BILL NUMBER: AB 1238	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Hernandez

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2009

   An act to amend Section 52240 of the Education Code, relating to
pupils.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1238, as introduced, Hernandez. Advanced placement program.
   Existing law contains legislative findings and declarations
regarding advanced placement courses. Existing law states the intent
of the Legislature that certain state funding that is currently
provided to school districts be made available to provide financial
assistance to economically disadvantaged pupils in the payment of
advanced placement examination fees. Existing law further states the
intent of the Legislature that a competitive grant program also be
established for the purpose of awarding grants to economically
disadvantaged pupils to cover the costs of advanced placement
examination fees, thereby creating a second source of financial
assistance for economically disadvantaged pupils taking advanced
placement examinations.
   This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to these
provisions.
   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.  Section 52240 of the Education Code is amended to read:

   52240.  (a) The Legislature  hereby  finds and
declares all of the following:
   (1) Advanced placement courses, for which school credit is
awarded, provide rigorous academic coursework opportunities for high
school pupils and help to improve the overall curriculum at schools
where they are provided.
   (2) The successful completion of advanced placement courses and
subsequent advanced placement examinations, which are conducted by
the College Entrance Examination Board and for which college credit
is awarded, provide a cost-effective means for high school pupils to
obtain college-level coursework experience.
   (3) To the extent that economically disadvantaged pupils are
provided financial assistance to take advanced placement
examinations, they will be provided with successful college-level
experience and be encouraged to pursue postsecondary education
opportunities.
   (b) It is the intent of the Legislature, therefore, that certain
state funding that currently is provided to school districts be made
available to provide financial assistance to economically
disadvantaged pupils in the payment of advanced placement examination
fees. It is further the intent of the Legislature that a competitive
grant program also be established for the purpose of awarding grants
to economically disadvantaged pupils to cover the costs of advanced
placement examination fees, thereby creating a second source of
financial assistance for economically disadvantaged pupils taking
advanced placement examinations.