Bill Summary: S.F. No. 1056

• Establishes a grant program for schools and charter schools to increase student participation in preadvanced placement, advanced placement, and international baccalaureate programs with approved three-year plans.

• Schools must demonstrate efforts to increase academic achievement through expanded access, increased student diversity, enhanced support for low-income students, and higher college credit attainment rates.

• Commissioner awards competitive grants up to $150,000 per district (calculated at $85 per pupil), with priority for applicants focusing on STEM offerings and serving disadvantaged students.

• Grant funds may support teacher training, program development, course fees, online learning expansion, hiring personnel, and promotional materials targeting low-income and underserved students.

• Appropriates $4.5 million annually for fiscal years 2016-2017 for examination fees and teacher training (75% to AP, 25% to IB), and $750,000 annually for fiscal years 2018-2019 for school grants, with unspent balances carrying forward.