(1) Existing law requires the State Board of Education and the State Department of Education to request that the Instructional Quality Commission review and revise, as necessary, the course requirements in the history-social science framework, as specified. Existing law requires the commission, when revising the history-social science framework and as appropriate and based on the subject matter of the course, to ensure that certain historical documents are incorporated into the framework, consider incorporating additional specified historical documents into the framework, and encourage instruction that promotes an understanding of the governments of California and the United States of America.
(1) Existing law requires the State Board of Education and the State Department of Education to request that the Instructional Quality Commission review and revise, as necessary, the course requirements in the history-social science framework, as specified. Existing law requires the commission, when revising the history-social science framework and as appropriate and based on the subject matter of the course, to ensure that certain historical documents are incorporated into the framework, consider incorporating additional specified historical documents into the framework, and encourage instruction that promotes an understanding of the governments of California and the United States of America.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 33–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB897 Steinberg Concurrence — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 13–0 (pass) · lower
SB 897 Steinberg Senate Third Reading By DICKINSON — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Steinberg — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2014-01-13 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2014-01-14 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 13.
2014-01-23 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2014-02-20 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-03-07 Set for hearing March 19.
2014-03-12 Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2014-03-13 Set for hearing March 26.
2014-04-02 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 2976.) (March 26). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-04-03 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-04-11 Set for hearing April 28.
2014-04-28 Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2014-05-16 Set for hearing May 23.
2014-05-23 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3704.) (May 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-05-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-05-27 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 3595.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-05-28 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2014-06-02 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2014-07-01 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 25). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-07-02 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-08-06 Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2014-08-18 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (August 14). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-08-19 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-08-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-08-22 Read third time and amended. (Page 6345.) reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-08-22 Ordered to third reading.
2014-08-27 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6573.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-08-27 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2014-08-29 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4972.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2014-09-08 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2014-09-19 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2014-09-19 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 480, Statutes of 2014.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ead5624b-5d49-4971-bbff-87474550830a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).