“I see students who have never been engaged in school now buckling down in different disciplines. Where, in a math class, they used to want to hide and not do homework, now they see a purpose.”
Space, Technology and Robotics Systems Academy, Lompoc High School, Lompoc
Legislative Update
The following list of legislation has been identified as having the potential to impact Linked Learning. Key bills have been highlighted for your convenience. Please note that each bill is hyperlinked to its individual page on the Legislative Counsel website, which displays the status and history of the bill, the current bill text, and all analyses of the bill.
As the Linked Learning Alliance is not a lobbying organization, it does not formally support or oppose pending legislation.
Jump to a bill or view by topic below.
| AB 230 | AB 250 | AB 790 | AB 835 |
| AB 1304 | AB 1330 | SB 611 | SB 612 |
| SB 650 | AB 18 | SB 204 | SB 257 |
| SB 275 |
Key Bills Chaptered into California State Law this Legislative Session
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Carter |
Exempts students attending middle college high schools (MCHS) from the requirement that California Community College (CCC) governing boards assign low enrollment priority to concurrent enrollment students, if the student is seeking to enroll in a CCC course that is required for the student's MCHS program |
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Brownley |
Establishes a structure for the implementation of the common core state standards by developing and adopting curriculum frameworks and professional development opportunities that are aligned to the common core state standards. |
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Furutani |
Establishes a Linked Learning pilot program, to be administered by the California Department of Education. Note: Fulfills an action item called for in the AB 2648 report, Multiple Pathways to Student Success. |
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Mitchell |
Authorizes community college districts to enroll high schools students who are not a resident of that district in SB 70 programs that are designed to serve high school and/or community college districts. |
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Block |
Authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to develop Linked Learning teacher standards. |
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Furutani |
Changes graduation requirements so that students could complete a course in career technical education as an alternative to the requirement that students complete a course in visual or performing arts or foreign language. |
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Steinberg |
Establishes in statute the University of California Curriculum Integration Institute. |
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Steinberg |
Adds a career education focus to the California Subject Matter Projects. |
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Lowenthal |
Gives enrollment priority at the Long Beach Community College District to students Long Beach Unified School District students as part of the Long Beach College Promise. |
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Two Year Bills
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Brownley |
Education finance: school-based financial reporting system: Targeted Pupil Equity funding: Quality Instruction funding. |
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Liu |
Education Governance |
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Liu |
Certificated school employees: evaluation and assessment |
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Hancock |
Career technical education: funding |
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