Amended IN Assembly May 30, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 738Introduced by Assembly Member LimnFebruary 15, 2017 An act to add Section 51226.9 to the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 738, as amended, Limn. Pupil instruction: Native American studies: model curriculum.Existing law requires the adopted course of study for grades 7 to 12, inclusive, to include, among other subjects, the social sciences. Existing law requires the State Board of Education, with the assistance of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, to establish a list of textbooks and other instructional materials that highlight the contributions of minorities in the development of California and the United States. Existing law establishes the Instructional Quality Commission and requires the commission to, among other things, recommend curriculum frameworks to the state board.This bill would require the commission to develop, and the state board to adopt, modify, or revise, a model curriculum in Native American studies, and would encourage each school district and charter school that maintains any of grades 9 to 12, inclusive, that does not otherwise offer a standards-based Native American studies curriculum to offer a course of study in Native American studies based on the model curriculum.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. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The State of California is committed to providing excellent educational opportunities to all of its pupils.(b) There are 92 languages other than English spoken throughout the state, with the primary languages being Arabic, Armenian, Cantonese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.(c) There is a growing body of academic research that shows the importance of culturally meaningful and relevant curriculum.(d) The Legislature has established an American Indian language-culture teacher credential by its passage and signature by the Governor of Assembly Bill 163 in 2015, its findings that teaching American Indian language and culture is essential to the proper education of American Indian children and that preserving American Indian language and culture is an important part of our national heritage and can be of value to all Americans.(e) Native American studies benefit pupils in observable ways, such as pupils becoming more academically engaged, increasing their performance on academic tests, improving their graduation rates, and developing a sense of self-efficacy and personal empowerment.(f) The states educational standards should be guided by core values of equity, inclusiveness, and universally high expectations.(g) The state is committed to its efforts to provide all pupils with excellent educational opportunities, without regard to race, gender, Native American ethnicity, nationality, income, sexual orientation, or disability.(h) The state is committed to its obligation to ensure its youth are college prepared and career ready, while graduating 100 percent of its pupils.(i) The implementation of various Native American studies courses within Californias curriculum that are A-G approved, with the objective of preparing pupils to be global citizens with an appreciation for the contributions of multiple cultures, will close the achievement gap, reduce pupil truancy, increase pupil enrollment, reduce dropout rates, and increase graduation rates.(j) The state encourages the participation of pupils and members of the community in the development of a Native American studies model curriculum.SEC. 2. Section 51226.9 is added to the Education Code, to read:51226.9. (a) (1) The Instructional Quality Commission shall develop, and the state board shall adopt, modify, or revise, a model curriculum in Native American studies to ensure quality courses of study in Native American studies. The model curriculum shall be developed with participation from federally recognized Native American tribes located in California, California Native American tribes, faculty of Native American studies programs at universities and colleges with Native American studies programs programs, and a group of representatives of local educational agencies, a majority of whom are kindergarten to grade 12, inclusive, teachers who have relevant experiences or education backgrounds in the study and teaching of Native American studies.(2) For purposes of this subdivision, California Native American tribe means a Native American tribe located in California that is on the contact list maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission for the purposes of Chapter 905 of the Statutes of 2004.(b) The model curriculum shall be written as a guide to allow school districts and charter schools to adapt their related courses to reflect the pupil demographics in their communities. The model curriculum shall include examples of courses offered by local educational agencies that have been approved as meeting the A-G admissions requirements of the University of California and the California State University, including, to the extent possible, course outlines for those courses.(c) On or before December 31, 2019, the Instructional Quality Commission shall submit the model curriculum to the state board for adoption, and the state board shall adopt the model curriculum on or before March 31, 2020.(d) The Instructional Quality Commission shall provide a minimum of 45 days for public comment before submitting the model curriculum to the state board.(e) Beginning in the school year following the adoption of the model curriculum pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (c), each school district or charter school maintaining any of grades 9 to 12, inclusive, that does not otherwise offer a standards-based Native American studies curriculum is encouraged to offer to all otherwise qualified pupils a course of study in Native American studies based on the model curriculum. A school district or charter school that elects to offer a course of study in Native American studies pursuant to this subdivision shall offer the course as an elective in the social sciences or English language arts and shall make the course available in at least one year during a pupils enrollment in grades 9 to 12, inclusive.(f) It is the intent of the Legislature that local educational agencies submit course outlines for Native American studies for approval as A-G courses.
