BILL NUMBER: SB 994INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Vargas FEBRUARY 2, 2012 An act relating to pupil instruction. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 994, as introduced, Vargas. Pupil instruction: California Latino history. Existing law requires instruction in social sciences to include the early history of California and a study of the role and contributions of both men and women, Native Americans, African Americans, Mexican Americans, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, European Americans, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans, persons with disabilities, and members of other ethnic and cultural groups, to the economic, political, and social development of California and the United States of America, with particular emphasis on portraying the role of these groups in contemporary society. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would expand pupil instruction in California Latino history. 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 expand pupil instruction in California Latino history.