislature, teachers, chamber organizations, industry representatives, research centers, parents, school administrators, representatives of regional occupational centers and programs, community-based organizations, labor organizations, and others deemed appropriate by the Superintendent, to develop a report that explores the feasibility of establishing and expanding additional multiple pathway programs, as defined, in California. The Superintendent is required to report to the Legislature as to the status of completing the report and any preliminary recommendations no later than July 1, 2009, and to submit a final report with recommendations to the Legislature and the Governor no later than December 1, 2009. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.
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AB 2445
(Furutani) Education: achievement gap. (I-02/19/2010 html pdf)
Status: 02/22/2010-Read first time.
Current Location: 02/19/2010-A PRINT
Summary: Would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to improve education to close the achievement gap.
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AB 2446
(Furutani) Graduation requirements. (I-02/19/2010 html pdf)
Status: 02/22/2010-Read first time.
Current Location: 02/19/2010-A PRINT
Summary: Would add completion of a course in career technical education, as defined, as an alternative to the requirement that a pupil complete a course in visual or performing arts or foreign language.
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SB 1145
(Wyland) Pupil instruction: courses of study. (I-02/18/2010 html pdf)
Status: 02/25/2010-To Com. on RLS.
Current Location: 02/25/2010-S RLS.
Summary: Existing law establishes the system of public elementary and secondary schools in this state, and prescribes courses of study required for pupils to advance through the various grade levels. Existing law requires school district governing boards to prepare, and keep on file, a record of the courses of study prescribed for the schools of that district. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes in this provision.
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SB 1298
(Hancock) Regional occupational centers and programs. (I-02/19/2010 html pdf)
Status: 03/04/2010-To Com. on ED.
Current Location: 03/04/2010-S ED.
Summary: Would restrict the authority of a school district to withdraw from a regional occupational center or program if the State Board of Education determines that doing so would negatively impact the career technical education services received by high school pupils of other school districts in the region. The bill would require a recipient of funds allocated for career technical education services to expend those funds in accordance with the regional plan for occupational course sequences, in order to meet documented labor market demand, and focus on the needs of high school pupils. The bill would make legislative findings and declarations regarding career technical education programs organized and implemented as occupational course sequences.
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SB 1314
(Romero) Pupil attendance. (I-02/19/2010 html pdf)
Status: 03/04/2010-To Com. on RLS.
Current Location: 03/04/2010-S RLS.
Summary: Would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to the manner in which school districts process transfer applications.
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SB 1354
(Hancock) Partnership academies. (I-02/19/2010 html pdf)
Status: 03/04/2010-To Com. on ED.
Current Location: 03/04/2010-S ED.
Summary: Would expand the criteria for determining whether a pupil is at-risk of dropping out of school, and would revise the requirements for the enrollment of pupils who are not at-risk. The bill, commencing with the 2011-12 fiscal year, would provide an annual percentage cost-of-living increase to each partnership academy in operation for 3 or more years. The bill would require a school district to provide an assurance that each academy pupil will be provided with career technical courses in each grade level that are part of an occupational course sequence that targets comprehensive skills, and meets certain other requirements. The bill would make other conforming changes. This bill contains other related provisions.
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SB 1357
(Steinberg) California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System. (I-02/19/2010 html pdf)
Status: 03/04/2010-To Com. on ED.
Current Location: 03/04/2010-S ED.
Summary: Would require the department, contingent on federal funding for this purpose, to include data on pupil absences in CALPADS and would state the intent of the Legislature to support the development of early warning systems to identify and support individual pupils who are at risk of academic failure or of dropping out of school.
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SB 1358
(Steinberg) School-to-Career Program. (I-02/19/2010 html pdf)
Status: 03/04/2010-To Com. on RLS.
Current Location: 03/04/2010-S RLS.
Summary: Existing law requires the State Department of Education to administer the School-to-Career Program, and to serve certain roles with respect to administering the program, including developing or participating in the development of specified accountability measurements, awarding grants to eligible qualified applicants, providing technical and professional assistance to all local partnerships, consulting and offering advice to partnerships, and providing an informational link where local partnerships can collaborate and exchange successful and innovative methods and ideas. This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to these provisions.
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SB 1376
(Romero) Career technical education. (I-02/19/2010 html pdf)
Status: 03/04/2010-To Com. on RLS.
Current Location: 03/04/2010-S RLS.
Summary: Would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to career technical education.
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SB 1396
(Lowenthal) Education funding: maximum categorical education flexibility pilot program. (I-02/19/2010 html pdf)
Status: 02/21/2010-From print. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
Current Location: 02/19/2010-S PRINT
Summary: Would establish the 3-year Maximum Categorical Education Flexibility Pilot Program in which 3 school districts would be selected to participate. To be eligible for selection, a school district would be required to meet certain preconditions, including developing a plan or initiative to accelerate pupils' progress to proficiency that includes measurable metrics to improve pupil performance, closing the achievement gap, increasing college entrance rates, and increasing career readiness. A school district selected to participate would be required to agree to demonstrate significant progress toward accelerating pupils' progress toward proficiency on California's academic standards over the 3-year pilot project period, a narrowing of the achievement gap in its federally recognized subgroups, fiscal solvency, positive growth on the district API, improvement in its college entrance rate, and an increase in its graduation rate. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
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SB 1401
(Simitian) Beverage containers: redemption payments. (I-02/19/2010 html pdf)
Status: 02/21/2010-From print. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
Current Location: 02/19/2010-S PRINT
Summary: Would revise the amount of the projected redemption payment with regard to which a distributor is eligible to make an annual payment of redemption payments.
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SB 1420
(Romero) Education: open enrollment. (I-02/19/2010 html pdf)
Status: 02/21/2010-From print. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
Current Location: 02/19/2010-S PRINT
Summary: Would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to school district enrollment policies.
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SB 1444
(Hancock) Pupil instruction: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. (I-02/19/2010 html pdf)
Status: 02/21/2010-From print. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
Current Location: 02/19/2010-S PRINT
Summary: Would define science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education as courses or a sequence of courses that prepare pupils for occupations and careers that require technically sophisticated skills, including the application of mathematical and scientific skills and concepts, as specified.
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