BILL NUMBER: SB 511INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Price FEBRUARY 17, 2011 An act relating to low-performing schools. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 511, as introduced, Price. Low-performing schools. Existing law establishes various programs and procedures for the purposes of identifying and assisting low-performing schools and school districts. This bill would state the Legislature's intent to enact legislation that would develop policies to target resources and assistance for the purposes of improving instruction and educational outcomes at persistently low-performing schools through the utilization of best practices and strategies. 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 develop policies to target resources and assistance for the purposes of improving instruction and educational outcomes at persistently low-performing schools through the utilization of best practices and strategies.