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Status PassedSenate Education committee;sentto appropriations. 4/25/12Failedin SenateEducation committee PassedSenate Education committee;sentto appropriations. Scheduledfor hearingbefore Senate appropriations committee4/30/12
Whatitwoulddo Createsinventoryofwhatsuppliesareneeded ineachclassroom InresponsetoCSUtrusteesincreasing executivecompensationwhilestudentfees arebeingraised,thisbillwouldprohibit salaryincreaseswithintwoyearsoffeehikes. EstablishescommissiontoimproveLatino historyinK12curriculum CreatesCaliforniaOpenEducationResources Counciltodevelopalistofthe50mostwidely usedcollegetextbooksforlowerdivision coursesandrequirepublisherstogivethree freecopiestocollegelibrary,developreview andapprovalprocessforopensource materials,andestablishescompetitivebid processallowingfacultyandpublishersto applyforfundstoproduce50highquality affordable,digitalopensourcetextbooksand relatedmaterialsin2013. Createsdigitalopensourcelibrary.(Requires passageofSB1052).
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SB994
SB1052
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SB1088
appropriations. Pupils:Juvenile Scheduledfora Justicesystemand hearinginSenate expulsionsand Appropriations suspensions committeeon 4/30/12 ProtectingCPEC datauntil successoragency found Digitalformatfor K12instructional materials CommonCore standardsand8th grademath Discipline Students PassedSenate Education committee;sentto appropriations 4/25/12Passed Senateeducation committee PassedSenate Education committee;sentto appropriations. Scheduledfor hearingbefore Senate appropriations committeeon 4/30/12 Scheduledfor hearingbefore Senate appropriations committeeon
SB1138
Prohibitsschoolsfromrefusingtoenrollor readmitstudentswhowereinthejuvenile justicesystem.Alsogivesexpelledstudents morethanoneopportunitytodemonstrate thattheyhavecompletedtheirrehabilitation plans. AuthorizesCDEtooverseedatafilesformerly maintainedbyCPECuntilanewagencyis permanentlynamed. Requirespublisherstoofferdigitalformatfor alltextsandcreateeasyonlineaccessfor teachersandstudents. RequirestheStateBoardofEducationto adoptcollegeandcareerreadinessstandards developedbystatescommoncore consortium.Alsocallsforreviewof8thgrade mathstandards. Requiresschoolswithsuspensionratesabove 25%overallorforaspecificracialorethnic grouptoimplementaresearchbased alternativetooutofschoolsuspensionand expulsion. Requirespetitionsfornewandrenewal charterpetitionstoconsiderincreasesin academicachievement.
SB1154 SB1200
SB1235
DarrellSteinberg (DSacramento)
SB1290
ElaineAlquist (DSantaClara)
CharterSchools
SB1292
CarolLiu(DLa Caada/Flintridge)
Principal Evaluations
4/30/12 42512Passed SenateEducation committee 4/25/12Failedin SenateEducation Committee Scheduledfor hearingbefore appropriations committeeon 4/30/12 PassedSenate Education committee;sentto appropriations Scheduledfora hearingbefore appropriations committeeon 5/7/12 PassedSenate Education committee;sentto appropriations PassedSenate Education
SB1295 SB1328
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SB1458
SB1466
CalGrants
Authorizesschooldistrictstoevaluatenew principalsduringtheirfirstandsecondyear onthejob,letstheschoolboarddetermine whowillconducttheevaluationand establishescriteria. Wouldallowschooldistrictstoplace advertisingonschoolbusesandkeepthe revenuefromthoseads. Requirestextbookpublisherstoprovide faultywithausableonlinedatasetand platformthatcancomparepricesofall relevanttextbooksinoneplacesothatthey canmakeaneducatedchoiceonbehalfof students. StudentSuccessActof2012.Requires communitycollegestostartdeveloping infrastructureforstudentorientation, educationplansandcounseling. Alimitstandardizedtestscorestonomore than40%ofahighschoolsAPI,andincludes graduationrates,studentreadinessfor college/careerandotherfactorstothe equation. Increasesminimumhouseholdincometo qualifyforaCalGrantto$150,000peryears. Makesiteasierforschooldistrictstoremove teachersinvolvedinsexualmisconduct,drugs
SB1530
Discipline Teachers
SB1539
EllenCorbett (DSanLeandro)
CollegeTextbooks
committee.Sentto appropriations. PassedSenate Education committee;headsto Senatefloor. Scheduledfora hearingbefore Assembly Appropriationson 5/2/12 Scheduledfora hearingbeforethe AssemblyHigherEd committeeon 5/1/12 Orderedtothird readingon AssemblyFloor.
orviolenceagainststudents. Requirescollegetextbookpublishersto informprofessorsofthedifferencesfrom previouseditionsandtoprovidethemwitha listofallproductstheyofferonthesame topic. Prohibitsthelegislaturefromreducing fundingforhometoschooltransportation belowtheamountestablishedintheBudget Actof2011. CreatestheMiddleClassScholarshipProgram undertheadministrationoftheStudentAid Commission.Beginningwiththe201213 year,UCandCSUundergradswhosefamily incomesare$150,000orlessandarestate residents,wouldreceiveapackageoffinancial aidcoveringatleast2/3oftuitionandfees. Eliminatesnonfederallyfundedendof coursehighschoolassessmentinintegrated mathandintegrated/coordinatedscience.
