Bill Text: CA AB1112 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Adult education: consortia: parenting education: family literacy education.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2016-02-01 - From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [AB1112 Detail]
Download: California-2015-AB1112-Amended.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 1112 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 26, 2015
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Lopez
FEBRUARY 27, 2015
An act to amend Sections 41976, 84757, and 84830 of the
Education Code, relating to adult education.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1112, as amended, Lopez. Adult education: consortia :
parenting education: family literacy education .
Existing law requires adult schools and evening high schools to
consist of classes for adults. Existing law authorizes minors to be
admitted into those classes pursuant to policies adopted by the
governing board of the school district if those minors meet certain
eligibility requirements.
(1) Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school
district maintaining secondary schools to establish and maintain
classes for adults, as specified. Existing law authorizes specified
classes and courses to be offered by school districts and county
superintendents of schools for apportionment purposes from the adult
education fund, including, among other subject matters, classes and
courses for adult programs in parenting education.
Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under
the administration of the Board of Governors of the California
Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary
education in this state. Existing law requires specified noncredit
community college courses and classes to be eligible for
program-based funding from the state, including, among other subject
matters, parenting education courses and classes.
This bill would specify that, for the purposes of funding from the
adult education fund or from program-based community college
funding, as described above, parenting education includes family
literacy education, as specified.
Existing
(2) Existing law requires the
Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and the State
Department of Education, pursuant to funding made available in the
annual Budget Act, to jointly provide 2-year planning and
implementation grants to regional consortia of community college
districts and school districts for developing regional plans to
better serve the educational needs of adults. Existing law
requires the grant funds provided under this program to be used by
each regional consortium to create and implement a plan to better
provide adults in its region with all of the following: elementary
and secondary basic skills; classes and courses for immigrants
eligible for educational services in citizenship and English as a
second language, and workforce preparation classes in basic skills;
education programs for adults with disabilities; short-term career
technical education programs; and programs for apprentices.
This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to
enact legislation to provide for both of the following: that the
funding distributed to local educational agencies through adult
education consortia, as described, continues to be available to
pupils who are minors participating in high school credit recovery
pursuant to designated provisions; and that no more than 10% of the
apportionment received by a local educational agency for adult
education will be used for pupils in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, as
specified additionally require the plan to better
provide adults in the region with parenting education, including, but
not necessarily limited to, parent cooperat ive preschools
and classes in child growth and development and parent-child
relationships, and family literacy education, as specified .
To the extent that this bill would impose new duties on school
districts and community college districts that participate in these
regional consortia, it would constitute a state-mandated local
program.
(3) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse
local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates
determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these
statutory provisions.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no
yes . State-mandated local program: no
yes .
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 41976 of the
Education Code is amended to read:
41976. (a) For purposes of this chapter, the following classes
and courses are authorized to be offered by school districts and
county superintendents of schools for apportionment purposes from the
adult education fund:
(1) Adult programs in parenting, including , but not
necessarily limited to, parent cooperative preschools, and
classes in child growth and development, parent-child relationships,
and parenting , and family literacy
education, which may include support to children and
school aged youth with limited English proficiency
backgrounds in the households of participating adults .
(2) Adult programs in elementary and secondary basic skills and
other courses and classes required for the high school diploma.
Apportionments for these courses and classes may only be generated by
students who do not possess a high school diploma, except for
remedial academic courses or classes in reading, mathematics, and
language arts.
(3) Adult education programs in English as a second language.
(4) Adult education programs for immigrants eligible for
educational services in citizenship, English as a second language,
and workforce preparation classes in the basic skills of speaking,
listening, reading, writing, mathematics, decisionmaking and problem
solving skills, and other classes required for preparation to
participate in job specific technical training.
(5) Adult education programs for adults with disabilities.
(6) Adult short-term career technical education programs with high
employment potential. Any reference to "vocational" education or
programs in adult education means "career technical" education or
programs in adult education.
(7) Adult programs for older adults.
(8) Adult education programs for apprentices.
(9) Adult programs in home economics.
(10) Adult programs in health and safety education.
(b) No state apportionment shall be made for any course or class
which is not set forth in subdivision (a).
SEC. 2. Section 84757 of the
Education Code is amended to read:
84757. (a) For purposes of this chapter, the following noncredit
courses and classes shall be eligible for funding:
(1) Parenting, including , but not necessarily limited to,
parent cooperative preschools,
preschools and classes in child growth and development
and development , parent-child
relationships , and family literacy education, which
may include support to children and school aged youth with
limited English proficiency backgrounds in the households of
participating adults .
(2) Elementary and secondary basic skills and other courses and
classes such as remedial academic courses or classes in reading,
mathematics, and language arts.
(3) English as a second language.
(4) Classes and courses for immigrants eligible for educational
services in citizenship, English as a second language, and work force
preparation classes in the basic skills of speaking, listening,
reading, writing, mathematics, decisionmaking and problem solving
skills, and other classes required for preparation to participate in
job-specific technical training.
(5) Education programs for persons with substantial disabilities.
(6) Short-term vocational programs with high employment potential.
