SB 1324

  • California Senate Bill
  • 2011-2012 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Feb 23, 2012
  • Senate
  • Assembly
  • Governor

Science education: science curriculum.

Abstract

The California Constitution requires the Legislature to encourage by all suitable means the promotion of intellectual, scientific, moral, and agricultural improvement. Under existing law, the Legislature finds and declares that improved science education in elementary and secondary schools contributes to improvements in pupil performance. Existing law provides for the establishment by the University of California, upon approval by the regents, of the California Science Project for purposes of providing science education to public elementary, secondary, and postsecondary school personnel located in rural, urban, and suburban areas throughout the state. This bill would make specified findings and declarations and would require the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the State Board of Education to consider ways to increase the number of pupils who go to college and graduate with degrees in the various scientific and engineering fields. The bill would require the Superintendent and the state board to direct the appropriate entity to revise the science teaching frameworks and standards, as specified, and to incorporate in the science curriculum applied mathematics, reading comprehension, expository writing, analytical, intellectual, and creative skills, and engineering elements.

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Apr 25, 2012

Senate

Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

Mar 08, 2012

Senate

Referred to Com. on ED.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on ED.

Feb 24, 2012

Senate

From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 25.

Feb 23, 2012

Senate

Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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