CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1012Introduced by Assembly Member ReyesFebruary 21, 2019 An act relating to pupil instruction. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1012, as introduced, Reyes. Bilingual education: English learners.Existing law, enacted by voter approval of Proposition 58 at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, requires school districts and county offices of education to solicit input on, and provide to pupils, effective and appropriate instructional methods, including establishing language acquisition programs, in order to ensure that all pupils, including English learners and native speakers of English, have access to the core academic content standards and become proficient in English.This bill would express findings and declarations of the Legislature relating to the benefits of bilingual education programs and detailing efforts by the state to improve instruction for English learners.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO 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) Research shows fluency in another language opens up opportunities for people to succeed economically. It introduces people to new cultures and new ways of looking at the world. The study of languages boosts pupils mental flexibility, enhancing their ability to learn all subjects. The study of languages helps to enrich communities economically, culturally, and socially. Graduating multilingual and biliterate pupils greatly benefits the state. California requires people with biliteracy skills and cross-cultural competencies to work in and fuel the economy, to strengthen our social cohesion, and to enrich the quality of life in our communities.(b) California voters recognized the importance and benefits of learning one or more languages, in addition to English, when they overwhelmingly supported and voted for Proposition 58, the California Education for a Global Economy Initiative, at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election. The voters directive to the state is clear: promote, provide, and support biliteracy programs and opportunities for all pupils.(c) Education policy makers at the state level acknowledge this directive from the people. The State Board of Education, the State Department of Education, and their partners have made progress in improving instruction for English learners by doing all of the following:(1) Creating the English Language Arts/English Language Development Framework that ensures English learners are taught rich subject content while also becoming proficient in English.(2) Approving the California English Learner Roadmap which guides improving instruction and educational programs to support English learners by strengthening comprehensive policies, programs, and practices for English learners.(3) Providing English Language Development Standards founded on the California Common Core Standards/English Arts Standards and the Estndares en Comn for English/Spanish language arts and literacy respectively.(4) Providing support to migrant pupils through the Mini-Corps Program by expanding existing teacher exchange programs and joint teacher training efforts with Mexico.(5) Recognizing high school pupils demonstrating proficiency in a language, in addition to English, with a State Seal of Biliteracy.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1012Introduced by Assembly Member ReyesFebruary 21, 2019 An act relating to pupil instruction. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1012, as introduced, Reyes. Bilingual education: English learners.Existing law, enacted by voter approval of Proposition 58 at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, requires school districts and county offices of education to solicit input on, and provide to pupils, effective and appropriate instructional methods, including establishing language acquisition programs, in order to ensure that all pupils, including English learners and native speakers of English, have access to the core academic content standards and become proficient in English.This bill would express findings and declarations of the Legislature relating to the benefits of bilingual education programs and detailing efforts by the state to improve instruction for English learners.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 1012
Introduced by Assembly Member ReyesFebruary 21, 2019
Introduced by Assembly Member Reyes
February 21, 2019
An act relating to pupil instruction.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1012, as introduced, Reyes. Bilingual education: English learners.
Existing law, enacted by voter approval of Proposition 58 at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, requires school districts and county offices of education to solicit input on, and provide to pupils, effective and appropriate instructional methods, including establishing language acquisition programs, in order to ensure that all pupils, including English learners and native speakers of English, have access to the core academic content standards and become proficient in English.This bill would express findings and declarations of the Legislature relating to the benefits of bilingual education programs and detailing efforts by the state to improve instruction for English learners.
Existing law, enacted by voter approval of Proposition 58 at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, requires school districts and county offices of education to solicit input on, and provide to pupils, effective and appropriate instructional methods, including establishing language acquisition programs, in order to ensure that all pupils, including English learners and native speakers of English, have access to the core academic content standards and become proficient in English.
This bill would express findings and declarations of the Legislature relating to the benefits of bilingual education programs and detailing efforts by the state to improve instruction for English learners.
## 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) Research shows fluency in another language opens up opportunities for people to succeed economically. It introduces people to new cultures and new ways of looking at the world. The study of languages boosts pupils mental flexibility, enhancing their ability to learn all subjects. The study of languages helps to enrich communities economically, culturally, and socially. Graduating multilingual and biliterate pupils greatly benefits the state. California requires people with biliteracy skills and cross-cultural competencies to work in and fuel the economy, to strengthen our social cohesion, and to enrich the quality of life in our communities.(b) California voters recognized the importance and benefits of learning one or more languages, in addition to English, when they overwhelmingly supported and voted for Proposition 58, the California Education for a Global Economy Initiative, at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election. The voters directive to the state is clear: promote, provide, and support biliteracy programs and opportunities for all pupils.(c) Education policy makers at the state level acknowledge this directive from the people. The State Board of Education, the State Department of Education, and their partners have made progress in improving instruction for English learners by doing all of the following:(1) Creating the English Language Arts/English Language Development Framework that ensures English learners are taught rich subject content while also becoming proficient in English.(2) Approving the California English Learner Roadmap which guides improving instruction and educational programs to support English learners by strengthening comprehensive policies, programs, and practices for English learners.(3) Providing English Language Development Standards founded on the California Common Core Standards/English Arts Standards and the Estndares en Comn for English/Spanish language arts and literacy respectively.(4) Providing support to migrant pupils through the Mini-Corps Program by expanding existing teacher exchange programs and joint teacher training efforts with Mexico.(5) Recognizing high school pupils demonstrating proficiency in a language, in addition to English, with a State Seal of Biliteracy.
