BILL ANALYSIS Ó ------------------------------------------------------------ |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | SB 614| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |1020 N Street, Suite 524 | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ------------------------------------------------------------ THIRD READING Bill No: SB 614 Author: Kehoe (D) Amended: 4/26/11 Vote: 21 SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE : 8-1, 4/13/11 AYES: Lowenthal, Alquist, Hancock, Huff, Liu, Price, Simitian, Vargas NOES: Runner NO VOTE RECORDED: Blakeslee, Vacancy SUBJECT : After School Education and Safety Program: self-defense training SOURCE : Author DIGEST : This bill authorizes After School Education and Safety Programs to offer age- and gender-appropriate self-defense and safety awareness training. ANALYSIS : Existing law, the After School Education and Safety Program Act of 2002, enacted by Proposition 49, establishes the After School Education and Safety Program (ASES) to serve pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 to 9, inclusive, at participating public elementary, middle, junior high, and charter schools. Funds for this program are continuously appropriated form the General Fund to the California Department of Education (CDE) and are allocated to grant recipients who operate local programs at CONTINUED SB 614 Page 2 participating school sites. As a condition of receiving funding, applicants must certify their programs will include certain components, including opportunities for physical activity. ASES Programs receive direct grants, where attendance is projected and grants are funded up-front, in three one-year increments. Maximum total grants are based on $7.50 per pupil per day of attendance, for a maximum total of $37.50 per pupil per week. Maximum total annual grants are as follows: 1.$112,500 for elementary school program 2.$150,000 for middle or junior high school programs. Maximum total grants for programs that operate a before school component are based on $5 per pupil per day, with a maximum total grand of $25 per pupil per week. Maximum total annual grants for before school components are as follows: 1.$37,500 for elementary school programs. 2.$49,000 for middle or junior high school programs. ASES programs operating at large schools have maximum total grants that exceed the amounts listed above. ASES programs that operate in excess of 180 regular schooldays or during any combination of summer, intersession, or vacation periods may be eligible for a supplemental grant. Existing law requires the State Board of Education (SBE) and the Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission to include self-defense and safety instruction in the next revision of the physical education framework for pupils in grades 7-12. The process for reviewing frameworks and adopting instructional materials has been suspended since July 2009, pursuant to AB X2 2 (Evans), Chapter 2, Statutes of 2009, Fourth Extraordinary Session, which among other things, prohibited the SBE from reviewing frameworks and adopting instructional materials until the 2013-14 school year. AB X2 2 also extended to the 2012-13 fiscal year the suspension of the requirement to purchase instructional materials within any specific period of time following CONTINUED SB 614 Page 3 adoption of those materials by the SBE. SB 70 (Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee), Chapter 7, Statutes of 2011, extended the suspension of the framework and instructional materials process by two years until the 2015-16 school year. This bill: 1.Specifies that opportunities for physical activity provided by an ASES program may include age- and gender-appropriate self-defense and safety awareness training. 3.Declares that the Legislature finds that the amendments to the After School Education and Safety Program Act of 2002 proposed by this bill further the purpose of the existing act and thus may be accomplished by majority vote. Related and Prior Legislation SB 429 (De Saulnier), 2011-12 Session, allows after school programs to offer a six-hour program using existing supplemental grant funds. (In Senate Appropriations Committee) SB 1290 (Kehoe), Chapter 703, Statutes of 2010, requires the SBE and the Curriculum Development Commission and Supplemental Materials Commission to include self-defense and safety instruction in the next revision of the physical education framework. Passed the Senate with a vote of 30-3 on August 25, 2010. AB 434 (Block), Chapter 229, Statutes of 2010, authorizes the cost of an ASES program site supervisor to be included as direct services, provide that at least 85 percent of the site supervisor's time is spent on the program site. Passed the Senate with a vote of 34-0 on August 23, 2010. AB 2075 (Hall), 2009-10 Session, would have established specific time and content requirements for physical activity in an ASES Program. (Held in Assembly Appropriations Committee) CONTINUED SB 614 Page 4 AB 2843 (Karnette), 2007-08 Session, would have authorized foreign language instruction in an ASES Program. Passed the Senate with a vote of 34-0 on July 10, 2008. The bill was subsequently vetoed by then-Governor Schwarzenegger. SB 707 (Kehoe), Chapter 553, Statutes of 2005, specified funding authority for ASES program administration. Passed the Senate with a vote of 31-8 on September 5, 2005. AB 1949 (Hancock), 2003-04 Session, would have authorized staff development days for ASES programs. (Held in Assembly Appropriations Committee) FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No Local: No ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : According to the author's office, the increasing number of students who are becoming victims of violent crime at younger and younger ages suggests that schools can and should have a role in educating students about personal safety. SB 1290 (Kehoe), Chapter 703, Statutes of 2010, addressed this in part, by requiring the SBE and the Curriculum and Supplemental Materials Commission to include content relating to self-defense instruction and safety awareness in the next update of the physical education curriculum framework. As it will be a few years before the SBE can accomplish these revisions to the P.E. framework. This bill enables students to more quickly get this training by specifying that the physical activity component of an ASES program may include age and gender-appropriate self-defense. CPM:cm 5/4/11 Senate Floor Analyses SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED **** END **** CONTINUED SB 614 Page 5 CONTINUED