AB 838: Pupil instruction: model curriculum: 2016 presidential election.

Existing law requires the Instructional Quality Commission to recommend curriculum frameworks to the State Board of Education. Existing law defines curriculum framework as an outline of the components of a given course of study designed to provide state direction to school districts in the provision of instructional programs. Existing law authorizes the state board to consider the adoption of a revised curriculum framework and evaluation criteria for instructional materials in history-social science.

This bill would require the commission, during the next revision of the history-social science curriculum framework after January 1, 2018, to consider including, and recommending for adoption by the state board, high school instruction regarding Russian interference with the 2016 United States presidential election, as appropriate. commission to develop a model curriculum on the 2016 presidential election for pupils enrolled in secondary school government courses, for voluntary use by educators. The bill would specify various topics to be addressed in the model curriculum. The bill would require the state board to adopt, modify, or reject the model curriculum framework recommended by the commission.