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) Research shows fluency in another language opens up opportunities for people to succeed economically. It introduces people to new cultures and new ways of looking at the world. The study of languages boosts pupils mental flexibility, enhancing their ability to learn all subjects. The study of languages helps to enrich communities economically, culturally, and socially. Graduating multilingual and biliterate pupils greatly benefits the state. California requires people with biliteracy skills and cross-cultural competencies to work in and fuel the economy, to strengthen our social cohesion, and to enrich the quality of life in our communities.(b) California voters recognized the importance and benefits of learning one or more languages, in addition to English, when they overwhelmingly supported and voted for Proposition 58, the California Education for a Global Economy Initiative, at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election. The voters directive to the state is clear: promote, provide, and support biliteracy programs and opportunities for all pupils.(c) Education policy makers at the state level acknowledge this directive from the people. The State Board of Education, the State Department of Education, and their partners have made progress in improving instruction for English learners by doing all of the following:(1) Creating the English Language Arts/English Language Development Framework that ensures English learners are taught rich subject content while also becoming proficient in English.(2) Approving the California English Learner Roadmap which guides improving instruction and educational programs to support English learners by strengthening comprehensive policies, programs, and practices for English learners.(3) Providing English Language Development Standards founded on the California Common Core Standards/English Arts Standards and the Estndares en Comn for English/Spanish language arts and literacy respectively.(4) Providing support to migrant pupils through the Mini-Corps Program by expanding existing teacher exchange programs and joint teacher training efforts with Mexico.(5) Recognizing high school pupils demonstrating proficiency in a language, in addition to English, with a State Seal of Biliteracy.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Research shows fluency in another language opens up opportunities for people to succeed economically. It introduces people to new cultures and new ways of looking at the world. The study of languages boosts pupils mental flexibility, enhancing their ability to learn all subjects. The study of languages helps to enrich communities economically, culturally, and socially. Graduating multilingual and biliterate pupils greatly benefits the state. California requires people with biliteracy skills and cross-cultural competencies to work in and fuel the economy, to strengthen our social cohesion, and to enrich the quality of life in our communities.(b) California voters recognized the importance and benefits of learning one or more languages, in addition to English, when they overwhelmingly supported and voted for Proposition 58, the California Education for a Global Economy Initiative, at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election. The voters directive to the state is clear: promote, provide, and support biliteracy programs and opportunities for all pupils.(c) Education policy makers at the state level acknowledge this directive from the people. The State Board of Education, the State Department of Education, and their partners have made progress in improving instruction for English learners by doing all of the following:(1) Creating the English Language Arts/English Language Development Framework that ensures English learners are taught rich subject content while also becoming proficient in English.(2) Approving the California English Learner Roadmap which guides improving instruction and educational programs to support English learners by strengthening comprehensive policies, programs, and practices for English learners.(3) Providing English Language Development Standards founded on the California Common Core Standards/English Arts Standards and the Estndares en Comn for English/Spanish language arts and literacy respectively.(4) Providing support to migrant pupils through the Mini-Corps Program by expanding existing teacher exchange programs and joint teacher training efforts with Mexico.(5) Recognizing high school pupils demonstrating proficiency in a language, in addition to English, with a State Seal of Biliteracy.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
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(a) Research shows fluency in another language opens up opportunities for people to succeed economically. It introduces people to new cultures and new ways of looking at the world. The study of languages boosts pupils mental flexibility, enhancing their ability to learn all subjects. The study of languages helps to enrich communities economically, culturally, and socially. Graduating multilingual and biliterate pupils greatly benefits the state. California requires people with biliteracy skills and cross-cultural competencies to work in and fuel the economy, to strengthen our social cohesion, and to enrich the quality of life in our communities.
(b) California voters recognized the importance and benefits of learning one or more languages, in addition to English, when they overwhelmingly supported and voted for Proposition 58, the California Education for a Global Economy Initiative, at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election. The voters directive to the state is clear: promote, provide, and support biliteracy programs and opportunities for all pupils.
(c) Education policy makers at the state level acknowledge this directive from the people. The State Board of Education, the State Department of Education, and their partners have made progress in improving instruction for English learners by doing all of the following:
(1) Creating the English Language Arts/English Language Development Framework that ensures English learners are taught rich subject content while also becoming proficient in English.
(2) Approving the California English Learner Roadmap which guides improving instruction and educational programs to support English learners by strengthening comprehensive policies, programs, and practices for English learners.
(3) Providing English Language Development Standards founded on the California Common Core Standards/English Arts Standards and the Estndares en Comn for English/Spanish language arts and literacy respectively.
(4) Providing support to migrant pupils through the Mini-Corps Program by expanding existing teacher exchange programs and joint teacher training efforts with Mexico.
(5) Recognizing high school pupils demonstrating proficiency in a language, in addition to English, with a State Seal of Biliteracy.