(7) Education programs for older adults.
(8) Education programs for home economics.
(9) Health and safety education.
(b) No state apportionment shall be made for any course or class
that is not set forth in subdivision (a) and for which no credit is
given.
SEC . 3. Section
84830 of the Education Code is amended to read:
84830. (a) The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges
and the State Department of Education shall, pursuant to funding made
available in the annual Budget Act, jointly provide two-year
planning and implementation grants to regional consortia of community
college districts and school districts for the purpose of developing
regional plans to better serve the educational needs of adults.
(1) Eligibility shall be limited to consortia consisting of at
least one community college district and at least one school district
within the boundaries of the community college district, either of
which may serve as the consortium's fiscal agent, as determined by
the applicant consortium.
(2) If a community college district chooses not to participate in
a consortium, a neighboring community college district may form a
consortium with school districts within the boundaries of the
nonparticipating community college district.
(3) Consortia may include other entities providing adult education
courses, including, but not necessarily limited to, correctional
facilities, other local public entities, and community-based
organizations.
(b) Grant funds provided pursuant to this section shall be used by
each regional consortium to create and implement a plan to better
provide adults in its region with all of the following:
(1) Elementary and secondary basic skills, including classes
required for a high school diploma or high school equivalency
certificate.
(2) Classes and courses for immigrants eligible for educational
services in citizenship and English as a second language, and
workforce preparation classes in basic skills.
(3) Education programs for adults with disabilities.
(4) Short-term career technical education programs with high
employment potential.
(5) Programs for apprentices.
(6) Parenting education, including, but not necessarily limited
to, parent cooperative preschools and classes in child growth and
development and parent-child relationships, and family literacy
education, which may include support to children and schoolaged youth
with limited English proficiency backgrounds in the households of
participating adults.
(c) (1) The classes and courses described in paragraphs (1) and
(2) of subdivision (b) shall distribute basic information on American
government and civics that includes, but is not limited to,
instruction on all of the following:
(A) Federal, state, and local government.
(B) The three branches of government.
(C) The importance of civic engagement.
(D) Registering to vote.
(2) It is the intent of the Legislature that, consistent with the
requirements of Sections 51225.3 and 52555, students enrolled in
classes and courses described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of
subdivision (b) in which instruction in American government and
civics is appropriate shall receive instruction in American
government and civics.
(d) Each regional consortium's plan shall include, at a minimum:
(1) An evaluation of current levels and types of adult education
programs within its region, including education for adults in
correctional facilities; credit, noncredit, and enhanced noncredit
adult education coursework; and programs funded through Title II of
the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, known as the Adult
Education and Family Literacy Act (Public Law 105-220).
(2) An evaluation of current needs for adult education programs
within its region.
(3) Plans for parties that make up the consortium to integrate
their existing programs and create seamless transitions into
postsecondary education or the workforce.
(4) Plans to address the gaps identified pursuant to paragraphs
(1) and (2).
(5) Plans to employ approaches proven to accelerate a student's
progress toward his or her academic or career goals, such as
contextualized basic skills and career technical education, and other
joint programming strategies between adult education and career
technical education.
(6) Plans to collaborate in the provision of ongoing professional
development opportunities for faculty and other staff to help them
achieve greater program integration and improve student outcomes.
(7) Plans to leverage existing regional structures, including, but
not necessarily limited to, local workforce investment areas.
(e) The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and the
State Department of Education may identify additional elements that
consortia must include in a plan.
(f) (1) On or before March 1, 2014, the Chancellor of the
California Community Colleges and the State Department of Education
shall submit a joint report to the Legislature and the Governor. This
report shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, both of the
following:
(A) The status of developing regional consortia across the state,
including identification of unserved geographic areas or emerging
gaps in regional program delivery.
(B) The status and allocation of grant awards made to regional
consortia.
(2) The report shall be submitted to the Legislature as provided
in Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(g) (1) On or before March 1, 2015, the Chancellor of the
California Community Colleges and the State Department of Education
shall submit a joint report to the Legislature and the Governor. This
report shall include, but is not limited to, both of the following:
(A) The plans developed by regional consortia across the state.
(B) Recommendations for additional improvements in the delivery
system serving adult learners.
(2) The report shall be submitted to the Legislature as provided
in Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(h) It is the intent of the Legislature to work toward developing
common policies related to adult education affecting adult schools at
local educational agencies and community colleges, including
policies on fees and funding levels.
(i) It is the intent of the Legislature to provide additional
funding in the 2015-16 fiscal year to regional consortia to expand
and improve the provision of adult education.
SEC. 4. If the Commission on State Mandates
determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs
shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of
Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature
to enact legislation to provide for both of the following:
(a) That the funding distributed to local educational agencies
through adult education consortia as described in Section 84830 of
the Education Code continues to be available to pupils who are minors
participating in high school credit recovery pursuant to Sections
52500.1 and 52523 of the Education Code.
(b) That no more than 10 percent of the apportionment received by
a local educational agency for adult education will be used for
pupils in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, as referenced in subdivision (e)
of Section 52616.17 of the Education Code.
