BILL ANALYSIS ------------------------------------------------------------ |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | AB 2211| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |1020 N Street, Suite 524 | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ------------------------------------------------------------ THIRD READING Bill No: AB 2211 Author: Fuentes (D) Amended: 8/19/10 in Senate Vote: 27 - Urgency SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE : 7-0, 6/30/10 AYES: Romero, Alquist, Emmerson, Hancock, Liu, Price, Simitian NO VOTE RECORDED: Huff, Wyland SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 11-0, 8/12/10 AYES: Kehoe, Ashburn, Alquist, Corbett, Emmerson, Leno, Price, Walters, Wolk, Wyland, Yee ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 77-0, 6/1/10 - See last page for vote SUBJECT : Work-based learning SOURCE : Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce DIGEST : This bill authorizes school districts to provide instruction by means of work-based learning, requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction, in conjunction with specified education stakeholders, to develop principles and guidelines for the establishment of work-based learning programs, and encourages school districts to submit specified information relating to work-based learning to the California Department of Education, as specified. Senate Floor Amendments of 8/19/20 add language specifying CONTINUED AB 2211 Page 2 that, for the purpose of determining compliance with the William v. California settlement legislation, sufficient textbooks and instructional materials may be in digital format as long as each pupil has and can access the same materials in the class and to take home as all other pupils in the same class or course in the district and has the ability to use them at home. ANALYSIS : Existing law provides for various career technical education (CTE) programs including Regional Occupational Centers and Programs (ROC/Ps) and Partnership Academies (Pas) for the purpose of integrating academic and vocational education and motivating students to stay in school and graduate with the skills necessary to advance into postsecondary education, advanced workforce training, or the workforce. Existing law authorizes the governing board of school districts maintaining a high school to establish work experience education programs for the purpose of providing students with instruction in skills, attitudes, and understanding necessary for employment success, including providing guidance and supervision, arranging credit for work experience education courses, and authorizing the district to purchase liability insurance for students enrolled in programs of study involving work experience or vocational education at locations off school grounds. Existing law requires that, in order to be eligible for specified funds, a school district take steps to ensure that each pupil in each school in the district has sufficient textbooks, as defined. This bill: 1.Defines work-based learning as an educational approach or instructional methodology that uses the workplace or real work to provide pupils with knowledge and skills that will help them connect school experiences to real-life work activities and future career opportunities. 2.Specifies that, consistent with the most recent state plan on career technical education, work-based learning CONTINUED AB 2211 Page 3 may be delivered by partnership academies, regional occupational programs, other educational programs, and local educational agencies, and limited to work experience education, community classrooms, cooperative career technical education programs, and job shadowing. 3.School districts and community colleges that receive funding to provide career technical education programs may include a work-based learning component in these programs. 4.Authorizes governing boards of school districts that maintain high schools to provide work-based learning courses and requires school districts that op to offer work-based learning opportunities to pupils to ensure that when applicable, pupils are afforded the same statutory and regulatory safeguards as pupils in work experience programs; authorizes school districts to purchase liability insurance for pupils enrolled in programs of study involving work-based learning. 5.States that high-quality work-based learning may include, among other characteristics, exposure to a wide range of career areas and worksites; an explicit aim to supplement or systematically reinforce classroom instruction in technical courses, academic courses, or both; an appropriate sequencing of experiences, and clear and measurable learning outcomes. 6.Authorizes regional and local business organizations, in conjunction with school districts and community colleges, and any other representatives deemed appropriate, including, but not limited to, industry representatives, research centers, and parents, to develop principles and guidelines for the establishment of work-based learning programs. If these organizations develop principles and guidelines, both of the following shall occur: A. The organizations shall consider existing guidelines or regulations relative to the to the programs described in subdivision (a) of Section 51760.1 of the Education Code, the state's most recent career technical education plan, and the most current academic and career technical CONTINUED AB 2211 Page 4 education standards adopted by the State Board of Education. B. The guidelines shall include specific guidance to school districts and community colleges on ensuring that a pupil's workplace learning opportunities are lined directly to academic learning objectives and provide the necessary skills for the pupil to use in future employment or postsecondary education opportunities. 