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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION
94
CHAPTER 476
Statutes of 2024
[ Approved by Governor September 22, 2024. Filed with Secretary of State September 22, 2024. ]
Introduced by Senator Ochoa Bogh
(Coauthors: Senators Allen and Wiener)
February 16, 2024
An act to add Section 33547.5 to the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction.
Vote: majority Appropriation: no Fiscal committee: yes Local program: no
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST
Existing law requires the adopted course of study for grades 1 to 6, inclusive, and grades 7 to 12, inclusive, to include courses in mathematics. Existing law requires algebra to be included as part of the mathematics area of study for grades 7 to 12, inclusive, as provided. Existing law requires a pupil to complete coursework that meets or exceeds the rigor of Algebra I or Mathematics I and that is aligned to the content standards adopted by the State Board of Education, as provided, before receiving a diploma of graduation from high school. Existing law requires the Instructional Quality Commission to recommend, and the state board to adopt, curriculum frameworks, defined as outlines of the components of a given course of study designed to provide state direction to school districts in the provision of instructional programs, as provided.
This bill would require the commission, when the mathematics curriculum framework is next revised after January 1, 2025, to consider including that pupils in grade 8 be offered the opportunity to take an Algebra I or Mathematics I course that is aligned to the content standards adopted by the state board.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 33547.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:
33547.5.
The commission shall, when the mathematics curriculum framework is next revised after January 1, 2025, consider including that pupils in grade 8 be offered the opportunity to take an Algebra I or Mathematics I course that is aligned to the content standards adopted by the state board.