SECTIONS 19335-19336 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 19335-19336

19335. This act shall be known and may be cited as the Reading
Initiative Program.

19336. The State Librarian shall establish the Reading Initiative
Program with funds appropriated for that purpose and with funds
received from private sources. The State Librarian shall administer
the program, for which purpose he or she shall do all of the
following:
(a) Develop a list of recommended books, in consultation with
various groups, including, but not limited to, teachers, librarians,
parents, writers, publishers, and employees of the State Department
of Education. The recommended books shall supplement the
state-recommended English/language arts curriculum framework, and
shall include recreational reading selections for children.
(b) Develop a method of involving pupils enrolled in kindergarten
and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, in the program and an appropriate form
of recognition for pupils who volunteer to participate in the
program and who succeed in the program. Rewards and related
recognition activities shall be funded with amounts received from
private sources.
(c) To the extent private funds are available, and consistent with
subdivision (b), expend private funds received by the State
Librarian for the purposes of this article to obtain and make
available to the public the books on the list developed pursuant to
subdivision (a) .