7.Encourages school districts to work with local workforce investment board, youth councils and workforce investment boards to maximize the use of available resources for youth employment opportunities. 8.Makes findings and declarations regarding work-based learning and its value in providing pupils with opportunities to have real-world experiences that integrate classroom experiences with real-world career preparation. 9.Provides that for the purpose of determining compliance with the William v. California settlement legislation, sufficient textbooks and instructional materials may be in digital format as long as each pupil has and can access the same materials in the class and to take home as all other pupils in the same class or course in the district and has the ability to use them at home 10.Adds an urgency clause allowing this bill to become effective immediately upon enactment. Comments Need for the Bill . Under specified conditions, current law allows school districts to claim apportionments for students in work experience programs. According to the author's office, because current law does not clearly define work-based learning as an allowable work experience education delivery model, local education agencies rely on their respective legal interpretation as to responsibilities regarding general liability insurance and whether the district can claim average daily attendance apportionment for students participating in those programs. CONTINUED AB 2211 Page 5 The purpose of AB 2211 is to create greater clarity on this issue by establishing work-based learning as an alternative delivery model for work experience type programs and to enable the establishment of a uniform work-based learning model that will help ensure that work-based learning is closely aligned to academic learning. Work-Based Learning . According to the CDE, work experience education is a course of study that may be established by a governing board of any local education agency to provide paid or unpaid on-the-job experiences for high school students through training agreements with employers. Work experience education programs combine an on-the-job component with related classroom instruction designed to maximize the value of on-the-job experiences. The objective is for work-based learning to systematically reinforce both academic and technical content, and the approach requires active involvement with industry partners and teachers to coordinate the curriculum. Work-based learning can take the form of internships, apprenticeships, workplace simulations, job shadowing, and other opportunities in the business or nonprofit arena. By authorizing work-based learning as a service delivery model for work experience programs, this bill may increase the types of work experience opportunities available to students and allows work-based learning to qualify for average daily apportionment. Related/Prior Legislation This bill is similar to prior measures that attempted to define work-based learning. AB 332 (Fuentes), 2009-10 Session, would have allowed school districts to provide work-based learning opportunities to pupils through existing programs such as partnership academies and ROC/Ps. AB 332 was vetoed by the Governor with the following veto message: "While I am very supportive of the intent of this bill of providing students with opportunities to receive rigorous and relevant career technical education linked CONTINUED AB 2211 Page 6 to real world experiences, I am concerned that this bill lacks sufficient protections to ensure that students are not solely enrolled in job opportunities that are not combined with sufficient academic coursework. "However, I am directing my Administration to work with the author so that I can consider a measure that is more tightly crafted and would accomplish the goal of promoting a balanced approach towards work-based learning." AB 2078 (Fuentes), 2007-08 Session, would have provided that work-based learning opportunities for pupils may be delivered through existing programs such as partnership academies and ROC/Ps. Governor Schwarzenegger's veto message read: "The historic delay in passing the 2008-09 State Budget has forced me to prioritize the bills sent to my desk at the end of the year's legislative session. Given the delay, I am only signing bills that are the highest priority for California. This bill does not meet that standard and I cannot sign it at this time." This bill is different from those previous bills in that it includes a requirement for the SPI to develop principles and guidelines for the delivery of work-based learning, as specified, and to consider existing guidelines and regulations that have been developed for similar programs. FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes Local: No According to the Senate Appropriations Committee: Fiscal Impact (in thousands) Major Provisions 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 Fund Guidelines Minor costs for technical assistance General CONTINUED AB 2211 Page 7 SUPPORT : (Verified 8/20/10) Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce (source) Association of California School Administrators California Association of School Psychologists California School Boards Association City of Los Angeles Junior Leagues of California State Public Affairs Committee Los Angeles Unified School District ASSEMBLY FLOOR : AYES: Adams, Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula, Bass, Beall, Bill 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, Lieu, Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Miller, 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, Audra Strickland, Vacancy CPM:cm 8/19/10 Senate Floor Analyses SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE **** END **** CONTINUED