2005 California Education Code Sections 44775.7-44775.9 and Tolerance Pilot Program

44775.7.  (a) The Center for Excellence on the Study of the
Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights, and Tolerance shall be established
as a pilot program at California State University, Chico, pursuant
to this chapter.  The purpose of the pilot program is to accomplish
all of the following:
   (1) Create a center to coordinate and act as a clearinghouse of
information on programs that provide teachers with the knowledge,
training, and curricular materials to effectively teach pupils in the
public schools about the Holocaust, genocide, human rights, and
tolerance as established in the History-Social Science Framework and
Content Standards for California Public Schools.
   (2) Expand upon the work of existing Holocaust and genocide
institutions, programs, and organizations, including the Museum of
Tolerance, to provide teacher training, curricular materials, and
other instructional resources that complement and integrate, rather
than duplicate, those efforts.
   (b) The goals of the center shall be to accomplish all of the
following:
   (1) Expand upon the framework established by the Model Curriculum
for Human Rights and Genocide offered by the State Department of
Education.
   (2) Develop and facilitate teacher access to instructional
materials on the Holocaust, genocide, human rights, and tolerance.
   (3) Expand delivery of training, materials, and resources on the
Holocaust, genocide, human rights, and tolerance through the
provision of online as well as face-to-face resources and classes.
   (4) Create an integrated statewide clearinghouse of information on
teacher training, instructional materials, and resources available
through existing Holocaust and genocide institutions, programs,
organizations, and the center.
   (5) Support the integration of survivor testimony into instruction
on the Holocaust, genocide, human rights, and tolerance.
   (c) The director of the center shall prepare a master plan for the
implementation of the pilot program that outlines the manner in
which the goals of the program will be accomplished and measured.
   (d) The center shall work cooperatively with designated California
State University campuses, including, but not limited to, Fresno,
San Diego, San Francisco, Sacramento, Stanislaus, Sonoma, Northridge,
and Long Beach, to offer training, curricular materials, and
resources for teachers to effectively instruct on the Holocaust,
genocide, human rights, and tolerance.
44775.8.  The center shall engage in the following activities:
   (a) Support and facilitate teachers' use of certificate programs
in Holocaust and genocide studies developed through the California
State University.
   (b) Act as a clearinghouse for teacher training materials.
   (c) Provide specialized training for teachers and school
districts.
   (d) Assess and monitor the effectiveness of teacher training
programs provided by the center.
   (e) Promote Holocaust and genocide awareness.
   (f) Compile a roster of volunteers who are willing to share their
survivor testimony in classrooms, seminars, and workshops on the
subject of the Holocaust or genocide and make the roster available on
the center's Web site.
   (g) Solicit financial support from both the public and private
sectors.
   (h) Promote activities to memorialize the Holocaust and genocide
events.
   (i) Prepare and submit a report to the Secretary for Education,
the Governor, and the Legislature no later than January 31, 2007,
outlining the activities of the center and reporting on the progress
made in achieving the goals outlined in subdivision (b) of Section
44775.7.  In addition, the report shall include information on the
amount of nonstate funds secured for the purposes of the center and
the number of teachers who have participated in training provided by
the center.
44775.9.  No funds, or resources supported by funds, available to
the California State University for support of its educational
mission shall be redirected to support the center, including revenues
from the General Fund, the California State Lottery Education Fund,
and student fee revenues, as well as reimbursements and other income
that otherwise would be available for support of the educational
mission of the center.