Bill Text: CA SB660 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Career technical education: funding.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-08-14 - Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. [SB660 Detail]
Download: California-2013-SB660-Amended.html
BILL NUMBER: SB 660 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 7, 2013
AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 24, 2013
AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 24, 2013
INTRODUCED BY Senator Hancock
FEBRUARY 22, 2013
An act to add Sections 52334.7 and 52334.8
Section 52334.7 to the Education Code, relating to career
technical education.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 660, as amended, Hancock. Career technical education: 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 , for the 2013-14 fiscal year, require
the Superintendent of Public Instruction, using funds appropriated in
the annual Budget Act for regional occupational centers and
programs, to apportion from the amounts provided in the annual Budget
Act for those purposes an amount to each county office of education
in the same relative proportion of funding that the county office of
education, school districts, and joint powers agencies within that
county received in the 2012-13 fiscal year for those purposes. The
bill would, for the 2014-15 fiscal year and each fiscal year
thereafter, require the allocation made to those entities to be
adjusted annually for increases in cost of living and for purposes of
equalizing the per pupil allocations, as specified. The bill would
authorize local educational agencies that operate career technical
education programs to form into a Regional Career Technical Education
Collaborative to share in the cost of developing and maintaining a
career technical education program based upon curricula aligned with
the California Career Technical Education Standards and Common Core
State Standards, and would require the apportioned funds to be
expended only to ensure the development and maintenance of a
high-quality career technical education program. The bill would
require the governing board of each regional occupational center or
program, California partnership academies, agricultural career
technical education programs, and other career technical education
programs, require county superintendents of
schools and school districts, subject to existing expenditure
requirements for the 2013-14 and 2014-15 fiscal years for the purpose
of regional occupational centers or programs, to comply with
specified requirements as a condition of receiving funds
, including, among others, certifying to the State
Department of Education that each course within a sequence is aligned
to with the California Career
Technical Education Standards and, where appropriate, the Common
Care State Standards . The bill would require the
Superintendent to incorporate various factors and quality indicators
into the accountability measures for regional occupational centers
and programs and other related programs , and
would require the Superintendent to develop an evaluation instrument
to evaluate the programs within each regional career
technical education collaborative county office of
education and school district commencing with the
2015-16 2014- 15 school year. By
imposing new requirements on specified county
superintendents of schools and school districts, this bill would
impose a state-mandated local program.
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: yes.
State-mandated local program: no yes .
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 52334.7 is added to the Education Code, to
read:
52334.7. (a) For the 2013-14 fiscal year:
(1) Notwithstanding Section 42605 or any other law, from funds
appropriated in Items 6110-105-0001, 6110-122-0001, 6110-166-0001,
and 6110-167-0001 of Section 2.00 of the annual Budget Act, the
Superintendent shall apportion an amount to each county office of
education in the same relative proportion of funding that the county
office of education, school districts, and joint powers agencies
within that county received from funds appropriated for those items
in the 2012-13 fiscal year.
(2) From the funds described in paragraph (1), each county office
of education shall allocate to regional occupational centers and
programs in accordance with Section 52321, school districts, and
county offices of education a proportion of these funds in the same
relative proportion of funding that these entities received in the
2012-13 fiscal year.
(b) For the 2014-15 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter,
and from the funds appropriated in the annual Budget Act specifically
for the purposes described in paragraphs (1) and (2), the allocation
made to each regional occupational center and program, school
district, and county office of education shall be adjusted annually
for the following purposes:
(1) For purposes of providing increases in costs of living, the
product of the prior year allocation made pursuant to this section
and the index described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of
Section 42238.1 shall be added to the prior year allocation.
(2) For purposes of equalizing the provided per pupil allocations,
the prior year allocation made pursuant to this section shall be
adjusted pursuant to Section 52334.8.
(c) (1) (A) Local educational agencies that operate career
technical education programs may form into a Regional Career
Technical Education Collaborative (RCTEC) for purposes of this
paragraph.
(B) Notwithstanding any other law, within an RCTEC formed pursuant
to subparagraph (A), two or more of the following entities may enter
into an agreement to use funding received from Items 6110-105-0001,
6110-122-0001, 6110-166-0001, and 6110-167-0001 of Section 2.00 of
the annual Budget Act to share in the cost of developing and
maintaining a career technical education program based upon curricula
aligned with California Career Technical Education Standards and
Common Core State Standards:
(i) The governing board, or its designee, of a regional
occupational center or program.
(ii) The chair or designee of a schoolsite Agricultural Advisory
Committee.
(iii) A site director of a California partnership academy.
(iv) The superintendent or governing board of a school district,
or its appointee.
(C) The agreement formed pursuant to subparagraph (B) shall remain
in effect for one year, and shall be renewable annually thereafter
with the consent of the parties to the agreement.
