BILL NUMBER: SB 897 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN SENATE FEBRUARY 20, 2014
INTRODUCED BY Senator Steinberg
JANUARY 13, 2014
An act to amend Section 84830 of, and to add Sections
33134 and Section 52377.5 to, the Education
Code, and to repeal Section 86 of Chapter 48 of the Statutes of 2013,
relating to educational programs.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 897, as amended, Steinberg. Educational programs: competitive
grant programs and adult education.
(1) Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction
to, among other things, execute, under the direction of the State
Board of Education, the policies which have been decided by the state
board and direct, under general rules and regulations adopted by the
state board, the work of all appointees and employees of the state
board.
This bill, for any competitive grant program administered by the
State Department of Education, would require the Superintendent to
consider whether, as a condition of receipt of funds, the grant
recipient shall be required to include specified social studies
standards in the program funded by the grant.
(2)
(1) Existing law provides for the allocation of funds
appropriated by the Budget Act of 2013 for the establishment of the
California Career Pathways Trust. Existing law requires these funds
to be apportioned, and available for expenditure in the 2013-14
fiscal year to the 2015-16 fiscal year, inclusive, to school
districts, county superintendents of schools, charter schools, and
community colleges in the form of one-time competitive grants for
career pathways programs that accomplish certain objectives,
including, among other things, funding specialists in work-based
learning who, through specified actions, connect school districts,
county superintendents of schools, charter schools, and community
colleges with business entities, and establishing regional
collaborative relationships and partnerships with business entities,
community organizations, and local institutions of postsecondary
education. Existing law also requires the Superintendent of
Public Instruction to consult with the Chancellor of the
California Community Colleges and organizations representing
businesses in considering grant applications pursuant to those
provisions.
This bill would authorize the specialists funded by the
one-time competitive grants to connect school districts, county
superintendents of schools, charter schools, and community colleges
with public sector entities, and would authorize the one-time
competitive grants to be available for career pathways programs that
establish regional collaborative relationships and partnerships with
public sector entities. provide that business entities
include public sector entities for purposes of these provisions.
The bill would require the Superintendent to also consult with
representatives of the public sector in considering the grant
applications. The bill, for a career pathways program connected
with a public sector entity, would require the Superintendent to
consider whether, as a condition of receipt of funds, the grant
recipient shall be required to include specified social studies
standards in the career pathways program funded by the grant.
(3)
(2) Existing law, pursuant to funding made available in
the annual Budget Act, requires the Chancellor of the California
Community Colleges and the State Department of Education to jointly
provide 2-year planning and implementation grants to regional
consortia of community college districts and school districts for
purposes of developing regional plans to better serve the educational
needs of adults. Existing law requires the grant funds to be used by
each regional consortium to create and implement a plan to better
provide adults in the region with certain classes and programs,
including, among other things, elementary and secondary basic skills,
including classes required for a high school diploma or high school
equivalency certificate , and classes and courses
for immigrants eligible for educational services in citizenship and
English as a 2nd language, and workforce preparation classes in basic
skills.
This bill would require the classes and courses related to
elementary and secondary basic skills and the classes and courses for
immigrants, as described above, to include basic instruction in
American government and civics that includes, but is not limited to,
instruction on (A) federal, state, and local government, (B) the 3
branches of government, (C) the importance of civic engagement, and
(D) registering to vote. The bill would apply these requirements to
any funding provided for the 2-year planning and implementation
grants in the 2015-16 fiscal year, or any other statute providing
this funding that takes effect on or after January 1, 2015.
The bill would authorize a regional consortium to comply with these
requirements by incorporating into its classes and courses any state
employee civics orientation on federal and state government developed
and made available online by the department.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 33134 is added to the
Education Code, to read:
33134. For any competitive grant program administered by the
department, the Superintendent shall consider whether, as a condition
of receipt of funds, the grant recipient shall be required to
include the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social
Studies State Standards in the program funded by the grant.
SEC. 2. SECTION 1. Section 52377.5 is
added to the Education Code, to read:
52377.5. (a) Funding appropriated in Item 6110-280-0001 of the
Budget Act of 2013 for career technical education shall be allocated
for the establishment of the California Career Pathways Trust.
