Section 60811.4 Of Chapter 7. Assessment Of Language Development From California Education Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 33. >> Chapter 7.

. (a) On or before January 1, 2015, the Superintendent shall recommend to the state board modifications to the English language development standards, adopted pursuant to former Section 60811.3, to link with the academic content standards for mathematics adopted by the state board pursuant to Sections 60605.8 and 60605.11 and the academic content standards for science adopted by the state board pursuant to Section 60605.85. If the state board modifies the English language development standards to link with the academic content standards for mathematics and science, it shall explain, in writing, to the Governor and the Legislature the reasons for the modification. The Superintendent's recommendations and the state board's actions shall assist schools in the implementation and application of English language development standards in the mathematics and science subject areas.
  (b) In meeting the requirements of subdivision (a), the Superintendent, in consultation with the state board, shall convene a group of experts in English language instruction, curriculum, and assessment, including individuals who have a minimum of three years of demonstrated experience instructing English learners in the classroom at the elementary or secondary level. The experts shall review the mathematics and science academic content standards to identify those standards that correspond to the English language development standards. The Superintendent shall ensure that members of the group include, but are not necessarily limited to, individuals who are schoolsite principals, school district or county office of education administrators overseeing programs and support for English learners, personnel of teacher training schools at institutions of higher education, and curriculum and instructional specialists with English learner experience. At least a majority of the members of the group of experts shall be currently employed public schoolteachers.
  (c) Before completing the requirements of subdivision (a), the Superintendent shall hold a minimum of two public meetings pursuant to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) in order for the public to provide input regarding any modifications recommended pursuant to this section.
  (d) (1) On or before August 1, 2015, the state board shall adopt or reject the Superintendent's recommendations for the English language development standards adopted pursuant to former Section 60811.3 to correspond with the state board-approved academic content standards for mathematics adopted pursuant to Sections 60605.8 and 60605.11 and the state board-approved academic content standards for science adopted pursuant to Section 60605.85.
  (2) The state board shall ensure that any modifications to the English language development standards adopted by the state board pursuant to this section are incorporated into the appropriate mathematics and science curriculum frameworks.
  (e) This section shall not be implemented unless funds are appropriated by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or another statute for its purposes.
  (f) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2016, and as of January 1, 2017, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that becomes operative on or before January 1, 2017, deletes or extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.