BILL ANALYSIS ------------------------------------------------------------ |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | SB 798| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |1020 N Street, Suite 524 | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ------------------------------------------------------------ THIRD READING Bill No: SB 798 Author: DeSaulnier (D) Amended: 1/11/10 Vote: 21 SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE : 9-0, 4/22/09 AYES: Romero, Huff, Alquist, Hancock, Liu, Maldonado, Padilla, Simitian, Wyland SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 6-3, 1/21/10 AYES: Kehoe, Corbett, Leno, Liu, Price, Yee NOES: Cox, Denham, Walters SUBJECT : 21st Century Community Learning Centers program SOURCE : Bay Area Partnership for Children and Youth League of California Afterschool Providers DIGEST : This bill requires that federal funding increases beyond the 2008-09 level for the 21st Century Community Learning Center programs to be allocated as direct grants in the following priority order: (1) 35 percent for centers serving high school pupils, (2) 50 percent for centers serving middle school and elementary pupils, and (3) 15 percent for summer programs serving elementary and middle school pupils. ANALYSIS : The 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st Century) is a federally funded before and after school program that provides disadvantaged K-12 pupils (50 CONTINUED SB 798 Page 2 percent or more eligibility for free and reduced-price meals) with academic enrichment and support. California's After School Education and Safety (ASES) program and 21st Century programs are nearly identical and can operate in tandem. Both programs are administered by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. California receives approximately $130 million annually in federal 21st Century funds. However, California is currently funding $160 million worth of grants due to the availability of carryover funds. According to the statutorily required split between programs for elementary and middle school pupils and programs for high school pupils, 21st Century programs serving high school pupils are currently funded with $80 million. Existing law: 1.Establishes a daily rate for both elementary and middle school programs of $7.50 per pupil for the after school component, and $5 per pupil for the before school component. There is no daily rate for high school programs. 2.Caps total grant amounts as follows: A. For the after school component: i) $112,500 for elementary school programs. ii) $150,000 for middle school programs. B. For the before school component: i) $37,500 for elementary school programs. ii) $49,000 for middle school programs. 4. Provides that the grant amount for high school programs is $250,000. Prior legislation SB 638 (Torlakson, Chapter 380, 2006) among other things, increased grant amounts for ASES programs. While SB 638 did not directly address 21st Century programs, current law provides that grant amounts for ASES and 21st Century programs are to be the same. SB 798 Page 3 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 21st Century Directs future funding, no new costs Federal SUPPORT : (Verified 1/22/10) Bay Area Partnership for Children and Youth (co-source) League of California After-school Providers (co-source) After School All-Stars LA Aim High Alameda County Board of Supervisors, Third District Association of California School Administrators Breakthrough Collaborative Boys & Girls Clubs California Alliance Boys & Girls Clubs Garden Grove Boys & Girls Club of Hollywood Boys & Girls Clubs of the Los Angeles Harbor California Food Policy Advocates California School Boards Association Central Valley Afterschool Foundation Children Now Conservation Corps of Long Beach Coachella Valley Unified School District, Afterschool Program Contra Costa County CyberMill Technology Center City of Sacramento Desert Sands Unified School District Fight Crime: Invest in Kids California Girls Incorporated of Alameda County Junior Leagues of California LA's BEST Long Beach Unified School District, Wrap After School Program Los Angeles County Office of Education Rio Hondo Boys & Girls Club SB 798 Page 4 San Bernardino City Unified School District San Francisco Department of Children, Youth & Their Families San Juan Unified School District Sunset Neighborhood Beacon Center Team Prime Time Watts/Willowbrook Boys & Girls Club West Contra Costa Unified School District Woodcraft Rangers A World Fit For Kids YMCA of East Bay, West Contra Costa Branch DLW:nl 1/25/10 Senate Floor Analyses SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE **** END ****