Amended IN Assembly May 30, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 738Introduced by Assembly Member LimnFebruary 15, 2017 An act to add Section 51226.9 to the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 738, as amended, Limn. Pupil instruction: Native American studies: model curriculum.Existing law requires the adopted course of study for grades 7 to 12, inclusive, to include, among other subjects, the social sciences. Existing law requires the State Board of Education, with the assistance of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, to establish a list of textbooks and other instructional materials that highlight the contributions of minorities in the development of California and the United States. Existing law establishes the Instructional Quality Commission and requires the commission to, among other things, recommend curriculum frameworks to the state board.This bill would require the commission to develop, and the state board to adopt, modify, or revise, a model curriculum in Native American studies, and would encourage each school district and charter school that maintains any of grades 9 to 12, inclusive, that does not otherwise offer a standards-based Native American studies curriculum to offer a course of study in Native American studies based on the model curriculum.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly May 30, 2017
Amended IN Assembly May 30, 2017
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 738
Introduced by Assembly Member LimnFebruary 15, 2017
Introduced by Assembly Member Limn
February 15, 2017
An act to add Section 51226.9 to the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 738, as amended, Limn. Pupil instruction: Native American studies: model curriculum.
Existing law requires the adopted course of study for grades 7 to 12, inclusive, to include, among other subjects, the social sciences. Existing law requires the State Board of Education, with the assistance of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, to establish a list of textbooks and other instructional materials that highlight the contributions of minorities in the development of California and the United States. Existing law establishes the Instructional Quality Commission and requires the commission to, among other things, recommend curriculum frameworks to the state board.This bill would require the commission to develop, and the state board to adopt, modify, or revise, a model curriculum in Native American studies, and would encourage each school district and charter school that maintains any of grades 9 to 12, inclusive, that does not otherwise offer a standards-based Native American studies curriculum to offer a course of study in Native American studies based on the model curriculum.
Existing law requires the adopted course of study for grades 7 to 12, inclusive, to include, among other subjects, the social sciences. Existing law requires the State Board of Education, with the assistance of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, to establish a list of textbooks and other instructional materials that highlight the contributions of minorities in the development of California and the United States. Existing law establishes the Instructional Quality Commission and requires the commission to, among other things, recommend curriculum frameworks to the state board.
This bill would require the commission to develop, and the state board to adopt, modify, or revise, a model curriculum in Native American studies, and would encourage each school district and charter school that maintains any of grades 9 to 12, inclusive, that does not otherwise offer a standards-based Native American studies curriculum to offer a course of study in Native American studies based on the model curriculum.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The State of California is committed to providing excellent educational opportunities to all of its pupils.(b) There are 92 languages other than English spoken throughout the state, with the primary languages being Arabic, Armenian, Cantonese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.(c) There is a growing body of academic research that shows the importance of culturally meaningful and relevant curriculum.(d) The Legislature has established an American Indian language-culture teacher credential by its passage and signature by the Governor of Assembly Bill 163 in 2015, its findings that teaching American Indian language and culture is essential to the proper education of American Indian children and that preserving American Indian language and culture is an important part of our national heritage and can be of value to all Americans.(e) Native American studies benefit pupils in observable ways, such as pupils becoming more academically engaged, increasing their performance on academic tests, improving their graduation rates, and developing a sense of self-efficacy and personal empowerment.(f) The states educational standards should be guided by core values of equity, inclusiveness, and universally high expectations.(g) The state is committed to its efforts to provide all pupils with excellent educational opportunities, without regard to race, gender, Native American ethnicity, nationality, income, sexual orientation, or disability.(h) The state is committed to its obligation to ensure its youth are college prepared and career ready, while graduating 100 percent of its pupils.(i) The implementation of various Native American studies courses within Californias curriculum that are A-G approved, with the objective of preparing pupils to be global citizens with an appreciation for the contributions of multiple cultures, will close the achievement gap, reduce pupil truancy, increase pupil enrollment, reduce dropout rates, and increase graduation rates.(j) The state encourages the participation of pupils and members of the community in the development of a Native American studies model curriculum.SEC. 2. Section 51226.9 is added to the Education Code, to read:51226.9. (a) (1) The Instructional Quality Commission shall develop, and the state board shall adopt, modify, or revise, a model curriculum in Native American studies to ensure quality courses of study in Native American studies. The model curriculum shall be developed with participation from federally recognized Native American tribes located in California, California Native American tribes, faculty of Native American studies programs at universities and colleges with Native American studies programs programs, and a group of representatives of local educational agencies, a majority of whom are kindergarten to grade 12, inclusive, teachers who have relevant experiences or education backgrounds in the study and teaching of Native American studies.