(b) The funds appropriated in Item 6110-280-0001 of the Budget Act
of 2013 shall be apportioned to school districts, county
superintendents of schools, charter schools, and community colleges
in the form of one-time competitive grants. Funds shall be available
for expenditure in the 2013-14 fiscal year to the 2015-16 fiscal
year, inclusive.
(c) Grants shall be available for K-14 career pathways programs
that accomplish any of the following:
(1) Fund specialists in work-based learning, as defined in Section
51760.1, to convene, connect, measure, or broker efforts to
establish or enhance a locally defined career pathways program that
connects school districts, county superintendents of schools, charter
schools, and community colleges with business entities or
public sector entities .
(2) Establish regional collaborative relationships and
partnerships with business entities or public sector
entities , community organizations, and local institutions
of postsecondary education.
(3) Develop and integrate standards-based academics with a
career-relevant, sequenced curriculum following industry-themed
pathways that are aligned to high-need, high-growth, or emerging
regional economic sectors.
(4) Provide articulated pathways to postsecondary education
aligned with regional economies.
(5) Leverage and build on any of the following:
(A) Existing structures, requirements, and resources of the Carl
D. Perkins, California Partnership Academies, and regional
occupational programs, including staff knowledge, community
relationships, and course development.
(B) Matching resources and in-kind contributions from public,
private, and philanthropic sources.
(C) The California Community Colleges Economic and Workforce
Development Program and its sector strategies and deputy sector
navigators.
(D) Participation in the local California Community Colleges
Skills Panel.
(d) As a condition of receipt of funds, a grant recipient under
this section shall identify and set aside funding within its own
budget and obtain funding commitments from program partners
sufficient to support the ongoing costs of the program.
(e) The Superintendent shall consult with the Chancellor of the
California Community Colleges, organizations representing businesses,
and representatives of the public sector in considering grant
applications under this section.
(f) For purposes of this section, business entities shall include
public sector entities.
(g) For a career pathways program connected with a public sector
entity, the Superintendent shall consider whether, as a condition of
receipt of funds, the grant recipient shall be required to include
the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies
State Standards in the career pathways program funded by the grant.
(f)
(h) No later than December 1, 2016, grant recipients
and the Superintendent shall report to the Department of Finance and
to the relevant policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature
outcome measures, which measures that
shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, all of the
following:
(1) Pupil and student academic performance indicators.
(2) The number and rate of school or program graduates.
(3) Attainment of certificates, transfer readiness, and
postsecondary education enrollment.
(4) Transitions to appropriate employment, apprenticeships, or job
training.
SEC. 3. SEC. 2. 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.
(c) (1) The classes and courses described in paragraphs (1) and
(2) of subdivision (b) shall include basic instruction in 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) The requirements of paragraph (1) shall apply to any funding
for the regional consortia provided in the 2015-16 fiscal year,
annual Budget Acts enacted after the 2015-16 fiscal year, or other
legislation that takes effect on or after January 1, 2015.
(c)
(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, 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.
(d)
(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.
(e)
(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, all 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 the regional
consortia.
(2) The report shall be submitted to the Legislature as provided
in Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(f)
(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, all of
the following:
(A) The plans developed by the 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.
(g)
(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.
(h)
(i) It is the intent of the Legislature to provide
additional funding in the 2015-16 fiscal year to the regional
consortia to expand and improve the provision of adult education.
(i) (1) The classes and courses described in paragraphs (1) and
(2) of subdivision (b) shall include basic instruction in 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) The requirements of paragraph (1) shall apply to any funding
for the regional consortia provided in the 2015-16 fiscal year,
annual Budget Acts enacted after the 2015-16 fiscal year, or other
legislation that takes effect on or after January 1, 2015.
(3) Consortia may comply with the requirements of paragraph (1) by
incorporating into their classes and courses any state employee
civics orientation on federal and state government developed and made
available online by the State Department of Education.
SEC. 4. SEC. 3. Section 86 of
Chapter 48 of the Statutes of 2013 is repealed.