Bill Text: CA AB836 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Task force for education technology.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2010-09-28 - (Corrected September 28.) [AB836 Detail]
Download: California-2009-AB836-Enrolled.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 836 ENROLLED
BILL TEXT
PASSED THE SENATE SEPTEMBER 9, 2009
PASSED THE ASSEMBLY SEPTEMBER 10, 2009
AMENDED IN SENATE SEPTEMBER 4, 2009
AMENDED IN SENATE AUGUST 20, 2009
AMENDED IN SENATE JULY 24, 2009
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 29, 2009
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 2009
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Torlakson
FEBRUARY 26, 2009
An act to add Article 15.1 (commencing with Section 51875) to
Chapter 5 of Part 28 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code,
relating to education technology.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 836, Torlakson. Task force for education technology.
Existing law establishes various programs to enhance education
technology, including the California Technology Assistance Project,
which is composed of regional consortia that work collaboratively
with school districts and county offices of education to meet locally
defined educational needs that can be effectively addressed with the
use of technology, as specified.
This bill would require the Superintendent of Public Instruction
to establish a task force for education technology, funded by private
donations, for the purpose of making preliminary recommendations on
technology literacy model standards for grades 7 to 12, inclusive, in
California public schools. The bill would require the task force to
consist of no more than 15 education technology experts, including,
but not necessarily limited to, parents, current credentialed
teachers, administrators, school board members, researchers, and
industry representatives.
This bill would require the task force to make preliminary
recommendations to the Superintendent on technology literacy model
standards for grades 7 to 12, inclusive, within one year after the
date the task force is convened, require the Superintendent to
recommend technology literacy model standards to the state board
within 2 months after receiving the recommendations for the model
standards from the task force, and require the state board to adopt
technology literacy model content standards, pursuant to the
recommendations of the Superintendent, within 2 months after
receiving the recommendations for the model standards from the
Superintendent.
The bill also would require the recommendations to be made by the
task force to the state board and the Legislature within 18 months
after the task force is convened. The bill would require the task
force to address specified issues and, to the extent feasible, to
consider previously developed state technology plans, as specified.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Article 15.1 (commencing with Section 51875) is added
to Chapter 5 of Part 28 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education
Code, to read:
Article 15.1. Education Technology Task Force
51875. (a) The Superintendent shall establish and convene a task
force for education technology. The task force shall make preliminary
recommendations on technology literacy model standards for grades 7
to 12, inclusive. The operations of the task force shall be funded by
private donations.
(b) The membership of the task force shall consist of no more than
15 education technology experts, including, but not necessarily
limited to, parents, current credentialed teachers, administrators,
school board members, researchers, and industry representatives.
Current credentialed teachers shall comprise a majority of the task
force. The task force shall include at least one member from a large
school district, at least one member from a medium-sized school
district, and at least one member from a small school district. The
members representing these various sizes of school districts may be
any combination of parents, teachers, administrators, or school board
members.
(c) As used in this article, "technology literacy" means the
understanding of what technology is, how it is created, and how it
shapes, and is shaped by, society.
51875.1. (a) The task force shall make preliminary
recommendations to the Superintendent on technology literacy model
standards for grades 7 to 12, inclusive, within one year after the
date the task force is convened. The Superintendent shall recommend
technology literacy model standards to the state board within two
months after receiving the recommendations for the model standards
from the task force. The state board shall adopt technology literacy
model content standards, pursuant to the recommendations of the
Superintendent, within two months after receiving the recommendations
for the model standards from the Superintendent.
(b) The task force shall address the issues set forth in
subdivision (c) as part of its recommendations, to be presented to
the state board and the Legislature within 18 months after the date
the task force is convened. To the extent feasible, it shall consider
previously developed state technology plans, including, but not
necessarily limited to, a plan developed pursuant to provisions of
the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.)
and Chapter 830 of the Statutes of 1999.
(c) (1) Professional development, based on a study of existing
industry models for professional development in technology and
existing school professional development programs. The task force
shall provide recommendations for the improvement of school
technology in professional development.
(2) Electronic learning resources and instructional materials,
based on a study of trends in long-term compatibility of resources
and hardware and best practices in the use of electronic resources.
The task force also shall develop plans for long-term compatibility
of resources and hardware.
(3) Hardware, with an emphasis on long-term compatibility between
hardware and software systems and intersystem compatibility. The task
force also shall address extended life cycle plans to preclude the
premature obsolescence of equipment.
(4) Telecommunications infrastructure, based on a study of
industry standards for wireless interoperability. The task force also
shall recommend adoption of a standard for telecommunications
infrastructure for schools.
(5) Funding, based on an assessment of various funding models. The
task force also shall make recommendations on methods of providing
reasonable levels of funding for technology in schools on a
continuing basis.
51875.3. The state department is authorized to accept private
donations to support the expenses incurred in operating the task
force pursuant to this article.
