Bill Text: CA AR7 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Relative to adult education.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 50-24-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-23 - Read. Amended. Adopted. (Page 655.). [AR7 Detail]

Download: California-2015-AR7-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: HR 7	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 23, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Lopez
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Alejo, Calderon, Eggman, Cristina
Garcia, Gomez, Gonzalez, Medina,  and Rendon  
Rendon,   Achadjian,   Travis Allen,  
Atkins,   Baker,   Bigelow,   Bloom, 
 Bonilla,   Bonta,   Brown,   Burke,
  Campos,   Chang,   Chau,  
Chávez,   Chiu,   Chu,   Cooley, 
 Dababneh,   Dahle,   Daly,   Dodd,
  Frazier,   Beth Gaines,   Gallagher,
  Eduardo Garcia,   Gatto,   Gipson, 
 Gordon,   Grove,   Hadley,   Harper,
  Roger Hernández,   Holden,   Irwin,
  Jones,   Jones-Sawyer,   Kim,  
Lackey,   Levine,   Linder,   Low, 
 Maienschein,   Mathis,   Mayes,  
McCarty,   Melendez,   Mullin,   Nazarian,
  Obernolte,   O'Donnell,   Olsen, 
 Patterson,   Perea,   Quirk,  
Rodriguez,   Salas,   Santiago,   Mark
Stone,   Thurmond,   Ting,   Wagner, 
 Waldron,   Weber,   Wilk,  
Williams,   and Wood  )

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2015

   Relative to adult education.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
             HOUSE OR SENATE RESOLUTIONS DO NOT CONTAIN A DIGEST



   WHEREAS, The week of March 22, 2015, to March 28, 2015, inclusive,
is observed as "Adult Education Week," recognizing the unique
accomplishments of California adult schools; and
   WHEREAS, The Assembly of the State of California acknowledges that
adult schools that are provided by K-12 school districts offer
quality programs to meet the ever-changing economic and workforce
development and lifelong learning needs of our diverse state; and
   WHEREAS, The first recorded adult education class in California
was held in the basement of St. Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco in
1856. The class was authorized by the San Francisco Board of
Education to teach English to Irish, Italian, and Chinese immigrants.
John Swett, who was the first volunteer teacher for the class, later
became a Superintendent of Public Instruction; and
   WHEREAS, Adult schools, which work in collaboration with community
centers and libraries, are a primary community resource for the
teaching and instruction of adult literacy; and
   WHEREAS, Adult schools provide a way for adults to complete
secondary-education studies and obtain a high school diploma at their
own pace and to prepare for and transition to postsecondary
education and career training; and
   WHEREAS, Adult schools provide to high-school-aged students
critical opportunities to recover credit and stay on track for
graduation, to prevent dropping out, and to bring recent dropouts
back to school; and
   WHEREAS, Adult schools provide instruction to those in the state
who take English as a second language and citizenship courses and
play a key role in immigrant integration and the path to United
States citizenship, which is important for our diverse community
during this time of immigration reform; and
   WHEREAS, To break the cycle of illiteracy and to support
educational equity for all our children, we must focus on educating
parents and adult schools provide programs in family literacy at
elementary schools in conjunction with community-based organizations;
and
   WHEREAS, Historically, adult schools have been called on to assist
the state as it dealt with significant social, political, and
economic issues, such as providing job training programs during the
Great Depression and training for skilled and underskilled workers
during World War II; and
   WHEREAS, Adult schools provide short-term career and technical
training for adults seeking changes or enhancements in their career
pathways; and
   WHEREAS, Adult schools offer varied, market-based education
programs to enhance the lifelong learning opportunities in the state;
and
   WHEREAS, The California State Assembly applauds Governor Brown for
making adult education a priority by dedicating $500 million in
Proposition 98 funds for the Adult Education Block Grant program; and

   WHEREAS, Adult schools in California still face their biggest
challenge, forcing funding that was previously reserved for adult
education to be used in other areas of education, resulting in many
adult schools decreasing in size, and the actual closing of some
adult schools; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the week
of March 22, 2015, to March 28, 2015, inclusive, be recognized as
Adult Education Week, and the teachers, administrators, classified
staff, and students of adult education programs statewide be honored
for their efforts and accomplishments; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.