HometoSchool Transportation
AB1501
JohnA.Prez (DLosAngeles)
AB1521
AB1568
AB1573
JuliaBrownley (DSantaMonica)
AB1575
RicardoLara (DBellGardens)
AB1638
Education Financing:Block Grants Community Colleges PupilRights: suspensionor expulsion Community Colleges Recognitionof TeacherLeaders
AB1684
AB1729
AB1741
AB1765
PassedAssembly; Clarifiescurrenteducationcodetospecify senttoSenateRules thatafosterchildwhoremainsinhisorher forassignment. schooloforigincomplieswithresidency requirementsforschoolattendanceinthe district. Assembly Wouldprohibitschooldistrictsfromcharging Appropriations studentfees,deposits,orotherchargesnot SuspenseFile specificallyauthorizedbylaw.Thebillwould settlealawsuitbroughtbytheACLU.(Similar billvetoedlastyearbyGov.Brown). InAssembly Simplifiesschoolfinancebyconsolidating Education categoricalprogramsintotargetedblock committee grantstopromotegreaterequality,increase localcontrolandimproveinstruction. PassedAssembly Prohibitssalariesofcommunitycollege HigherEducation chancellorsfromexceeding2xhighestpaid committee;sentto facultymember. appropriations. PassedAssembly Allowsaprincipalorsuperintendenttouse Education alternativestoexpulsionorsuspensionas committee;sentto longastheyaddressthestudents appropriations. misbehavior.Districtsmustdocumenttheir action. PassedAssembly Providesfacultycounselingandtrainingto HigherEducation ensurethatcommunitycollegestudentshave committee;sentto accesstosupportservices. appropriations Assembly RequiresCommissiononTeacher Appropriations Credentialingtoconveneadvisorypanelto SuspenseFile. exploreateacherleadercareerpath.
AB1772
JoanBuchanan (DSanRamon)
Mandatory Kindergarten
AB1781
JuliaBrownley (DSantaMonica)
AB1790
AB1919
AB1955
AB2001
Wouldrequireschoolstoprovidefreeor reducedpricemealsatallcampuslocations wherelunchisavailableinordertoprotect lowincomestudentsfrombeingstigmatized andpossiblynoteatingoreatingunhealthy food. Passedassembly; Requirespublisherssubmittinginstructional senttoSenateRules materialsforadoptiontomakethemavailable committeefor inprintanddigitalformats. assignment. InAssembly Makesiteasierforschooldistrictstoaccess Appropriations studentdataachievementdatafromcharter Committee. schoolswithintheirdistrictboundaries. PermitsdistrictstoaskforalternativeAPIs calculatedjustwithcharterschools authorizedbythedistrict. PassedAssembly; Designatealiaisonbetweenstudent senttoSenateRules protestorsandcampuspolicetoensure committeefor anotherUCDavisincidentdoesntoccur. assignment PassedAssembly WouldstreamlinethestatesSTARtesting Education programtorestoreinstructionaltime,and committee,sentto bringtogethereducatorsfrommiddleand appropriations. highschoolandcollegetocreatebetter pathwaysfromK12tocollege.
AB2145
AB2203 AB2242
OnAssembly Appropriations committeesuspense file PassedAssembly Education;sentto Appropriations PassedAssembly Education;sentto Appropriations
AB2296
AB2471
CollegeTextbooks
AB2537
AB2591
RequiresCaliforniachildrentobeginschoolat agefive.Currentlycompulsoryeducation startsatagesix. Revisesexpulsionandsuspensionpolicyso schoolscannolongerexpelorplaceastudent onoutofschoolsuspensionforwillfully defyingauthority. PassedAssembly Requiresforprofitprivatecollegestoinform HigherEducation prospectivestudentswheretheyare committee;sentto accreditedbyanagencyrecognizedbytheU.S. appropriations. andCaliforniaand,ifnot,whatthelimitations ofthedegreesare. PassedAssembly Requirespublishersofetextbookstoprovide HigherEducation pricingtiers,offercloudstorage,makerefund committee;sentto policyavailable,andprovidedigitalrights appropriations. managementinformation. Hearingpostponed Limitsmandatoryexpulsionrequirementto inAssembly studentscaughtwithagunatschool.Gives Education schoolsmorediscretiononhowtotreatother committee misbehavior. OnAssembly Wouldrequirebackfillingofcommunity Appropriations collegesifpropertytaxrevenuesfallbelow committeesuspense budgetedexpectations. file