(2) Notwithstanding any other law, funds allocated pursuant to
this section and funds subject to an agreement pursuant to
subparagraph (B) may be expended only to ensure the development and
maintenance of a high-quality career technical education program.
(3) In the absence of an agreement pursuant to subparagraph (B),
funds appropriated in Items 6110-122-0001, 6110-166-0001, and
6110-167-0001 of Section 2.00 of the annual Budget Act may be
expended only for the purposes of the programs for which they were
appropriated.
(d) (1) As a condition of receipt of funds pursuant to this
section, the governing board of each regional occupational center or
program, California partnership academies, agricultural career
technical education programs, and other career technical education
programs, shall do all of the following:
(A) Develop a plan for establishing a sequence of courses by July
1, 2015. This plan shall not be in conflict with the plan developed
pursuant to Section 52302, and, to the extent it is appropriate,
shall be based on that plan and shall update that plan.
(B) Certify to the department by September 1, 2016, that each
sequence of courses specified in the plan required by this
subdivision has been developed.
(a) For the 2013-14 fiscal year:
(1) Notwithstanding Section 42605 or any other law, from funds
appropriated in Items 6110-105-0001, 6110-122-0001, 6110-166-0001,
and 6110-167-0001 of Section 2.00 of the annual Budget Act, the
Superintendent shall apportion an amount to each county office of
education in the same relative proportion of funding that the county
office of education, school districts, and joint powers agencies
within that county received from funds appropriated for those items
in the 2012-13 fiscal year.
(2) From the funds described in paragraph (1), each county office
of education shall allocate to regional occupational centers and
programs in accordance with Section 52321, school districts, and
county offices of education a proportion of these funds in the same
relative proportion of funding that these entities received in the
2012-13 fiscal year.
(b) For the 2014-15 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter,
and from the funds appropriated in the annual Budget Act specifically
for the purposes described in paragraphs (1) and (2), the allocation
made to each regional occupational center and program, school
district, and county office of education shall be adjusted annually
for the following purposes:
(1) For purposes of providing increases in costs of living, the
product of the prior year allocation made pursuant to this section
and the index described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of
Section 42238.1 shall be added to the prior year allocation.
(2) For purposes of equalizing the provided per pupil allocations,
the prior year allocation made pursuant to this section shall be
adjusted pursuant to Section 52334.8.
(c) (1) (A) Local educational agencies that operate career
technical education programs may form into a Regional Career
Technical Education Collaborative (RCTEC) for purposes of this
paragraph.
(B) Notwithstanding any other law, within an RCTEC formed pursuant
to subparagraph (A), two or more of the following entities may enter
into an agreement to use funding received from Items 6110-105-0001,
6110-122-0001, 6110-166-0001, and 6110-167-0001 of Section 2.00 of
the annual Budget Act to share in the cost of developing and
maintaining a career technical education program based upon curricula
aligned with California Career Technical Education Standards and
Common Core State Standards:
(i) The governing board, or its designee, of a regional
occupational center or program.
(ii) The chair or designee of a schoolsite Agricultural Advisory
Committee.
(iii) A site director of a California partnership academy.
(iv) The superintendent or governing board of a school district,
or its appointee.
(C) The agreement formed pursuant to subparagraph (B) shall remain
in effect for one year, and shall be renewable annually thereafter
with the consent of the parties to the agreement.
(2) Notwithstanding any other law, funds allocated pursuant to
this section and funds subject to an agreement pursuant to
subparagraph (B) may be expended only to ensure the development and
maintenance of a high-quality career technical education program.
(3) In the absence of an agreement pursuant to subparagraph (B),
funds appropriated in Items 6110-122-0001, 6110-166-0001, and
6110-167-0001 of Section 2.00 of the annual Budget Act may be
expended only for the purposes of the programs for which they were
appropriated.
(d) (1) As a condition of receipt of funds pursuant to this
section, the governing board of each regional occupational center or
program, California partnership academies, agricultural career
technical education programs, and other career technical education
programs, shall do all of the following:
(A) Develop a plan for establishing a sequence of courses by July
1, 2015. This plan shall not be in conflict with the plan developed
pursuant to Section 52302, and, to the extent it is appropriate,
shall be based on that plan and shall update that plan.
(B) Certify to the department by September 1, 2016, that each
sequence of courses specified in the plan required by this
subdivision has been developed.
52334.7. (a) Each county superintendent of
schools, subject to paragraph (2) of subdivision (k) of Section 2575
for purposes of regional occupational centers or programs offered by
the county office of education, and each school district, subject to
paragraph (7) of subdivision (a) of Section 42238.03 for purposes of
regional occupational centers or programs, shall do all of the
following:
(C)
( 1) Report each new sequence of courses and
each modification to existing sequences to the department no later
than September 1 of the fiscal year in which the changes are
implemented.
