California Senate Bill SB827 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 827AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 4, 2011 AMENDED IN SENATE MARCH 25, 2011 INTRODUCED BY Senator Lowenthal FEBRUARY 18, 2011 An act to add Section 60902 to the Education Code, relating to pupil data. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 827, as amended, Lowenthal. Pupil data: California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data 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 require the Superintendent of Public Instruction to establish a California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System Advisory Committee to advise  , and provide recommendations to,  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  its recommendations regarding CALPADS  to the Governor, Legislature, Superintendent, and state board by November 1, 2012  , with recommendations regarding CALPADS  . Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: 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  , and provide recommendations to,  the Governor, Superintendent, state board, and Legislature on  both   all  of the following: (1) The ability of  the state's pupil data system developed pursuant to Section 60900   CALPADS  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   CALPADS  to create a comprehensive data system that tracks progress from preschool through postsecondary education and employment.  (3) A review of CALPADS' objectives, usefulness, longer term implications, and compatibility with increasing applicable federal requirements.   (4) If and how CALPADS has been useful to pupils and their families, including, but not limited to, providing increased eligibility for, and access to, pupil services such as free and reduced-price lunches and pupil record transfers.   (5) If and how CALPADS does or will save local educational agencies and the state time and money and result in higher quality pupil data.  (b) The advisory committee shall consist of 23 members, as follows: (1) The Superintendent, or his or her designee, shall be an  ex-officio   ex officio  member. (2) The president of the state board, or his or her designee, shall be an  ex-officio   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  its recommendations developed pursuant to subdivision (a)  to the Governor, Legislature, Superintendent, and state board  with recommendations regarding the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System  .  (f) For purposes of this section, "CALPADS" means the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System developed pursuant to Section 60900.