Bill Text: CA AB1536 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 1536 (Prior Session Legislation)

NOTE: There are more recent revisions of this legislation. Read Latest Draft

Bill Title: Teacher credentialing: Technology Education Credential “TEC” Program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2018-02-01 - From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [AB1536 Detail]

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 1536

Introduced by Assembly Member Grayson

February 17, 2017

An act to amend Section 47601 of the Education Code, relating to charter schools.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1536, as introduced, Grayson. Charter schools: operation.

The Charter Schools Act of 1992 provides for the establishment and operation of a charter school, as prescribed. Existing law states that the Legislature’s intent in enacting the act is to provide opportunities for teachers, parents, pupils, and community members to establish and maintain schools that operate independently from the existing school district structure as a method to accomplish specified goals.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the latter provision.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

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

SECTION 1.

Section 47601 of the Education Code is amended to read:

47601.

It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this part, to provide ~~opportunities~~ an opportunity for teachers, parents, pupils, and community members to establish and maintain schools that operate independently from the existing school district ~~structure,~~ structure as a method to accomplish all of the following:

(a) Improve pupil learning.

(b) Increase learning opportunities for all pupils, with special emphasis on expanded learning experiences for pupils who are identified as academically low achieving.

(d) Create new professional opportunities for teachers, including the opportunity to be responsible for the learning program at the schoolsite.

(e) Provide parents and pupils with expanded choices in the types of educational opportunities that are available within the public school system.

(f) Hold the schools established under this part accountable for meeting measurable pupil outcomes, and provide the schools with a method to change from rule-based to performance-based accountability systems.

(g) Provide vigorous competition within the public school system to stimulate continual improvements in all public schools.