California Senate Bill SB827 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 827AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE MARCH 25, 2011 INTRODUCED BY Senator Lowenthal FEBRUARY 18, 2011  An act relating to pupil data.   An act to add Section 60902 to the Education Code, relating to pupil data.  LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 827, as amended, Lowenthal.  California   Pupil data: California  Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data  System.   System Advisory Committee.  Existing law establishes the California Education Information System, which consists of the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) and the California Longitudinal Teacher Integrated Data Education System. Existing law requires the State Department of Education to contract for the development of proposals that will provide for the retention and analysis of longitudinal pupil achievement data, known as CALPADS.  This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would improve CALPADS.   This bill would require the Superintendent of Public Instruction to establish a California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System Advisory Committee to advise the Governor, Superintendent, State Board of Education, and the Legislature on matters relating to CALPADS, as specified. The bill would require the advisory committee to consist of 23 members, as specified, and to be cochaired by the president of the state board and the Superintendent, or their respective designees. The bill would require the advisory committee to report to the Governor, Legislature, Superintendent, and state board by November 1, 2012, with recommendations regarding CALPADS.  Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no   yes  . State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:  SECTION 1.   Section 60902 is added to the   Education Code   , to read:   60902. (a) The Superintendent shall establish a California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System Advisory Committee to advise the Governor, Superintendent, state board, and Legislature on both of the following: (1) The ability of the state's pupil data system developed pursuant to Section 60900 to serve local, state, and federal pupil data needs and compliance. (2) The steps necessary to expand the state's pupil data system developed pursuant to Section 60900 to create a comprehensive data system that tracks progress from preschool through postsecondary education and employment. (b) The advisory committee shall consist of 23 members, as follows: (1) The Superintendent, or his or her designee, shall be an ex-officio member. (2) The president of the state board, or his or her designee, shall be an ex-officio member. (3) Seven members shall be appointed by the Superintendent. (4) Six members shall be appointed by the state board. (5) Four members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly. (6) Four members shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. (c) The advisory committee shall be cochaired by the president of the state board and the Superintendent, or their respective designees. (d) Members appointed pursuant to subdivision (b) shall include representatives of each of the stakeholder groups necessary to consider the future of pupil data collection and the data and system' s usefulness on a local, state, and federal level, including, but not limited to, parents, teachers, school administrators, researchers, the department, and the California Technology Agency. (e) On or before November 1, 2012, the advisory committee shall report to the Governor, Legislature, Superintendent, and state board with recommendations regarding the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System.   SECTION 1.   It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would improve the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System.