Instructional materials: revised curriculum framework: history-social science.
Summary
Existing law prohibits the State Board of Education from adopting instructional materials until the 2015–16 school year. This bill would authorize the state board to consider the adoption of a revised curriculum framework and evaluation criteria for instructional materials in history-social science. The bill would require the State Department of Education to conduct work necessary to revise the curriculum framework and evaluation criteria for instructional materials in history-social science only after it has completed work related to the development of curriculum frameworks for the common core academic content standards as provided by law.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2012
Committee Review
Aug 2012
Senate Passage
May 2012
Assembly Passage
Aug 2012
Signed into Law
Sep 2012
Introduced Feb 24, 2012
Signed Sep 8, 2012
Floor votes · Senate May 7, 2012 · Assembly Aug 22, 2012
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
May 7, 2012
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican11
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
8
Committee
5
Amendments
4
Sep 8, 2012
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Aug 23, 2012
Upper · Passed
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4773.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
upper
Aug 22, 2012
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (67-0-3)
assembly
Aug 22, 2012
Introduced
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
upper
Aug 16, 2012
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (August 16).
lower
Aug 8, 2012
Committee
Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
lower
Jun 19, 2012
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 13).
lower
May 17, 2012
Committee
Referred to Com. on ED.
lower
May 7, 2012
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (31-0)
senate
May 1, 2012
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3388.) (April 30).
upper
Mar 28, 2012
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 3034.) (March 28).
upper
Mar 22, 2012
Committee
Referred to Com. on ED.
upper
Feb 24, 2012
Introduced
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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