BILL NUMBER: SB 275 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 11, 2011
AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 25, 2011
INTRODUCED BY Senator Hancock
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
An act to add Section 52499.68 to the Education Code, relating to
career technical education.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 275, as amended, Hancock. Career technical education: funding.
Existing law provides funding for various career technical
education programs, including regional occupational centers and
programs, specialized secondary programs, partnership academies, and
agricultural career technical education programs.
Commencing with the 2013-14 2015-16
fiscal year and for each fiscal year thereafter, this bill would
require, for each of these programs, that the Superintendent of
Public Instruction apportion to each county office of education an
amount based on the same relative proportion that local educational
agencies within that county received in the 2007-08 fiscal year. The
bill would require that these funds be expended for the purposes for
which they were appropriated, except that up to 10% of the funds for
each program, upon agreement between the governing board of the
school district and the governing board of the regional occupational
center or program, may be used to support any combination of these
programs for the duration of 3 years for any direct career
technical education courses or long-term
instructional supports, including, but not limited to, the
development of a sequence of courses, career counseling, and employer
or work experiences, or of one year ,
for any one-time items, including, but not
limited to, field trips and equipment. The bill would provide that
these agreements would be renewable annually
thereafter with the agreement of both governing boards.
The bill would require the Superintendent to align the
accountability measures for regional occupational centers and
programs, agricultural career technical educational programs,
partnership academies, and specialized secondary education programs
into a uniform accountability metric based on specified indicators
and pupil data.
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 52499.68 is added to the Education Code, to
read:
52499.68. (a) For the 2013-14 2015-16
fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter:
(1) Notwithstanding Section 42605 or any other provision
of law, from funds appropriated in Items 6110-105-0001,
6110-122-0001, 6110-166-0001, and 6110-167-0001, of Section 2.00 of
the annual Budget Act, the Superintendent shall apportion an amount
to each county office of education based on the same relative
proportion that local educational agencies within that county
received in the 2007-08 fiscal year.
(2) From the funds described in paragraph (1), each county office
of education shall allocate to regional occupational centers and
programs in accordance with Section 52321, school districts, and
county offices of education, a proportion of these funds based on the
same relative proportion that these agencies received in the 2007-08
fiscal year.
(3) As a condition of receipt of funds pursuant to this section,
the governing board of each regional occupational center or program,
in collaboration with individuals representing partner school
districts within each region, California partnership academies,
agricultural career technical education programs, and other career
technical education programs, shall develop a plan for
establishing a sequence of courses, and certify to the department
that this sequence has been developed, pursuant to Section 52302.
(4) (A) Funds allocated pursuant to
paragraph (1) may be expended only for the purposes of the programs
for which they were appropriated, except that up to 10 percent of the
funds from each item identified in paragraph (1), upon agreement
between the governing board of the school district and the governing
board of the regional occupational center or program, may be used to
support any combination of these programs for the duration of
one year, renewable annually thereafter with the agreement
of both boards. either of the following time periods:
(i) Three years for any direct career technical education courses
or long-term instructional supports, including, but not limited to,
the development of a sequence of courses, career counseling, and
employer or work experiences.
(ii) One year for one-time items, including, but not limited to,
field trips and equipment.
(B) Any agreement made pursuant to clauses (i) or (ii) of
subparagraph (A) is renewable thereafter with the agreement of both
governing boards.
(5) Growth funding for regional occupational centers or programs
shall be allocated by the Superintendent exclusively for the purposes
of statewide equalization, until full equalization occurs, based
upon an equal funding allotment for each high school pupil in the
service delivery area served by the regional occupational center
program. Growth funding after equalization shall be distributed in a
manner to maintain equal per pupil funding levels.
(6) As a condition of receipt of funds pursuant to this section,
programs receiving funds shall collect and report data as required by
the department to prepare and update an accountability measure as
provided in subdivision (b).
(b) (1) To determine the quality and effectiveness of a career
technical education course of study or sequence of career technical
education courses funded pursuant to subdivision (a), the
Superintendent shall align the accountability measures for regional
occupational centers and programs, agricultural career technical
educational programs, partnership academies, and specialized
secondary education programs into a uniform accountability metric
based on any career-ready standards adopted pursuant to the federal
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.)
and the following 11 program quality indicators in the California
State Plan for Career Technical Education:
(A) Leadership at all levels.
(B) High-quality curriculum and instruction aligned with state
standards.
(C) Career exploration and guidance.
(D) Pupil support and leadership development.
(E) Industry partnerships and advisory committees.
(F) System alignment and coherence, including postsecondary
institution involvement.
(G) After school, extended day, and out-of-school opportunities.
(H) Reflection of labor market demands, and provision of current
equipment.
(I) Skilled faculty and professional development.
(J) Career technical education outreach and communication.
(K) Data-based pupil evaluation, accountability, and continuous
improvement.
(2) In addition to the indicators listed in paragraph (1), the
accountability measures shall include the rates at which pupils
complete a course of study or sequence of career technical education
courses that provide the skills and knowledge necessary to attain
entry-level employment in business or industry, or to pursue
postsecondary education after those pupils graduate from high school.
The pupil data shall include, but are not necessarily limited to,
all of the following:
(A) The number of pupils completing high school.
(B) The number of pupils earning an industry-recognized
certification or licensure or other measures of technical skill
attainment.
(C) The number of pupils completing career technical education
courses and completing a career technical education program of study,
consisting of a sequence of two or more career technical education
courses.
(D) The number of pupils employed and the types of businesses in
which they are employed.
(E) The number of pupils enrolled in postsecondary education or
apprenticeship programs, or serving in the Armed Forces.