California Assembly Bill AB1374 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 1374INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Brownley FEBRUARY 27, 2009 An act to amend Section 60422 of the Education Code, relating to instructional materials. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1374, as introduced, Brownley. Instructional materials. Existing law requires a local governing board to use specified funds to ensure that each pupil is provided with a standards-aligned textbook or basic instructional materials by the beginning of the first school term that commences no later than 24 months after those materials were adopted by the State Board of Education. This bill would allow a local governing board to also use this funding to purchase technology-based instructional materials. This bill would also make several technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. AB 1374, as introduced, Brownley. Instructional materials. Existing law requires a local governing board to use specified funds to ensure that each pupil is provided with a standards-aligned textbook or basic instructional materials by the beginning of the first school term that commences no later than 24 months after those materials were adopted by the State Board of Education. This bill would allow a local governing board to also use this funding to purchase technology-based instructional materials. This bill would also make several technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 60422 of the Education Code is amended to read: 60422. (a) A local governing board shall use funding received pursuant to this chapter to ensure that each pupil is provided with a standards-aligned textbook or basic instructional materials, as adopted by the  State Board of Education  state board  subsequent to the adoption of content standards pursuant to Section 60605 for kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, inclusive, or as adopted by the local governing board pursuant to Sections 60400 and 60411, for grades 9 to 12, inclusive. Pupils shall be provided with standards-aligned textbooks or basic instructional materials by the beginning of the first school term that commences no later than 24 months after those materials were adopted by the  State Board of Education   state board  .  (b) Notwithstanding any other law, a local governing board may use funding received pursuant to this chapter to purchase technology-based instructional materials.   (b)   (c)    Once a governing board certifies compliance with subdivision (a) with regard to standards-aligned instructional materials in the core curriculum areas of reading/language arts, mathematics, science, and history/social sciences, and if the governing board of a school district has met the eligibility requirements of Section 60119, the remaining funds may only be used consistent with subdivision (a) of Section 60242 and pursuant to Section 60242.5.  (c)   (d)   The  State Board of Education   state board  may grant the school district additional time to meet the purchasing requirements of subdivision (a) if the governing board of the school district demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the state board, that all of the following criteria apply to the district: (1) The school district has implemented a well-designed, standards-aligned basic instructional materials program. (2) The school district, at the time of its request for additional time pursuant to this subdivision, has sufficient textbooks or basic instructional materials for use by each pupil. (3) The school district has adopted a plan for the purchase of standards-aligned instructional materials in accordance with subdivision (a)  but  that  plan  indicated an alternative date for compliance that is declared in the request for additional time.  (d)   (e)    The funds provided for the purchase of instructional materials in Schedules 1 and 2 of Item 6110-189-0001 and paragraph 6 of Item 6110-485 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2002  (Chapter 379 of the Statutes of 2002)  shall be used for the purposes of, and allocated consistent with, this chapter. SECTION 1. Section 60422 of the Education Code is amended to read: 60422. (a) A local governing board shall use funding received pursuant to this chapter to ensure that each pupil is provided with a standards-aligned textbook or basic instructional materials, as adopted by the  State Board of Education  state board  subsequent to the adoption of content standards pursuant to Section 60605 for kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, inclusive, or as adopted by the local governing board pursuant to Sections 60400 and 60411, for grades 9 to 12, inclusive. Pupils shall be provided with standards-aligned textbooks or basic instructional materials by the beginning of the first school term that commences no later than 24 months after those materials were adopted by the  State Board of Education   state board  .  (b) Notwithstanding any other law, a local governing board may use funding received pursuant to this chapter to purchase technology-based instructional materials.   (b)   (c)    Once a governing board certifies compliance with subdivision (a) with regard to standards-aligned instructional materials in the core curriculum areas of reading/language arts, mathematics, science, and history/social sciences, and if the governing board of a school district has met the eligibility requirements of Section 60119, the remaining funds may only be used consistent with subdivision (a) of Section 60242 and pursuant to Section 60242.5.  (c)   (d)   The  State Board of Education   state board  may grant the school district additional time to meet the purchasing requirements of subdivision (a) if the governing board of the school district demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the state board, that all of the following criteria apply to the district: (1) The school district has implemented a well-designed, standards-aligned basic instructional materials program. (2) The school district, at the time of its request for additional time pursuant to this subdivision, has sufficient textbooks or basic instructional materials for use by each pupil. (3) The school district has adopted a plan for the purchase of standards-aligned instructional materials in accordance with subdivision (a)  but  that  plan  indicated an alternative date for compliance that is declared in the request for additional time.  (d)   (e)    The funds provided for the purchase of instructional materials in Schedules 1 and 2 of Item 6110-189-0001 and paragraph 6 of Item 6110-485 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2002  (Chapter 379 of the Statutes of 2002)  shall be used for the purposes of, and allocated consistent with, this chapter.