BILL NUMBER: SB 275 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 31, 2011
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 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 thereafter with the
agreement of both governing boards. The bill would additionally
authorize the Superintendent to approve requests to increase this
funding flexibility to up to 25% if specified criteria are met.
The bill would require the Superintendent to align the
accountability measures for regional occupational centers and
programs, agricultural career technical educational
education 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 2015-16 fiscal year and each fiscal year
thereafter:
(1) Notwithstanding Section 42605 or any other 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 , by July 1 of that fiscal year, shall
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 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)
(C) Notwithstanding the 10-percent restriction in subparagraph
(A), the Superintendent may approve requests to increase to up to 25
percent the flexibility authorized pursuant to subparagraph (A),
provided that both of the following occur:
(i) The request is approved by the affected governing boards.
(ii) The purpose of the request is to support implementation of a
new program of study that consists of a planned sequence of courses
that integrates high-quality core academic knowledge with technical
and occupational skills and knowledge, for the purpose of providing
pupils in secondary school who are enrolled in career technical
education courses with a pathway to postsecondary career technical
education and career goals.
(5) 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 education 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.