Instructional materials: revised curriculum frameworks: science and English language arts.

Existing law prohibits the State Board of Education from adopting instructional materials until the 2015–16 school year, except for requiring the state board to adopt, among other things, revised curriculum frameworks and evaluation criteria for English language arts that are aligned to certain adopted content standards no later than May 30, 2014. This bill would require the state board to consider the adoption of a revised curriculum framework and evaluation criteria for instructional materials in science on or before January 31, 2016, and would require the revised curriculum framework to be based on specified science content standards and to include English language development strategies, as specified, and strategies to address the needs of pupils with disabilities. The bill would also extend the deadline for the state board to adopt revised curriculum frameworks and evaluation criteria for English language arts until July 30, 2014.