BILL NUMBER: AB 101	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Alejo

                        JANUARY 8, 2015

   An act to amend Section 33500 of the Education Code, relating to
state educational programs.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 101, as introduced, Alejo. State educational programs:
educational advisory bodies.
   Existing law establishes preschool programs and public and private
elementary and secondary schools throughout the state. Existing law
also establishes the State Board of Education and the State
Department of Education to provide guidance and support to local
educational agencies and other entities that operate schools and
preschool programs, and further authorizes the establishment and
operation of numerous educational programs on the state level that
are administered by the state board, the department, or other state
agencies.
   Existing law expresses the finding and declaration of the
Legislature that there is a need to encourage the adoption of new or
improved educational ideas, practices, and techniques in solving
critical educational problems in preschool, elementary, and secondary
schools throughout the state, but that there are a large number of
permanent commissions, committees, and councils, some of which have
overlapping duties and functions or that have been perpetuated in
existence beyond the original need or purpose for which they were
created. Existing law expresses the intent of the Legislature to
create 3 levels of educational advisory bodies, as specified.
   This bill would make nonsubstantive changes in these provisions.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 33500 of the Education Code is amended to read:

   33500.   (a)    The Legislature  hereby
declares that there   finds and declares both of the
following: 
    (   1)     There  is further
need to encourage the adoption of new or improved educational ideas,
practices, and techniques in solving critical educational problems in
preschool, elementary, and secondary schools throughout the state.
In recognition of the need for the planning and developing of new
programs involving a wide range of new approaches designed to improve
the quality of education available in this state, this chapter is
expressly enacted to foster innovation and create change in
education, based on research and proven need. It is the purpose of
this chapter to bring purposeful change and experimentation to
schools throughout the state, through the use of all available
resources of the state. 
   The Legislature further finds that there 
    (   2)     There  are in
existence a large number of permanent commissions, committees, and
councils, some of which have overlapping duties and functions, and
some of which have been perpetuated  in existence  beyond
the original need or purpose for which  they were  created.
 In 
    (b)     Therefore,   in 
order to provide a more economical, efficient, and logical structure
to educational policymaking, it is the intent of the Legislature to
create three levels of educational advisory bodies: educational
policy advisory commissions, educational advisory committees, and
educational task forces.