BILL ANALYSIS
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CONSENT
Bill No: AB 1683
Author: Torres (D)
Amended: 5/28/10 in Assembly
Vote: 21
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE : 8-0, 6/30/10
AYES: Romero, Huff, Alquist, Emmerson, Hancock, Liu,
Price, Simitian
NO VOTE RECORDED: Wyland
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 75-0, 6/2/10 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Education: finance
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill defines school districts to include
county offices of education and other agencies so that the
county offices and other agencies will be eligible for
federal funding distributed by the State Board of
Education.
ANALYSIS : Current law provides that whenever federal aid
to education is provided to the state, and the disposition
of the funds is not otherwise specified by federal or state
law, then the distribution of those funds to local
educational agencies shall be determined by the State Board
of Education, consistent with the requirements of federal
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law.
Current law provides for county boards of education and
county superintendents of schools to direct county offices
of education. County offices of education operate a
variety of alternative schools such as county community
schools, juvenile court schools, as well as Regional
Occupational Programs and Centers (ROP/C) and Special
Education Local Plan Areas (SELPA). County offices also
assist school districts in a variety of ways, providing
instructional and financial support services and exercising
oversight over the fiscal condition of districts, among
other functions
County offices have historically received federal funds
provided for services related to their areas of
responsibility, such as special education and neglected and
delinquent youth. On the other hand, counties have often
not been eligible for federal funds under programs such as
the Title I basic grants because those programs are
distributed to schools on the basis of the characteristics
of pupils in an attendance area, and county schools serve
pupils that are referred to them, but do not serve pupils
on the basis of their residence in an attendance area.
This bill defines school districts to include county
offices of education and "other agencies" so that the
county offices and other agencies will be eligible for
federal funding distributed by the State Board of
Education.
Prior/Related Legislation
AB 339 (Torres), Session of 2009-10, passed the Senate with
a vote of 34-0, on September 9, 2007, which is nearly
identical to this bill, was vetoed with the following
message:
"This bill would redefine "school districts" to
include school districts, county offices of
education, and other agencies deemed eligible
pursuant to state and federal law, for the purpose of
allocating federal education funds. However, in its
current form, I am concerned that the bill may have
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unintended consequences for charter schools and/or
other educational agencies currently eligible for
these federal funds."
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 8/3/10)
Advancement Project
American Federation of State, County and Municipal
Employees
California State PTA
California Teachers Association
Fight Crime Invest in Kids, California
Kern County Office of Education
Los Angeles County Office of Education
Santa Clara County Office of Education
OPPOSITION : (Verified 8/3/10)
Office of the Secretary of Education
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : According to the author's office,
this bill clarifies that the state allocations of federal
funds to school districts also include county office of
education. This legislation provides equity in funding
county offices of education. County offices of education
play a vital role in providing educational programs and
services for students, parents, school districts and the
community. This bill ensures the county offices are not
inadvertently left out when federal funds are allocated.
ARGUMENTS IN OPPOSITION : Opponents argue this bill
redefines "school districts" to include school districts,
county offices of education, and other agencies deemed
eligible pursuant to state and federal law, for the purpose
of allocating federal education funds. They are concerned
that the bill may have unintended consequences for charter
schools and/or other educational agencies currently
eligible for these federal funds.
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Adams, Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula, Bass, Beall, Bill
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Berryhill, Blakeslee, Block, Blumenfield, Bradford,
Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero, Charles Calderon, Carter,
Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De Leon,
DeVore, Emmerson, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong,
Fuentes, Fuller, Furutani, Gaines, Galgiani, Garrick,
Gilmore, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill,
Huber, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Logue, Bonnie
Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Monning, Nava, Nestande, Niello,
Nielsen, Norby, V. Manuel Perez, Portantino, Ruskin,
Salas, Saldana, Silva, Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Swanson,
Torlakson, Torres, Torrico, Tran, Villines, Yamada, John
A. Perez
NO VOTE RECORDED: Tom Berryhill, Lieu, Miller, Audra
Strickland, Vacancy
PQ:do 8/4/10 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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