PART 33. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING [60000. - 60910.]
Part 33 enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.
§§ 60000–60910 · 132 sections
CHAPTER 1. Instructional Materials §§ 60000–60152 · 38 sections
ARTICLE 1. Legislative Intent §§ 60000–60005 · 4 sections
- § 60000 (a) It is the intent and purpose of the Legislature in enacting this part to provide for the adoption and selection of quality instructional materials for use…
- § 60001 For the purposes of any provision of the California Constitution that requires the adoption of textbooks for use in the elementary schools, the state board…
- § 60002 Each district board shall provide for substantial teacher involvement in the selection of instructional materials and shall promote the involvement of parents…
- § 60005 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the public interest for the State Board of Education to adopt policies and procedures concerning the…
ARTICLE 2. Definitions § 60010 · 1 section
- § 60010 For purposes of this part, the following terms have the following meanings unless the context in which they appear clearly requires otherwise: (a) “Basic…
ARTICLE 3. Requirements, Materials §§ 60040–60052 · 11 sections
- § 60040 When adopting instructional materials for use in the schools, governing boards shall include only instructional materials that, in their determination,…
- § 60040.5 No later than July 1, 2025, the department shall issue guidance related to how to help school districts, county offices of education, charter schools, and…
- § 60041 When adopting instructional materials for use in the schools, governing boards shall include only instructional materials that accurately portray both of the…
- § 60042 When adopting instructional materials for use in the schools, governing boards shall require such materials as they deem necessary and proper to encourage…
- § 60043 When adopting instructional materials for use in the schools, the governing board shall require, when appropriate to the comprehension of pupils, that…
- § 60044 A governing board shall not adopt any instructional materials for use in the schools that, in its determination, contain: (a) Any matter reflecting adversely…
- § 60045 (a) All instructional materials adopted by any governing board for use in the schools shall be, to the satisfaction of the governing board, accurate,…
- § 60046 Any governing board may conduct an investigation of the compliance of any instructional materials which it adopts with the requirements of this article.
- § 60047 In the event that after the good faith acquisition of instructional materials by a governing board, the instructional materials are found to be in violation of…
- § 60048 (a) Basic instructional materials, and other instructional materials required to be legally and socially compliant pursuant to Sections 60040 to 60047,…
- § 60052 When adopting instructional materials for use in schools, the governing board of a school district may include relevant technology-based materials, as defined…
ARTICLE 4. Requirements, Publishers and Manufacturers §§ 60060–60063.5 · 7 sections
- § 60060 Every publisher or manufacturer of instructional materials offered for adoption or sale in California shall comply with all the requirements and provisions of…
- § 60061 (a) A publisher or manufacturer shall do all of the following: (1) Furnish the instructional materials offered by the publisher at a price in this state that,…
- § 60061.5 A publisher or manufacturer shall do all of the following: (a) Actively solicit or make available a process through which input concerning the quality,…
- § 60061.8 (a) Basic instructional materials, as defined by Section 60010, offered on or after January 1, 2005, shall comply with all of the following: (1) Print…
- § 60062 The provisions of Section 60061 shall apply to the purchase of instructional materials under Sections 18132 and 18171.
- § 60063 (a) A publisher or manufacturer that submits a printed instructional material for adoption by the state board pursuant to Section 60200 or the governing board…
- § 60063.5 (a) Instructional materials or supplemental instructional materials that are consistent with the requirements of Section 60119 shall be offered by a publisher…
ARTICLE 5. Prohibited Acts §§ 60070–60076 · 7 sections
- § 60070 No school official shall require any pupil, except pupils in classes for adults to purchase any instructional material for the pupils’ use in the school.
- § 60071 No publisher or manufacturer of instructional materials, nor any of his representatives, shall offer or give any emolument, money, or other valuable thing, or…
- § 60072 No school official shall accept any emolument, money or other valuable thing, or any inducement to directly or indirectly introduce, recommend, vote for, or…
- § 60073 Any publisher or manufacturer of instructional materials or his representative, or any school official who violates any of the provisions of this article is…
- § 60074 Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent any publisher, manufacturer, or agent from supplying for purposes of examination necessary sample copies…
- § 60075 Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent a school official from receiving sample copies of instructional materials.
