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.
– Phil Dinter, Drafting & Design Teacher
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.

 

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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

AB 230

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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AB 250

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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AB 790

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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AB 835

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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AB 1304

Block

Authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to develop Linked Learning teacher standards.

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AB 1330

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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SB 611

Steinberg

Establishes in statute the University of California Curriculum Integration Institute.

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SB 612

Steinberg

Adds a career education focus to the California Subject Matter Projects.

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SB 650

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

AB 18

Brownley

Education finance: school-based financial reporting system: Targeted Pupil Equity funding: Quality Instruction funding.

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SB 204

Liu

Education Governance

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SB 257

Liu

Certificated school employees: evaluation and assessment

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SB 275

Hancock

Career technical education: funding

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