(2) For purposes of this subdivision, California Native American tribe means a Native American tribe located in California that is on the contact list maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission for the purposes of Chapter 905 of the Statutes of 2004.(b) The model curriculum shall be written as a guide to allow school districts and charter schools to adapt their related courses to reflect the pupil demographics in their communities. The model curriculum shall include examples of courses offered by local educational agencies that have been approved as meeting the A-G admissions requirements of the University of California and the California State University, including, to the extent possible, course outlines for those courses.(c) On or before December 31, 2019, the Instructional Quality Commission shall submit the model curriculum to the state board for adoption, and the state board shall adopt the model curriculum on or before March 31, 2020.(d) The Instructional Quality Commission shall provide a minimum of 45 days for public comment before submitting the model curriculum to the state board.(e) Beginning in the school year following the adoption of the model curriculum pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (c), each school district or charter school maintaining any of grades 9 to 12, inclusive, that does not otherwise offer a standards-based Native American studies curriculum is encouraged to offer to all otherwise qualified pupils a course of study in Native American studies based on the model curriculum. A school district or charter school that elects to offer a course of study in Native American studies pursuant to this subdivision shall offer the course as an elective in the social sciences or English language arts and shall make the course available in at least one year during a pupils enrollment in grades 9 to 12, inclusive.(f) It is the intent of the Legislature that local educational agencies submit course outlines for Native American studies for approval as A-G courses.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The State of California is committed to providing excellent educational opportunities to all of its pupils.(b) There are 92 languages other than English spoken throughout the state, with the primary languages being Arabic, Armenian, Cantonese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.(c) There is a growing body of academic research that shows the importance of culturally meaningful and relevant curriculum.(d) The Legislature has established an American Indian language-culture teacher credential by its passage and signature by the Governor of Assembly Bill 163 in 2015, its findings that teaching American Indian language and culture is essential to the proper education of American Indian children and that preserving American Indian language and culture is an important part of our national heritage and can be of value to all Americans.(e) Native American studies benefit pupils in observable ways, such as pupils becoming more academically engaged, increasing their performance on academic tests, improving their graduation rates, and developing a sense of self-efficacy and personal empowerment.(f) The states educational standards should be guided by core values of equity, inclusiveness, and universally high expectations.(g) The state is committed to its efforts to provide all pupils with excellent educational opportunities, without regard to race, gender, Native American ethnicity, nationality, income, sexual orientation, or disability.(h) The state is committed to its obligation to ensure its youth are college prepared and career ready, while graduating 100 percent of its pupils.(i) The implementation of various Native American studies courses within Californias curriculum that are A-G approved, with the objective of preparing pupils to be global citizens with an appreciation for the contributions of multiple cultures, will close the achievement gap, reduce pupil truancy, increase pupil enrollment, reduce dropout rates, and increase graduation rates.(j) The state encourages the participation of pupils and members of the community in the development of a Native American studies model curriculum.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The State of California is committed to providing excellent educational opportunities to all of its pupils.(b) There are 92 languages other than English spoken throughout the state, with the primary languages being Arabic, Armenian, Cantonese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.(c) There is a growing body of academic research that shows the importance of culturally meaningful and relevant curriculum.(d) The Legislature has established an American Indian language-culture teacher credential by its passage and signature by the Governor of Assembly Bill 163 in 2015, its findings that teaching American Indian language and culture is essential to the proper education of American Indian children and that preserving American Indian language and culture is an important part of our national heritage and can be of value to all Americans.(e) Native American studies benefit pupils in observable ways, such as pupils becoming more academically engaged, increasing their performance on academic tests, improving their graduation rates, and developing a sense of self-efficacy and personal empowerment.(f) The states educational standards should be guided by core values of equity, inclusiveness, and universally high expectations.(g) The state is committed to its efforts to provide all pupils with excellent educational opportunities, without regard to race, gender, Native American ethnicity, nationality, income, sexual orientation, or disability.(h) The state is committed to its obligation to ensure its youth are college prepared and career ready, while graduating 100 percent of its pupils.(i) The implementation of various Native American studies courses within Californias curriculum that are A-G approved, with the objective of preparing pupils to be global citizens with an appreciation for the contributions of multiple cultures, will close the achievement gap, reduce pupil truancy, increase pupil enrollment, reduce dropout rates, and increase graduation rates.(j) The state encourages the participation of pupils and members of the community in the development of a Native American studies model curriculum.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
