Bill Text: CA AB731 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Pupil literacy: home book delivery: grant program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2024-02-01 - From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [AB731 Detail]
Download: California-2023-AB731-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Assembly
April 04, 2023 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Pacheco |
February 13, 2023 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:SEC. 2.
Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 54030) is added to Part 29 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code, to read:CHAPTER 2. Home Book Delivery and School Connection Grant Program
54030.
This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Home Book Delivery and School Connection Grant Program.54031.
(a) The Home Book Delivery and School Connection Grant Program is hereby(b)(1)The State Department of Education shall select a county office of education or a consortium of county offices of education with expertise in early literacy, reading instruction, family engagement focused on early literacy, or professional development in literacy, to administer the program described in paragraph (2). Applicants may submit
an application in partnership with one or more institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, or both.
(2)The department shall ensure that the entity or entities selected pursuant to paragraph (1) are able to do all of the following:
(C)Identify one or more entities to contract with in order to help administer the grant program.
(D)Ensure the delivery of books to the homes of participating pupils.
(c)
(d)