BILL NUMBER: SB 416INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Huff FEBRUARY 25, 2015 An act to repeal Chapter 5.1 (commencing with Section 8820) of Part 6 of Division 1 of Title 1 of, to repeal Article 3.6 (commencing with Section 32228) of Chapter 2 of Part 19 of Division 1 of Title 1 of, to repeal Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 44500) of Chapter 3 of Part 25 of Division 3 of Title 2 of, to repeal Chapter 3.34 (commencing with Section 44730) of Part 25 of Division 3 of Title 2 of, to repeal Article 15 (commencing with Section 51870) of Chapter 5 of Part 28 of Division 4 of Title 2 of, to repeal Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 52130) of Part 28 of Division 4 of Title 2 of, to repeal Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 54300) of Part 29 of Division 4 of Title 2 of, and to repeal Article 3 (commencing with Section 60240) of Chapter 2 of Part 33 of Division 4 of Title 2 of, the Education Code, relating to public schools. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 416, as introduced, Huff. Public schools: repeal of funding programs. (1) Existing law establishes the Arts Work Visual and Performing Arts Education Program for the purposes of awarding grants to local educational agencies to develop their capacity to implement high-quality, instructional programs based on the state adopted visual and performing arts content standards for pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive. This bill would repeal those provisions. (2) Existing law establishes the School Safety and Violence Prevention Act, which provides funds to school districts serving pupils in any of grades 8 to 12, inclusive, for the purpose of promoting school safety and reducing schoolsite violence. This bill would repeal those provisions. (3) Existing law establishes the California Peer Assistance and Review Program for Teachers, which authorizes the evaluation and assessment of the performance of each certificated employee that includes, among other things, a joint teacher administrator peer review panel, as specified. This bill would repeal those provisions. (4) Existing law establishes the funding of the Education Technology Staff Development Program, a grant program designed to promote the development of teachers in that specific area. This bill would repeal those provisions. (5) Existing law requires a school district, as a precondition to receiving a technology grant administered by the State Department of Education, to have a current 3- to 5-year education technology plan, unless this requirement is waived by the State Board of Education. This bill would repeal those provisions. (6) Existing law establishes the Impacted Languages Act of 1984, the Chacon-Moscone Bilingual-Bicultural Education Act of 1976, and the State Bilingual Teacher Training Assistance Program. This bill would repeal those provisions. (7) Existing law creates various mathematics improvement programs for pupils in grades 1 to 12, inclusive, as specified. This bill would repeal those provisions. (8) Existing law creates the State Instructional Materials Fund and the Pupil Textbook and Instructional Materials Incentive Account as a means of annually funding the acquisition of instructional materials as required by the California Constitution, as specified. This bill would repeal those provisions. 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. Chapter 5.1 (commencing with Section 8820) of Part 6 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code is repealed. SEC. 2. Article 3.6 (commencing with Section 32228) of Chapter 2 of Part 19 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code is repealed. SEC. 3. Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 44500) of Chapter 3 of Part 25 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Education Code is repealed. SEC. 4. Chapter 3.34 (commencing with Section 44730) of Part 25 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Education Code is repealed. SEC. 5. Article 15 (commencing with Section 51870) of Chapter 5 of Part 28 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code is repealed. SEC. 6. Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 52130) of Part 28 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code is repealed. SEC. 7. Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 54300) of Part 29 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code is repealed. SEC. 8. Article 3 (commencing with Section 60240) of Chapter 2 of Part 33 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code is repealed.