### SECTION 1.
(a) The State of California is committed to providing excellent educational opportunities to all of its pupils.
(b) There are 92 languages other than English spoken throughout the state, with the primary languages being Arabic, Armenian, Cantonese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.
(c) There is a growing body of academic research that shows the importance of culturally meaningful and relevant curriculum.
(d) The Legislature has established an American Indian language-culture teacher credential by its passage and signature by the Governor of Assembly Bill 163 in 2015, its findings that teaching American Indian language and culture is essential to the proper education of American Indian children and that preserving American Indian language and culture is an important part of our national heritage and can be of value to all Americans.
(e) Native American studies benefit pupils in observable ways, such as pupils becoming more academically engaged, increasing their performance on academic tests, improving their graduation rates, and developing a sense of self-efficacy and personal empowerment.
(f) The states educational standards should be guided by core values of equity, inclusiveness, and universally high expectations.
(g) The state is committed to its efforts to provide all pupils with excellent educational opportunities, without regard to race, gender, Native American ethnicity, nationality, income, sexual orientation, or disability.
(h) The state is committed to its obligation to ensure its youth are college prepared and career ready, while graduating 100 percent of its pupils.
(i) The implementation of various Native American studies courses within Californias curriculum that are A-G approved, with the objective of preparing pupils to be global citizens with an appreciation for the contributions of multiple cultures, will close the achievement gap, reduce pupil truancy, increase pupil enrollment, reduce dropout rates, and increase graduation rates.
(j) The state encourages the participation of pupils and members of the community in the development of a Native American studies model curriculum.
SEC. 2. Section 51226.9 is added to the Education Code, to read:51226.9. (a) (1) The Instructional Quality Commission shall develop, and the state board shall adopt, modify, or revise, a model curriculum in Native American studies to ensure quality courses of study in Native American studies. The model curriculum shall be developed with participation from federally recognized Native American tribes located in California, California Native American tribes, faculty of Native American studies programs at universities and colleges with Native American studies programs programs, and a group of representatives of local educational agencies, a majority of whom are kindergarten to grade 12, inclusive, teachers who have relevant experiences or education backgrounds in the study and teaching of Native American studies.(2) For purposes of this subdivision, California Native American tribe means a Native American tribe located in California that is on the contact list maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission for the purposes of Chapter 905 of the Statutes of 2004.(b) The model curriculum shall be written as a guide to allow school districts and charter schools to adapt their related courses to reflect the pupil demographics in their communities. The model curriculum shall include examples of courses offered by local educational agencies that have been approved as meeting the A-G admissions requirements of the University of California and the California State University, including, to the extent possible, course outlines for those courses.(c) On or before December 31, 2019, the Instructional Quality Commission shall submit the model curriculum to the state board for adoption, and the state board shall adopt the model curriculum on or before March 31, 2020.(d) The Instructional Quality Commission shall provide a minimum of 45 days for public comment before submitting the model curriculum to the state board.(e) Beginning in the school year following the adoption of the model curriculum pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (c), each school district or charter school maintaining any of grades 9 to 12, inclusive, that does not otherwise offer a standards-based Native American studies curriculum is encouraged to offer to all otherwise qualified pupils a course of study in Native American studies based on the model curriculum. A school district or charter school that elects to offer a course of study in Native American studies pursuant to this subdivision shall offer the course as an elective in the social sciences or English language arts and shall make the course available in at least one year during a pupils enrollment in grades 9 to 12, inclusive.(f) It is the intent of the Legislature that local educational agencies submit course outlines for Native American studies for approval as A-G courses.
