Bill Text: CA AB916 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Career technical education: student organizations: funding.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Failed) 2016-02-01 - From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [AB916 Detail]

Download: California-2015-AB916-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 916	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 20, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member O'Donnell

                        FEBRUARY 26, 2015

   An act relating to career technical education, and making an
appropriation therefor.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 916, as amended, O'Donnell. Career technical education: student
organizations: funding.
   Existing law provides funding for various career technical
education programs, including regional occupational centers and
programs, specialized secondary programs, partnership academies, and
agricultural career technical education programs.
   This bill would appropriate the sum of $1,170,000 from the General
Fund to the State Department of Education for the purposes of
allocating funds  to a certain county office of education 
in support of career technical education student organizations, as
specified. The bill would also express various findings and
declarations of the Legislature relating to career technical
education.
   Funds appropriated by this bill would be applied toward the
minimum funding requirements for school districts and community
college districts imposed by Section 8 of Article XVI of the
California Constitution.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: yes. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
   (a) Career Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs) have long been
recognized for their contribution in developing leadership skills and
other "soft skill" competencies to pupils involved in high-quality
career technical education programs and courses.
   (b) The programs and activities of CTSOs play an integral part in
the effective delivery of career technical education programs and
courses, and motivate many pupils to further develop their leadership
potential.
   (c) Funding for the programs and activities of CTSOs were cut from
the annual Budget Act during the recent budget crisis, resulting in
a tremendous loss of opportunities for pupils enrolled in career
technical education programs and courses.
   (d) CTSOs chartered in California include Cal-Health Occupation
Student Association (Cal-HOSA) for health career pupils; the
California Future Farmers of America (California FFA) for pupils
studying agriculture and its related careers; the Future Business
Leaders of America (FBLA) for pupils enrolled in business courses;
Future Homemakers of America - Home Economics Related Occupations
(FHA-HERO) for pupils interested in home economics related
occupations; Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) for
pupils engaged in marketing programs; and SkillsUSA for pupils
interested in transportation, arts, media, entertainment,
engineering, and construction.
   (e) High school graduates of CTSOs serve as industry leaders on
boards, commissions, in elected offices, and as executive officers in
businesses both in California and worldwide.
   (f) Student leadership is an important part of every career
technical education program. CTSOs, and the opportunities they
provide, separate career technical education programs and courses
from the typical experiences pupils receive.
  SEC. 2.  (a) The sum of one million one hundred seventy thousand
dollars ($1,170,000) is appropriated from the General Fund to the
State Department of Education, to be  allocate  
allocated to a county office of education as described in
subdivision (b),  in support of career technical education
student organizations for purposes of supporting youth leadership
development programs and activities, training teachers who advise
these student organizations, maintaining affiliation with national
career technical education organizations, and supplying support
services necessary to carry out these activities.  (b)
    For  
   (b) Funds shall be allocated to a county office of education that
has significant experience delivering comprehensive career technical
education, including experience with all six of the career technical
education student organizations, leadership experience in the area of
workforce preparation and business linkages, experience serving on
committees or task forces on school-to-career and career technical
education, and experience working with the State Department of
Education on committees or on task forces convened by the department.

    (c)     For  purposes of making the
computations required by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California
Constitution, the funds appropriated pursuant to this section shall
be deemed to be "General Fund revenues appropriated for school
districts," as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 41202 of the
Education Code, for the 2015-16 fiscal year, and included within the
"total allocations to school districts and community college
districts from General Fund proceeds of taxes appropriated pursuant
to Article XIII B," as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 41202 of
the Education Code, for the 2015-16 fiscal year.