BILL NUMBER: SB 1390INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Block FEBRUARY 19, 2016 An act relating to teachers. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1390, as introduced, Block. Teachers: recruitment and retention. Existing law establishes various programs for the recruitment of teachers. This bill would state that it is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would address the teacher shortage in California. 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 address the teacher shortage in California.