SEC. 2. Section 51226.9 is added to the Education Code, to read:
### SEC. 2.
51226.9. (a) (1) The Instructional Quality Commission shall develop, and the state board shall adopt, modify, or revise, a model curriculum in Native American studies to ensure quality courses of study in Native American studies. The model curriculum shall be developed with participation from federally recognized Native American tribes located in California, California Native American tribes, faculty of Native American studies programs at universities and colleges with Native American studies programs programs, and a group of representatives of local educational agencies, a majority of whom are kindergarten to grade 12, inclusive, teachers who have relevant experiences or education backgrounds in the study and teaching of Native American studies.(2) For purposes of this subdivision, California Native American tribe means a Native American tribe located in California that is on the contact list maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission for the purposes of Chapter 905 of the Statutes of 2004.(b) The model curriculum shall be written as a guide to allow school districts and charter schools to adapt their related courses to reflect the pupil demographics in their communities. The model curriculum shall include examples of courses offered by local educational agencies that have been approved as meeting the A-G admissions requirements of the University of California and the California State University, including, to the extent possible, course outlines for those courses.(c) On or before December 31, 2019, the Instructional Quality Commission shall submit the model curriculum to the state board for adoption, and the state board shall adopt the model curriculum on or before March 31, 2020.(d) The Instructional Quality Commission shall provide a minimum of 45 days for public comment before submitting the model curriculum to the state board.(e) Beginning in the school year following the adoption of the model curriculum pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (c), each school district or charter school maintaining any of grades 9 to 12, inclusive, that does not otherwise offer a standards-based Native American studies curriculum is encouraged to offer to all otherwise qualified pupils a course of study in Native American studies based on the model curriculum. A school district or charter school that elects to offer a course of study in Native American studies pursuant to this subdivision shall offer the course as an elective in the social sciences or English language arts and shall make the course available in at least one year during a pupils enrollment in grades 9 to 12, inclusive.(f) It is the intent of the Legislature that local educational agencies submit course outlines for Native American studies for approval as A-G courses.
51226.9. (a) (1) The Instructional Quality Commission shall develop, and the state board shall adopt, modify, or revise, a model curriculum in Native American studies to ensure quality courses of study in Native American studies. The model curriculum shall be developed with participation from federally recognized Native American tribes located in California, California Native American tribes, faculty of Native American studies programs at universities and colleges with Native American studies programs programs, and a group of representatives of local educational agencies, a majority of whom are kindergarten to grade 12, inclusive, teachers who have relevant experiences or education backgrounds in the study and teaching of Native American studies.(2) For purposes of this subdivision, California Native American tribe means a Native American tribe located in California that is on the contact list maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission for the purposes of Chapter 905 of the Statutes of 2004.(b) The model curriculum shall be written as a guide to allow school districts and charter schools to adapt their related courses to reflect the pupil demographics in their communities. The model curriculum shall include examples of courses offered by local educational agencies that have been approved as meeting the A-G admissions requirements of the University of California and the California State University, including, to the extent possible, course outlines for those courses.(c) On or before December 31, 2019, the Instructional Quality Commission shall submit the model curriculum to the state board for adoption, and the state board shall adopt the model curriculum on or before March 31, 2020.(d) The Instructional Quality Commission shall provide a minimum of 45 days for public comment before submitting the model curriculum to the state board.(e) Beginning in the school year following the adoption of the model curriculum pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (c), each school district or charter school maintaining any of grades 9 to 12, inclusive, that does not otherwise offer a standards-based Native American studies curriculum is encouraged to offer to all otherwise qualified pupils a course of study in Native American studies based on the model curriculum. A school district or charter school that elects to offer a course of study in Native American studies pursuant to this subdivision shall offer the course as an elective in the social sciences or English language arts and shall make the course available in at least one year during a pupils enrollment in grades 9 to 12, inclusive.(f) It is the intent of the Legislature that local educational agencies submit course outlines for Native American studies for approval as A-G courses.
