Bill Text: CA SB725 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Early childhood education: parent participation preschools: pilot program.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-08-26 - August 26 hearing: Held in committee and under submission. [SB725 Detail]
Download: California-2021-SB725-Amended.html
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| Introduced by Senator Ochoa Bogh (Coauthor: Senator Jones) (Coauthors: Assembly Members Carrillo and Chen) |
February 19, 2021 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature that any state funding available for preschool programs also be available for parent participation preschool programs. The bill would define “parent participation preschool program” as a preschool program funded by the state or a private preschool program, where there is an educational component for a parent, guardian, or family member of a child in the program, as specified, and there may also be a requirement for those persons to volunteer in the classroom.
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.
Section 8239.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:8239.5.
(a) The Parent Participation Preschool Pilot Program is hereby established, under the administration of the department, to provide one-time grants to California state preschool program contracting agencies for the creation or expansion of parent participation preschool programs.(a)“Parent participation preschool program” means a preschool program funded by the state, in whole or in part, or a private preschool program, where there is an educational component for a parent, guardian, or family member of a child in the program and there may also be a requirement for those persons to volunteer in the classroom, to help them gain real-life skills and strategies for parenting young children and to initiate family involvement in local school communities. Those persons are not required to be an employee of the preschool and their participation is not required to count toward any fees. The educational component may focus on any of the following areas:
(1)Positive discipline.
(2)Temperament and different personalities.
(3)Kindergarten readiness and preschool child development.
(4)Strategies for successful potty training.
(5)Nutrition for preschool children.
(6)Creating family traditions.
(7)Behavioral health awareness.
(b)It is the intent of the Legislature that any state funding available for preschool programs also be available for parent participation preschool programs.
(a)The Parent Participation Preschool Pilot Program is hereby established, under the administration of the State Department of Education, to provide one-time grants to California state preschool program contracting agencies for the creation or expansion of parent participation preschool programs.
(b)Grant funds shall be used for costs associated with creating or expanding parent participation preschool programs, including, but not limited to, costs related to all of the following:
(1)Teacher salaries.
(2)Classrooms.
(3)Curriculum.
(4)Learning development for children in the program.
(c)California state preschool program contracting agencies receiving grants pursuant to this section shall report specific data to, and in a manner specified by, the State Department of Education, and participate in overall program evaluation.
(d)In awarding funding pursuant to this section, the State Department of Education shall do all of the following:
(1)On or before March 31, 2022, announce and post criteria for grants on its internet website.
(2)On or before the beginning of the 2022–23 school year, award grants to selected California state preschool program contracting agencies.
(3)Establish standard metrics to ensure consistency in data collection.
(4)On or before January 1, 2024, submit a report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature on the expenditure of funds and relevant outcome data in order to evaluate the impact of the pilot program.
(5)Spend no more than 5 percent of the funds appropriated for the pilot program on the costs of administering the pilot program.
(e)For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1)“California state preschool program contracting agency” means a school district, community college district, college or university, county superintendent of schools, county, city, public agency, private nontax-exempt agency, private tax-exempt agency, or other entity operating a California state preschool program pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 8235) of Chapter 2 of Part 6 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code.
(2)“Parent participation preschool program” has the same meaning as defined in Section 8208.2 of the Education Code.
(3)“Pilot program” means the Parent Participation Preschool Pilot Program.
(f)Implementation of the pilot program established pursuant to this section is contingent upon an appropriation in the annual Budget Act or another statute for this purpose.