- § 60076 Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to prohibit or restrict a school official from receiving royalties or other compensation from the…
ARTICLE 6. Reports § 60090 · 1 section
- § 60090 Each district board shall make reports, whenever required, directly to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, concerning the instructional materials used in…
ARTICLE 6. Instructional Materials on Alcohol and Drug Education §§ 60110–60115 · 3 sections
- § 60110 It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Board of Education give high priority to the adoption of instructional materials on alcohol, drug, and…
- § 60111 The Department of Education shall establish an information center of current alcohol, drug, and traffic safety education materials which may be used by school…
- § 60115 (a) The State Department of Education shall assemble, coordinate, and make available to the public schools and to private driving schools in this state, upon…
ARTICLE 7. Public Hearings, Instructional Materials § 60119 · 1 section
- § 60119 (a) In order to be eligible to receive funds available for purposes of this article, the governing board of a school district shall take the following actions:…
ARTICLE 8. Fiscal Penalty §§ 60150–60152 · 3 sections
- § 60150 (a) If the Superintendent determines that a school district has not provided sufficient textbooks or instructional materials pursuant to clause (i) of…
- § 60151 (a) (1) If the Superintendent determines, pursuant to a complaint filed with the Superintendent directly or an appeal of a local educational agency decision…
- § 60152 (a) If a local educational agency or the Superintendent determines that, pursuant to a complaint filed directly with the Superintendent or on appeal of a local…
CHAPTER 2. Elementary School Materials §§ 60200–60313 · 29 sections
ARTICLE 1. Selection and Adoption §§ 60200–60213 · 19 sections
- § 60200 The state board shall adopt basic instructional materials for use in kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, inclusive, for governing boards, subject to the following…
- § 60200.2 (a) In addition to the findings authorized under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (5) of subdivision (c) of Section 60200, if the state board finds that…
- § 60200.4 (a) The State Board of Education shall ensure that the basic instructional materials that it adopts for mathematics and reading in grades 1 to 8, inclusive,…
- § 60200.5 Instructional materials adopted under this chapter shall, where appropriate, be designed to impress upon the minds of the pupils the principles of morality,…
- § 60200.6 Instructional materials adopted pursuant to this chapter for the category of social science as specified in paragraph (5) of subdivision (a) of Section 60200…
- § 60200.7 Notwithstanding Sections 60200 and 60200.1, the state board shall not adopt instructional materials or follow the procedures adopted pursuant to Sections 60200…
- § 60200.8 (a) Notwithstanding Section 60200.7, the state board may consider the adoption of a revised curriculum framework and evaluation criteria for instructional…
- § 60200.9 On or before January 31, 2017, the state board shall consider the adoption of a revised curriculum framework and evaluation criteria for instructional…
- § 60201 In approving and maintaining lists of adopted instructional materials, the state board shall, pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 60200, do any one or more…
- § 60202 Before final adoption of any instructional materials not currently listed, the state board shall make any instructional materials proposed for adoption…
- § 60203 (a) The state board shall hold a public hearing before adopting instructional materials for use in the elementary schools of the state. (b) Upon review of the…
- § 60204 The Instructional Quality Commission established pursuant to Section 33530 shall do all of the following: (a) Recommend curriculum frameworks to the state…
- § 60205 (a) On or before January 31, 2027, the state board shall, in adherence with the procedures established pursuant to Section 60227, adopt instructional materials…
- § 60206 The state board may adopt appropriate regulations to implement this chapter. These regulations may include a procedure to review district invoices for…
- § 60207 (a) Notwithstanding Section 60200.7, the state board shall adopt both of the following: (1) Revised curriculum frameworks and evaluation criteria that are…
- § 60208 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to do both of the following: (1) Provide to local educational agencies a process that involves teachers, and is…
- § 60210 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a local educational agency may use instructional materials that are aligned with the academic content standards adopted…
- § 60212 For purposes of adopting basic instructional materials for history-social science pursuant to Section 60200, all of the following shall apply: (a) (1) The…
- § 60213 For purposes of adopting basic instructional materials in a given subject area pursuant to Section 60200, all of the following shall apply: (a) (1) Before…
ARTICLE 2. Duties of Publishers and Manufacturers §§ 60220–60227 · 7 sections
- § 60220 All publishers and manufacturers submitting instructional materials for adoption by the state board shall comply with the provisions of Article 1 (commencing…
- § 60221 Publishers and manufacturers submitting instructional materials for adoption shall provide sample copies of such materials in quantities to be determined by…
- § 60222 Publishers and manufacturers, at a time designated by the state board, shall submit detailed specifications of the physical characteristics of that material.…
- § 60223 Publishers and manufacturers may biennially submit revisions to price schedules submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 60201.