51226.9. (a) (1) The Instructional Quality Commission shall develop, and the state board shall adopt, modify, or revise, a model curriculum in Native American studies to ensure quality courses of study in Native American studies. The model curriculum shall be developed with participation from federally recognized Native American tribes located in California, California Native American tribes, faculty of Native American studies programs at universities and colleges with Native American studies programs programs, and a group of representatives of local educational agencies, a majority of whom are kindergarten to grade 12, inclusive, teachers who have relevant experiences or education backgrounds in the study and teaching of Native American studies.(2) For purposes of this subdivision, California Native American tribe means a Native American tribe located in California that is on the contact list maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission for the purposes of Chapter 905 of the Statutes of 2004.(b) The model curriculum shall be written as a guide to allow school districts and charter schools to adapt their related courses to reflect the pupil demographics in their communities. The model curriculum shall include examples of courses offered by local educational agencies that have been approved as meeting the A-G admissions requirements of the University of California and the California State University, including, to the extent possible, course outlines for those courses.(c) On or before December 31, 2019, the Instructional Quality Commission shall submit the model curriculum to the state board for adoption, and the state board shall adopt the model curriculum on or before March 31, 2020.(d) The Instructional Quality Commission shall provide a minimum of 45 days for public comment before submitting the model curriculum to the state board.(e) Beginning in the school year following the adoption of the model curriculum pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (c), each school district or charter school maintaining any of grades 9 to 12, inclusive, that does not otherwise offer a standards-based Native American studies curriculum is encouraged to offer to all otherwise qualified pupils a course of study in Native American studies based on the model curriculum. A school district or charter school that elects to offer a course of study in Native American studies pursuant to this subdivision shall offer the course as an elective in the social sciences or English language arts and shall make the course available in at least one year during a pupils enrollment in grades 9 to 12, inclusive.(f) It is the intent of the Legislature that local educational agencies submit course outlines for Native American studies for approval as A-G courses.
51226.9. (a) (1) The Instructional Quality Commission shall develop, and the state board shall adopt, modify, or revise, a model curriculum in Native American studies to ensure quality courses of study in Native American studies. The model curriculum shall be developed with participation from federally recognized Native American tribes located in California, California Native American tribes, faculty of Native American studies programs at universities and colleges with Native American studies programs programs, and a group of representatives of local educational agencies, a majority of whom are kindergarten to grade 12, inclusive, teachers who have relevant experiences or education backgrounds in the study and teaching of Native American studies.
(2) For purposes of this subdivision, California Native American tribe means a Native American tribe located in California that is on the contact list maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission for the purposes of Chapter 905 of the Statutes of 2004.
(b) The model curriculum shall be written as a guide to allow school districts and charter schools to adapt their related courses to reflect the pupil demographics in their communities. The model curriculum shall include examples of courses offered by local educational agencies that have been approved as meeting the A-G admissions requirements of the University of California and the California State University, including, to the extent possible, course outlines for those courses.
(c) On or before December 31, 2019, the Instructional Quality Commission shall submit the model curriculum to the state board for adoption, and the state board shall adopt the model curriculum on or before March 31, 2020.
(d) The Instructional Quality Commission shall provide a minimum of 45 days for public comment before submitting the model curriculum to the state board.
(e) Beginning in the school year following the adoption of the model curriculum pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (c), each school district or charter school maintaining any of grades 9 to 12, inclusive, that does not otherwise offer a standards-based Native American studies curriculum is encouraged to offer to all otherwise qualified pupils a course of study in Native American studies based on the model curriculum. A school district or charter school that elects to offer a course of study in Native American studies pursuant to this subdivision shall offer the course as an elective in the social sciences or English language arts and shall make the course available in at least one year during a pupils enrollment in grades 9 to 12, inclusive.
(f) It is the intent of the Legislature that local educational agencies submit course outlines for Native American studies for approval as A-G courses.