California 2017-2018 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AB2239 Latest Draft

Bill / Chaptered Version Filed 08/24/2018

                            Assembly Bill No. 2239 CHAPTER 188 An act to add Section 51225.37 to the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction.  [ Approved by  Governor  August 24, 2018.  Filed with  Secretary of State  August 24, 2018. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2239, Eduardo Garcia. Pupil instruction: world language courses: AG course certification.Existing law requires the California State University, and requests the University of California, to establish a model uniform set of academic standards for high school courses for purposes of recognition for admission to the California State University and to the University of California, respectively. These uniform set of academic standards are commonly referred to as the AG subject requirements. Existing law encourages the governing board of a school district to support schools in submitting any computer science course that a school wishes to use to fulfill school district imposed mathematics subject area requirements to the University of California for certification and addition to the schools AG course list.This bill would require the State Department of Education to encourage the governing board of each school district, and the governing body of each charter school, whose schools offer world language courses that are specifically designed for native speakers that are not approved as AG courses, to support their respective schools in submitting those courses to the University of California for certification and addition to the schools AG course list.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: YES  Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 51225.37 is added to the Education Code, to read:51225.37. The State Department of Education shall encourage the governing board of each school district, and the governing body of each charter school, whose schools offer world language courses that are specifically designed for native speakers that are not approved as AG courses, to support their respective schools in submitting those courses to the University of California for certification and addition to the schools AG course list.

 Assembly Bill No. 2239 CHAPTER 188 An act to add Section 51225.37 to the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction.  [ Approved by  Governor  August 24, 2018.  Filed with  Secretary of State  August 24, 2018. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2239, Eduardo Garcia. Pupil instruction: world language courses: AG course certification.Existing law requires the California State University, and requests the University of California, to establish a model uniform set of academic standards for high school courses for purposes of recognition for admission to the California State University and to the University of California, respectively. These uniform set of academic standards are commonly referred to as the AG subject requirements. Existing law encourages the governing board of a school district to support schools in submitting any computer science course that a school wishes to use to fulfill school district imposed mathematics subject area requirements to the University of California for certification and addition to the schools AG course list.This bill would require the State Department of Education to encourage the governing board of each school district, and the governing body of each charter school, whose schools offer world language courses that are specifically designed for native speakers that are not approved as AG courses, to support their respective schools in submitting those courses to the University of California for certification and addition to the schools AG course list.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: YES  Local Program: NO 

Assembly Bill No. 2239
CHAPTER 188

 An act to add Section 51225.37 to the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction. 

 [ Approved by  Governor  August 24, 2018.  Filed with  Secretary of State  August 24, 2018. ] 

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2239, Eduardo Garcia. Pupil instruction: world language courses: AG course certification.

Existing law requires the California State University, and requests the University of California, to establish a model uniform set of academic standards for high school courses for purposes of recognition for admission to the California State University and to the University of California, respectively. These uniform set of academic standards are commonly referred to as the AG subject requirements. Existing law encourages the governing board of a school district to support schools in submitting any computer science course that a school wishes to use to fulfill school district imposed mathematics subject area requirements to the University of California for certification and addition to the schools AG course list.This bill would require the State Department of Education to encourage the governing board of each school district, and the governing body of each charter school, whose schools offer world language courses that are specifically designed for native speakers that are not approved as AG courses, to support their respective schools in submitting those courses to the University of California for certification and addition to the schools AG course list.

Existing law requires the California State University, and requests the University of California, to establish a model uniform set of academic standards for high school courses for purposes of recognition for admission to the California State University and to the University of California, respectively. These uniform set of academic standards are commonly referred to as the AG subject requirements. Existing law encourages the governing board of a school district to support schools in submitting any computer science course that a school wishes to use to fulfill school district imposed mathematics subject area requirements to the University of California for certification and addition to the schools AG course list.

This bill would require the State Department of Education to encourage the governing board of each school district, and the governing body of each charter school, whose schools offer world language courses that are specifically designed for native speakers that are not approved as AG courses, to support their respective schools in submitting those courses to the University of California for certification and addition to the schools AG course list.

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## Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 51225.37 is added to the Education Code, to read:51225.37. The State Department of Education shall encourage the governing board of each school district, and the governing body of each charter school, whose schools offer world language courses that are specifically designed for native speakers that are not approved as AG courses, to support their respective schools in submitting those courses to the University of California for certification and addition to the schools AG course list.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 51225.37 is added to the Education Code, to read:51225.37. The State Department of Education shall encourage the governing board of each school district, and the governing body of each charter school, whose schools offer world language courses that are specifically designed for native speakers that are not approved as AG courses, to support their respective schools in submitting those courses to the University of California for certification and addition to the schools AG course list.

SECTION 1. Section 51225.37 is added to the Education Code, to read:

### SECTION 1.

51225.37. The State Department of Education shall encourage the governing board of each school district, and the governing body of each charter school, whose schools offer world language courses that are specifically designed for native speakers that are not approved as AG courses, to support their respective schools in submitting those courses to the University of California for certification and addition to the schools AG course list.

51225.37. The State Department of Education shall encourage the governing board of each school district, and the governing body of each charter school, whose schools offer world language courses that are specifically designed for native speakers that are not approved as AG courses, to support their respective schools in submitting those courses to the University of California for certification and addition to the schools AG course list.

51225.37. The State Department of Education shall encourage the governing board of each school district, and the governing body of each charter school, whose schools offer world language courses that are specifically designed for native speakers that are not approved as AG courses, to support their respective schools in submitting those courses to the University of California for certification and addition to the schools AG course list.



51225.37. The State Department of Education shall encourage the governing board of each school district, and the governing body of each charter school, whose schools offer world language courses that are specifically designed for native speakers that are not approved as AG courses, to support their respective schools in submitting those courses to the University of California for certification and addition to the schools AG course list.