(D)
( 2) Certify to the department that each
course within a sequence is aligned to with
the California Career Technical Education Standards.
(E)
( 3) Certify to the department that each
course, where appropriate, is aligned to with
the Common Core State Standards.
(2) Programs receiving funds pursuant to this section shall
collect
(4) Collect and report data as
required by the department to prepare and update an accountability
measure as provided in existing statute and in subdivision
(e) (b) .
(e)
(b) (1) To determine the quality and effectiveness of a
career technical education course of study or sequence of career
technical education courses funded pursuant to subdivisions
(a) and (b) offered by the county offices of education
and school districts , the Superintendent shall incorporate
into the accountability measures for regional occupational centers
and programs, agricultural career technical education
programs, partnership academies, and specialized secondary education
programs a uniform accountability metric based on any
career-ready standards adopted pursuant to the federal Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.) and
the following program quality indicators in the California State Plan
for Career Technical Education:
(A) Leadership at all levels.
(B) High-quality curriculum and instruction aligned with state
standards.
(C) Career exploration and guidance.
(D) Pupil support and leadership development.
(E) Industry partnerships and advisory committees.
(F) System alignment and coherence, including postsecondary
education institution involvement.
(G) After school, extended day, and out-of-school opportunities.
(H) Reflection of labor market demands and provision of current
equipment.
(I) Skilled faculty and professional development.
(J) Career technical education outreach and communication.
(K) Data-based pupil evaluation, accountability, and continuous
improvement.
(2) In addition to the indicators listed in paragraph (1), the
accountability measures shall include the rates at which pupils
complete a course of study or sequence of career technical education
courses that provide the skills and knowledge necessary to attain
entry-level employment in business or industry, or to pursue
postsecondary education after those pupils graduate from high school.
The pupil data shall include, but are not necessarily limited to,
all of the following:
(A) The number of pupils completing high school.
(B) The number of pupils earning an industry-recognized
certification or licensure or other measures of technical skill
attainment.
(C) The number of pupils completing career technical education
courses and completing a career technical education program of study,
consisting of a sequence of two or more career technical education
courses.
(D) The number of pupils employed and the types of businesses in
which they are employed.
(E) The number of pupils enrolled in postsecondary education or
apprenticeship programs, or serving in the United States Armed
Forces.
(3) The accountability measures shall also include data on the
industry certifications available for pupils to complete.
(f)
( c) The Superintendent shall develop an
evaluation instrument to evaluate the regional occupational
centers or programs within each RCTEC
county office of education and school district commencing with
the 2015-16 2014- 15 school
year, and annually thereafter. year.
(1) The evaluation shall be based on the uniform accountability
metric developed pursuant to subdivision (e)
(b) and may be based on the existing evaluation instrument
described in the California County Superintendents Educational
Services Association Course of Study document.
(2) The In developing the evaluation
instrument, the Superintendent shall collaborate with
stakeholders including, but not limited to, representatives from:
(A) Regional occupational centers and programs.
(B) California partnership academies.
(C) Agricultural career technical education programs.
(D) County offices of education.
(E) The California School Boards Association.
(F) The Association of California School Administrators.
(G) The California Teachers Association.
(H) The California Manufacturers and Technology Association.
(I) The Building Trades Association.
(3) The completed evaluation instrument shall be reviewed by an
independent local review council comprised of representatives from
the following:
(A) A county office of education.
(B) A school district.
(C) An industry advisory committee, advisory board, or member of
local business and industry.
(D) The Regional Occupational Centers and Programs Joint Powers
Authority, where applicable.
(E) Postsecondary education.
(F) A local workforce investment board.
(4) The completed evaluation instrument shall be
submitted to the department.
SEC. 2. Section 52334.8 is added to the
Education Code, to read:
52334.8. (a) The Superintendent shall compute an equalization
adjustment for each regional occupational center or program, school
district, and county office of education receiving an allocation of
funds pursuant to Section 52334.7, so that the allocation of moneys
to those entities pursuant to that section per unit of average daily
attendance for any fiscal year is not less than the allocation of
those moneys to those entities pursuant to that section per unit of
average daily attendance for that same fiscal year above which fall
not more than 10 percent of the total statewide units of average
daily attendance for entities receiving an allocation of funds
pursuant to that section.
(b) For each regional occupational center or program, school
district, and county office of education receiving an allocation of
funds pursuant to Section 52334.7, the Superintendent shall compute
an adjustment to the fiscal year allocation by multiplying the amount
computed for each regional occupational center or program, school
district, and county office of education pursuant to subdivision (a)
by the average daily attendance generated by that regional
occupational center or program, school district, and county office of
education.
SEC. 2. 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.
