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AB-2135 Instructional materials.(2007-2008)

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Enrolled  August 12, 2008
Passed  IN  Senate  August 11, 2008
Passed  IN  Assembly  May 19, 2008
Amended  IN  Assembly  April 16, 2008
Amended  IN  Assembly  April 02, 2008

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2007–2008 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 2135

Introduced  by  Assembly Member Mendoza
 (Coauthor(s): Assembly Member Coto, Mullin, Solorio)

February 20, 2008

An act to add Section 60200.7 to the Education Code, relating to instructional materials.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 2135, Mendoza. Instructional materials.
Existing law requires the State Board of Education to adopt regulations concerning the development of curriculum frameworks and the adoption of instructional materials.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to provide school districts with quality instructional materials written and taught in the English language to accelerate English language acquisition for English learners while upholding and teaching California’s English language arts content standards. The bill would require the state board to revise the reading/language arts framework to include, as a core program, the English Language Development Literacy Program, a basic comprehensive English language literacy program for English learners, that would be aligned to both the reading/language arts and content standards and the English language development standards adopted by the state board.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 The Legislature hereby finds and declares the following:
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that school districts be provided with as many standards aligned instructional material options as is possible so that educators may have a selection of the best instructional materials to choose from in order for their pupils to master California’s academic content standards.
(b) It is also the intent of the Legislature that the state’s 1.6 million English learners acquire English as quickly as possible and to assist in the narrowing of the academic achievement gap between English learners and their native English speaking peers. To accomplish this, it is the intent of the Legislature to provide school districts with quality instructional materials written and taught in the English language to accelerate English language acquisition for English learners while upholding and teaching California’s English language arts content standards.

SEC. 2.

 Section 60200.7 is added to the Education Code, to read:

The state board shall revise the reading/language arts framework to include, as a core program, a basic comprehensive English language literacy program for English learners, to be referred to as the English Language Development Literacy Program, during the next revision cycle. It shall be a stand-alone program that is enriched, scaffolded, and amplified, and simultaneously develops listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in the English language and the academic content standards. It also shall be aligned to both the reading/language arts content standards adopted under Section 60605 and the English language development standards adopted under Section 60811.