- § 60225 As agreed upon by publishers and school districts, publishers may provide in-service training or professional development in the use of the instructional…
- § 60226 Publishers and manufacturers shall, in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the state board, develop plans to improve the quality and reliability…
- § 60227 (a) For purposes of this section, a followup adoption is any adoption other than the primary adoption that occurs pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 60200.…
ARTICLE 6. Other Uses §§ 60310–60313 · 3 sections
- § 60310 The following individuals or organizations may order instructional materials from lists adopted by the state board: (a) The head of any state institution…
- § 60312 The state board shall make available copies of adopted textbooks and other state adopted print materials in large print and other accessible media for pupils…
- § 60313 (a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall maintain a central clearinghouse-depository and duplication center for the design, production, modification,…
CHAPTER 3. High School Textbooks §§ 60400–60411 · 3 sections
ARTICLE 1. Adoption and Purchase § 60400 · 1 section
- § 60400 The governing board of each school district maintaining one or more high schools shall adopt instructional materials for use in the high schools under its…
ARTICLE 2. Furnishing Textbooks to Pupils §§ 60410–60411 · 2 sections
- § 60410 The district board of each high school district may fix a charge not to exceed the cost of the books to the high school district for books furnished pupils in…
- § 60411 The district board of each high school district shall purchase textbooks and may purchase supplementary books for the use of pupils enrolled in the high…
CHAPTER 4. Obsolete Materials §§ 60510–60530 · 4 sections
ARTICLE 1. Donation or Sale §§ 60510–60511 · 3 sections
- § 60510 The state board, the governing board of a school district, or a county office of education may dispose of surplus or undistributed obsolete instructional…
- § 60510.5 (a) Prior to the disposition by a school district of any instructional materials pursuant to Section 60510, the school district governing board is encouraged…
- § 60511 Any organization, agency, or institution receiving obsolete instructional materials donated pursuant to this article shall certify to the governing board of…
ARTICLE 2. Destruction § 60530 · 1 section
- § 60530 The state board, any district board which employs a superintendent of schools, and other school districts with the approval of the county superintendent of…
CHAPTER 5. California Assessment of Academic Achievement §§ 60600–60648.5 · 42 sections
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 60600–60603 · 4 sections
- § 60600 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Leroy Greene California Assessment of Academic Achievement Act.
- § 60602.5 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to provide a system of assessments of pupils that has the primary purposes of assisting…
- § 60602.6 It is the intent of the Legislature that the department minimize the impact to teachers and administrators and state resources by ensuring, where feasible,…
- § 60603 As used in this chapter: (a) “Achievement level descriptors” means a narrative description of the knowledge, skills, and processes expected of pupils at…
ARTICLE 2. Program Provisions §§ 60604–60618 · 26 sections
- § 60604 (a) The Superintendent shall design and implement, consistent with the timetable and plan required pursuant to subdivision (b), a statewide pupil assessment…
- § 60604.5 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the reauthorization of the statewide pupil assessment program include all of the following: (1) A plan for…
- § 60605 (a) (1) (A) Not later than January 1, 1998, the state board shall adopt statewide academically rigorous content standards, pursuant to the recommendations of… see note
- § 60605.1 (a) No later than June 1, 2001, the State Board of Education shall adopt content standards, pursuant to recommendations developed by the Superintendent of…
- § 60605.2 (a) No later than December 1, 2004, the State Board of Education shall adopt model content standards, pursuant to recommendations developed by the…
- § 60605.3 (a) On or before June 1, 2009, the state board shall adopt content standards, pursuant to recommendations developed by the Superintendent, for teaching world…
- § 60605.4 (a) On or before July 31, 2019, the Instructional Quality Commission shall consider developing and recommending to the state board computer science content…
- § 60605.5 (a) (1) In consultation with the Instructional Quality Commission, the Superintendent shall recommend to the state board revisions to the World Language…
- § 60605.6 Subject to the availability of funds appropriated in the annual Budget Act for this purpose, the Superintendent, upon approval of the state board, shall…
- § 60605.7 The Superintendent, the state board, and any other entity or individual designated by the Governor shall participate in the Common Core State Standards…
- § 60605.8 (a) There is hereby established the Academic Content Standards Commission. The commission shall consist of 21 members, appointed as follows: (1) Eleven members…
- § 60605.9 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the limitation in paragraph (6) of subdivision (c) of Section 60200, which requires that other criteria be approved…
- § 60605.10 The Superintendent may recommend and the state board may adopt the college and career readiness anchor standards developed by the Common Core State Standards…
- § 60605.11 (a) The Superintendent may recommend to the state board, and the state board may approve, modifications to the common core academic content standards in…
- § 60605.13 (a) The Superintendent, in consultation with the Instructional Quality Commission, shall recommend to the state board revisions to the visual and performing…
- § 60607 (a) Each pupil shall have an individual record of accomplishment by the end of grade 12 that includes the results of the achievement test required and…
- § 60608 The governing board of each district shall, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the State Board of Education, conduct a testing program pursuant to…
- § 60610 At the request of the state board, and in accordance with rules and regulations that the state board may adopt, each county superintendent of schools shall…
- § 60611 A local educational agency, district superintendent of schools, or principal or teacher of any elementary or secondary school, including a charter school,…
