Section 60618 Of Article 2. Program Provisions From California Education Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 33. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 2.

. (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 purposes of this article are to be considered model standards for any other purpose.
  (b) School districts may use these model standards as a guideline in developing district standards.