California Assembly Bill AB412 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 412INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Chvez FEBRUARY 19, 2015 An act to amend Section 51210 of the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 412, as introduced, Chvez. Pupil instruction: required courses of study. Existing law requires the adopted course of study for grades 1 to 6, inclusive, to include certain areas of study, including, among others, English, mathematics, social sciences, science, and visual and performing arts, as specified. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. 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. Section 51210 of the Education Code is amended to read: 51210. The adopted course of study for grades 1 to 6, inclusive, shall include instruction, beginning in grade 1 and continuing through grade 6, in the following areas of study: (a) English, including knowledge of, and appreciation for literature and the language, as well as the skills of speaking, reading, listening, spelling, handwriting, and composition. (b) Mathematics, including concepts, operational skills, and problem solving. (c) Social sciences, drawing upon the disciplines of anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, and sociology, designed to fit the maturity of the pupils. Instruction shall provide a foundation for understanding the history, resources, development, and government of California and the United States of America; the development of the American economic  system   system,  including the role of the entrepreneur and labor; the relations of persons to their human and natural environment; eastern and western cultures and civilizations; contemporary issues; and the wise use of natural resources. (d) Science, including the biological and physical aspects, with emphasis on the processes of experimental inquiry and on the place of humans in ecological systems. (e) Visual and performing arts, including instruction in the subjects of dance, music,  theatre,   theater,  and visual arts, aimed at the development of aesthetic appreciation and the skills of creative expression. (f) Health, including instruction in the principles and practices of individual, family, and community health. (g) Physical education, with emphasis upon the physical activities for the pupils that may be conducive to health and vigor of body and mind, for a total period of time of not less than 200 minutes each 10 schooldays, exclusive of recesses and the lunch period. (h) Other studies that may be prescribed by the governing board.