Bills

SB 1094: Pupil instruction: course of study: social sciences: civic engagement.

  • Session Year: 2023-2024
  • House: Senate

Current Status:

Failed

(2024-08-15: August 15 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.)

Introduced

First Committee Review

First Chamber

Second Committee Review

Second Chamber

Enacted

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Existing law requires the adopted course of study for grades 1 to 6, inclusive, and the adopted course of study for grades 7 to 12, inclusive, to include certain areas of study, including, among others, social sciences. Existing law requires instruction in social sciences to provide a foundation for understanding, among other things, the history, resources, development, and government of California and the United States of America.

This bill, with respect to both of the above-referenced adopted courses of study, would explicitly require instruction in social sciences to also include civic engagement experiences with governmental institutions and instruction in principles of democracy and the State and Federal Constitutions. The bill would also require pupils, at least once while in either grade 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6, and at least once while in either grade 7 or 8, to complete one civic engagement or experience with a governmental institution at the local, state, or national level, as provided. To the extent that this bill would create new duties for local educational agencies or local officials, it would constitute a state-mandated local program.

The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Discussed in Hearing

Senate Floor1MIN
May 21, 2024

Senate Floor

Senate Standing Committee on Appropriations1MIN
Apr 22, 2024

Senate Standing Committee on Appropriations

Senate Standing Committee on Education18MIN
Apr 10, 2024

Senate Standing Committee on Education

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