California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 314 — Instructional materials.

Last action — From Senate committee without further action.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

(1) Existing law requires the publisher or manufacturer of instructional materials to furnish those materials at a price that does not exceed the lowest price the publisher offers those materials, to automatically reduce the price of materials to the extent that reductions in price are made elsewhere, and to provide any materials free of charge to the same extent as they are provided elsewhere. This bill would require publishers or manufacturers of instructional materials to provide any equipment or technology associated with the use of instructional materials under consideration for purchase free of charge to the same extent as they are provided elsewhere. The bill would also require publishers or manufacturers to furnish instructional materials offered by the publisher in an electronic format at a price that is less than the price charged for the printed version and would require the electronic version of any textbook to contain at least the same content as the printed version. (2) Existing law requires the State Board of Education to adopt basic instructional materials for use in kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, inclusive. This bill would require the state board to hold a publicly noticed informational meeting prior to the meeting at which it is scheduled to adopt instructional materials. (3) Existing law provides that upon making an adoption of basic instructional materials, the state board is required to make available to listed publishers and manufacturers and all school interests, a list of those instructional materials by subject and grade level. Items placed upon lists are required to be accessible, as specified, from the date of the adoption of the item until a date established by the state board. This bill would require the list of materials to be made available to school districts and to be posted on the State Department of Education's Internet Web site by subject and grade level. It would require the list to also include the final assessments or reports of findings and recommendations developed by expert reviewers and evaluators of instructional materials involved in the review process that includes alignment of standards, program organization, pupil assessments, teacher support, and support for English language learners. Items placed upon lists would be required to be accessible, as specified, for at least 3 years following the next adoption of new materials based upon a new or revised curriculum framework, whichever is later. (4) Existing law establishes the Instructional Materials Funding Realignment Program administered by the Superintendent of Public Instruction under which school districts are apportioned funds to ensure that each pupil is provided with a standards-aligned textbook or basic instructional materials, as adopted by the state board or the local governing board. Existing law requires that pupils be provided with standards-aligned textbooks or basic instructional materials by the beginning of the first school term that commences no later than 24 months after those materials were adopted by the state board. However, the state board is authorized to grant school districts additional time to meet this requirement if specified criteria are met. This bill would authorize a school district receiving specified funding to submit recommendations of individuals to serve in the review and evaluation of instructional materials submitted for kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, inclusive, who, as verified by the Superintendent, meet specified qualifications. This bill would require the Superintendent, through a random lottery, to select and appoint instructional materials reviewers and content review experts from the recommendations made by school districts. The Superintendent would be required to ensure that a majority of selected instructional materials reviewers and content review experts are credentialed classroom instructors. Local governing boards would be required to use the funding provided to ensure that each pupil is provided with standards-aligned textbooks or basic instructional materials by the beginning of the first school term that commences no later than 36 months after those materials were adopted by the state board. Local governing boards also would be authorized to use the funding to purchase state adopted textbooks or basic instructional materials in an electronic format, if they can ensure that each pupil will be provided with a copy of the instructional materials to use at school and at home, as specified.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Senate committee without further action.

  2. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  3. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  4. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (July 8).

  5. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  6. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED.

  7. Referred to Com. on ED.

  8. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  9. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 50. Noes 28. Page 2054.)

  10. Read second time. To third reading.

  11. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 28).

  12. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  13. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. Read second time and amended.

  15. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (April 29).

  16. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  17. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.

  18. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  19. Referred to Com. on ED.

  20. From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.

  21. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Brownley · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Brownley

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Votes

AB 314 BROWNLEY Assembly Third Reading

Passed 60 Yea · 30 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 562802
Democratic 3000
Republican 1200
Total 603002
% of votes cast 65%33%0%2%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bill — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Hall — Yea
Charles — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nava — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Conway — Nay
Tom — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Fletcher — Nay
Audra — Nay
Galgiani — Nay
Cook — Nay
Duvall — Nay
Gilmore — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Miller — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Adams — Nay
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Block — Not Voting
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Nay
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Coto — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Yamada — Not Voting
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 16 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15500
Democratic 1000
Republican 0100
Total 16600
% of votes cast 73%27%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Ammiano — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Nay
Fuentes — Yea
Hall — Yea
Davis — Yea
Duvall — Nay
Miller — Nay
Price — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Krekorian — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Subjects

education technology
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 314 do?
(1) Existing law requires the publisher or manufacturer of instructional materials to furnish those materials at a price that does not exceed the lowest price the publisher offers those materials, to automatically reduce the price of materials to the extent that reductions in price are made elsewhere, and to provide any materials free of charge to the same extent as they are provided elsewhere. This bill would require publishers or manufacturers of instructional materials to provide any equipment or technology associated with the use of instructional materials under consideration for purchase free of charge to the same extent as they are provided elsewhere. The bill would also require publishers or manufacturers to furnish instructional materials offered by the publisher in an electronic format at a price that is less than the price charged for the printed version and would require the electronic version of any textbook to contain at least the same content as the printed version. (2) Existing law requires the State Board of Education to adopt basic instructional materials for use in kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, inclusive. This bill would require the state board to hold a publicly noticed informational meeting prior to the meeting at which it is scheduled to adopt instructional materials. (3) Existing law provides that upon making an adoption of basic instructional materials, the state board is required to make available to listed publishers and manufacturers and all school interests, a list of those instructional materials by subject and grade level. Items placed upon lists are required to be accessible, as specified, from the date of the adoption of the item until a date established by the state board. This bill would require the list of materials to be made available to school districts and to be posted on the State Department of Education's Internet Web site by subject and grade level. It would require the list to also include the final assessments or reports of findings and recommendations developed by expert reviewers and evaluators of instructional materials involved in the review process that includes alignment of standards, program organization, pupil assessments, teacher support, and support for English language learners. Items placed upon lists would be required to be accessible, as specified, for at least 3 years following the next adoption of new materials based upon a new or revised curriculum framework, whichever is later. (4) Existing law establishes the Instructional Materials Funding Realignment Program administered by the Superintendent of Public Instruction under which school districts are apportioned funds to ensure that each pupil is provided with a standards-aligned textbook or basic instructional materials, as adopted by the state board or the local governing board. Existing law requires that pupils be provided with standards-aligned textbooks or basic instructional materials by the beginning of the first school term that commences no later than 24 months after those materials were adopted by the state board. However, the state board is authorized to grant school districts additional time to meet this requirement if specified criteria are met. This bill would authorize a school district receiving specified funding to submit recommendations of individuals to serve in the review and evaluation of instructional materials submitted for kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, inclusive, who, as verified by the Superintendent, meet specified qualifications. This bill would require the Superintendent, through a random lottery, to select and appoint instructional materials reviewers and content review experts from the recommendations made by school districts. The Superintendent would be required to ensure that a majority of selected instructional materials reviewers and content review experts are credentialed classroom instructors. Local governing boards would be required to use the funding provided to ensure that each pupil is provided with standards-aligned textbooks or basic instructional materials by the beginning of the first school term that commences no later than 36 months after those materials were adopted by the state board. Local governing boards also would be authorized to use the funding to purchase state adopted textbooks or basic instructional materials in an electronic format, if they can ensure that each pupil will be provided with a copy of the instructional materials to use at school and at home, as specified.
Who sponsors AB 314?
AB 314 is sponsored by Brownley.
What is the current status of AB 314?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 314?
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