California 2009 2009-2010 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AB1991 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/17/2010

 BILL NUMBER: AB 1991INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Arambula FEBRUARY 17, 2010 An act relating to charter schools. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1991, as introduced, Arambula. Charter schools: accountability standards. The Charter Schools Act of 1992 authorizes any one or more persons to submit a petition to the governing board of a school district to establish a charter school that operates independently from the existing school district structure as a method of accomplishing specified educational goals. This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would specify accountability standards for pupil outcomes in charter schools and require charter schools to meet those standards. 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. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would specify accountability standards for pupil outcomes in charter schools and require charter schools to meet those standards.