Instructional materials: compliance review., the official text

An act to amend Section 60040 of the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

Existing law requires governing boards of school districts, when adopting instructional materials for use in the schools, to include materials that accurately portray the cultural and racial diversity of our society, including, among others, the contributions of people of all genders in all types of rolls, and the role and contributions of Native Americans, African Americans, Latino Americans, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, European Americans, LGBTQ+ Americans, persons with disabilities, and members of other ethnic, cultural, religious, and socioeconomic status groups to the total development of California and the United States.
This bill would require the State Department of Education to monitor compliance with the above-described instructional materials adoption requirement as part of its annual compliance monitoring of state and federal programs.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.
Section 60040 of the Education Code is amended to read:
60040.
(a) When adopting instructional materials for use in the schools, governing boards shall include only instructional materials that, in their determination, accurately portray the cultural and racial diversity of our society, including:
(1) The contributions of people of all genders in all types of roles, including professional, vocational, and executive roles.
(2) The role and contributions of Native Americans, African Americans, Latino Americans, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, European Americans, LGBTQ+ Americans, persons with disabilities, and members of other ethnic, cultural, religious, and socioeconomic status groups to the total development of California and the United States.
(3) The role and contributions of the entrepreneur and labor in the total development of California and the United States.
(b) The department shall monitor compliance with the requirements of this section as part of its annual compliance monitoring of state and federal programs.