Bill Text: CA AB2222 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Science of Reading: accreditation: professional development: instructional materials.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-3)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-19 - Re-referred to Com. on ED. [AB2222 Detail]
Download: California-2023-AB2222-Introduced.html
Introduced by Assembly Member Blanca Rubio (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Gipson) (Principal coauthors: Senators Ashby and Rubio) (Coauthors: Assembly Members Megan Dahle, Gallagher, Jackson, Stephanie Nguyen, Pacheco, Villapudua, and Wilson) (Coauthors: Senators Caballero, Portantino, and Umberg) |
February 07, 2024 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:SEC. 2.
Section 44265.1 is added to the Education Code, to read:44265.1.
(a) The commission, on or before January 1, 2027, shall update its literacy standards of program quality and effectiveness, literacy teaching performance expectations, and literacy instruction preconditions for program sponsors offering Reading and Literacy Leadership Specialist Credentials and Reading and Literacy Added Authorizations, or any other reading- or literacy-specific credential, certification, or authorization developed by the commission, in order to ensure compliance with paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 44259 and adherence to the science of reading.SEC. 3.
Section 44372 of the Education Code is amended to read:44372.
The powers and duties of the commission regarding the accreditation system shall include the following:SEC. 4.
Section 44373 of the Education Code is amended to read:44373.
(a) There is hereby established the Committee on Accreditation consisting of 12 members selected for their distinguished records of accomplishment in education. Six members shall be from postsecondary education institutions, and six shall be certificated professionals in public schools, school districts, or county offices of education in California. No member shall serve on the committee as a representative of any organization or institution. Membership shall be, to the maximum extent possible, balanced in terms of ethnicity, gender, and geographic regions. The committee shall include members from elementary and secondary schools, and members from public and private institutions of postsecondary education. At least one of the 12 members shall have demonstrated expertise in the science of reading and effective means of teaching literacy.SEC. 5.
Section 44374 of the Education Code is amended to read:44374.
(a) The accreditation framework shall include common standards that relate to aspects of program quality that are the same for all credential programs. The framework shall also include multiple options for program standards.SEC. 6.
Section 44374.1 is added to the Education Code, to read:44374.1.
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that accredited educator preparation programs sufficiently prepare educators in effective means of teaching literacy.SEC. 7.
Section 44374.2 is added to the Education Code, to read:44374.2.
Literacy personnel shall have the following responsibilities, which shall not be delegated, except as provided pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 44374:SEC. 8.
Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 44755) is added to Part 25 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Education Code, to read:CHAPTER 3.5. Professional Development for the Science of Reading
44755.
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that each teacher, and those who supervise or coach teachers, of pupils enrolled in transitional kindergarten, kindergarten, or any of grades 1 to 5, inclusive, possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities to effectively teach pupils to read. It is an expectation that local educational agencies provide ongoing professional development in evidence-based literacy instruction that adheres to the science of reading, including the unique needs and assets of English learners. It is also an expectation that local educational agencies provide training and support for educators as new, evidence-based curriculum and other instructional materials are adopted and implemented that adhere to the science of reading.44756.
(a) On or before August 30, 2025, the department, with technical assistance from the literacy staff, shall designate a county office of education, or a consortium of county offices of education, with demonstrated expertise in the science of reading and evidence-based literacy instruction, with an emphasis on demonstrated, prior experience in literacy with pupils in transitional kindergarten, kindergarten, and grades 1 to 5, inclusive, to serve as the state literacy expert lead for purposes of administering, supporting, and monitoring professional development and training pursuant to this chapter.44757.
(a) In addition to professional development and training programs approved pursuant to Section 44756, the state literacy expert lead may develop and provide professional development and training programs, consistent with the requirements of subdivision (c) of Section 44756.44758.
(a) Commencing March 1, 2026, local educational agencies shall ensure participation in the professional development and training programs required pursuant to subdivision (b).SEC. 9.
Section 52073.1 of the Education Code is amended to read:52073.1.
(a) Subject to an appropriation included in the annual Budget Act for this purpose, the department and the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence may establish a process, administered by the department, to select, subject to approval by the executive director of the state board, an expert lead agency based on specific expertise in an area of need to conduct activities and build statewide capacity to address that area of need within the statewide system of support.SEC. 10.
Section 60011 is added to the Education Code, to read:60011.
For purposes of this part, the following terms have the following meanings:SEC. 11.
Section 60119 of the Education Code is amended to read:60119.
(a) In order to be eligible to receive funds available for purposes of this article, the governing board of a school district shall take the following actions:(e)For the purpose of transitioning to instructional materials that are aligned with the common core academic content standards and science content standards, it is the intent of the Legislature that textbooks, instructional materials, and supplemental instructional materials be deemed to be aligned with the content standards pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (c), and be deemed consistent with the content and cycles of the curriculum framework adopted by the state board pursuant to subdivision (a) if the textbooks, instructional materials, supplemental instructional materials, or a combination of any such materials are aligned to the content standards adopted pursuant to Section 60605 or 60605.8, or former Section 60605.85, as that section read on
June 30, 2014.
SEC. 12.
Section 60200 of the Education Code is amended to read:60200.
The state board shall adopt basic instructional materials for use in kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, inclusive, for governing boards, subject to the following provisions:SEC. 13.
Section 60200.4 of the Education Code is amended to read:60200.4.
(a) TheSEC. 14.
Section 60207.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:60207.5.
(a) On or before January 1, 2026, the state board shall, for purposes of Section 60200 and using the evaluation criteria pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 60200, adopt basic and supplementary instructional materials, as defined in subdivisions (a) and (l), respectively, of Section 60010, for transitional kindergarten, kindergarten, and grades 1 to 8, inclusive, in English language arts, English language development, and reading.SEC. 15.
Section 60210 of the Education Code is amended to read:60210.
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a local educational agency may use instructional materials that are aligned with the academic content standards adopted pursuant to Section 60605 or 60605.8, or former Section 60605.85, as that section read on June 30, 2014, including instructional materials that have not been adopted by the state board pursuant to Section(b)Instructional materials for mathematics and English language arts that are aligned to common core academic content standards developed by the Common Core State Standards Initiative consortium pursuant to Section 60605.7 shall be deemed to be aligned to the content standards adopted pursuant to Section 60605 or 60605.8 for purposes of Section 60119.
(c)