- § 60612 Upon adoption or approval of assessments pursuant to this chapter, the Superintendent shall prepare, and make available to parents, teachers, pupils,…
- § 60613 A school district is an agent of the State Department of Education for the purpose of administering a test or assessment required pursuant to this article. No…
- § 60614 Notwithstanding Section 51513, no test, examination, or assessment given as part of the statewide pupil assessment program shall contain any questions or items…
- § 60615 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a parent’s or guardian’s written request to school officials to excuse his or her child from any or all parts of…
- § 60616 Any achievement test adopted by the state board pursuant to this chapter may be reviewed by any Member of the Legislature or any member of the governing board…
- § 60617 The governing board of any school district may meet in closed session only to review the actual contents of any approved or adopted assessment, provided the…
- § 60618 (a) The academic content and performance standards adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to Section 60605 that are used as standards for the…
ARTICLE 3. Program Evaluation and Analysis § 60630 · 1 section
- § 60630 (a) The Superintendent shall prepare and submit, and subsequently post on the internet website of the department, an annual report to the state board…
ARTICLE 4. California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress §§ 60640–60648.5 · 11 sections
- § 60640 (a) There is hereby established the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress, to be known as the CAASPP. (b) Commencing with the 2013–14…
- § 60641 (a) The department shall ensure that local educational agencies comply with each of the following requirements: (1) The achievement tests provided for in…
- § 60642.5 (a) The Superintendent, with approval of the state board, shall provide for the development of an assessment instrument, to be called the California Standards…
- § 60642.6 (a) The department shall acquire, and offer at no cost to local educational agencies, interim and formative assessment tools for kindergarten and grades 1 to…
- § 60642.7 (a) Interim assessments offered by the department to local educational agencies, including those offered pursuant to Section 60642.6, are intended for the…
- § 60643 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the contractor or contractors of the achievement tests provided for in Section 60640 shall comply with all of the conditions…
- § 60643.6 A local educational agency shall be reimbursed by the contractor selected pursuant to this article for any unexpected expenses incurred due to scheduling…
- § 60644 (a) By November 1, 2014, the department shall identify and make available to school districts information regarding existing assessments in language arts and…
- § 60647 An action to challenge a provision of this article or a determination made by the state board under this article, shall be filed and adjudicated pursuant to…
- § 60648 Exclusive of consortium summative assessments, the Superintendent shall recommend, and the state board shall adopt, performance standards on the California…
- § 60648.5 (a) The first full administration of assessments aligned to the common core standards in English language arts and mathematics shall occur in the 2014–15…
CHAPTER 5.5. Review of Electronic Resources Capable of Analyzing Pupil Assessment Data §§ 60660–60663 · 4 sections
- § 60660 The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall require the California Learning Resource Network to establish, by December 31, 2004, review criteria and a…
- § 60661 (a) The review performed by the California Learning Resource Network shall identify new and existing electronic learning assessment resources capable of…
- § 60662 In its review of electronic learning assessment resources, the California Learning Resource Network shall explore the feasibility of creating, implementing,…
- § 60663 The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall direct the California Learning Resource Network to implement the provisions of this chapter by prioritizing the…
CHAPTER 6. Physical Fitness Testing § 60800 · 1 section
- § 60800 (a) During the month of February, March, April, or May, the governing board of each school district maintaining any of grades 5, 7, and 9 shall administer to…
CHAPTER 7. Assessment of Language Development §§ 60810–60812 · 4 sections
- § 60810 (a) (1) The Superintendent shall review existing assessments that assess the English language development of pupils whose primary language is a language other…
- § 60811 The state board shall approve standards for English language development for pupils whose primary language is a language other than English. The standards…
- § 60811.8 (a) Commencing in the 2019–20 school year, a middle school or high school pupil who is classified as an English learner, except as specified in subdivision…
- § 60812 Commencing the school year following the year in which the Superintendent of Public Instruction has developed or identified a test pursuant to this chapter,…
CHAPTER 10. California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System §§ 60900–60902 · 6 sections
- § 60900 (a) The department shall contract for the development of proposals that will provide for the retention and analysis of longitudinal pupil achievement data on…
- § 60900.1 (a) (1) The department shall publicly report on an annual basis on its internet website enrollment data by English language acquisition status and disability.…
- § 60900.2 (a) On or before January 1, 2025, the department shall include a report on its internet website that allows the public to view statewide-level four- and…
- § 60900.5 (a) The California College Guidance Initiative (CCGI), as defined in Section 10861, is hereby authorized to provide its services to all local educational…
- § 60901 (a) Contingent upon the receipt of federal funds for this purpose, the department, in consultation with the Department of Finance and the Legislative Analyst’s…
- § 60902 (a) (1) Beginning with the 2025–26 school year, the department shall define, consistent with paragraph (2), and collect, as part of the California Longitudinal…
CHAPTER 11. Preschool Data § 60910 · 1 section
- § 60910 By July 1, 2024, the department shall collect the following data: (a) Pupil data for each pupil enrolled in a California state preschool program operated by a…