BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: June 27, 2012
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Julia Brownley, Chair
SB 1070 (Steinberg) - As Amended: June 11, 2012
ÝThis bill was referred to and heard by the Assembly Higher
Education Committee as it relates to the issues under its
jurisdiction]
SENATE VOTE : 38-0
SUBJECT : Career Technical Education Pathways Program
SUMMARY : Recasts and revises provisions that govern the Career
Technical Education Pathways Program (CTEPP) and extends the
program's sunset date from January 1, 2013, to January 1, 2018.
Specifically, this bill :
1)Requires the California Community Colleges (CCC) Chancellor
and the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) to assist
economic and workforce regional development centers and
consortia, middle schools, high schools, CCCs, and regional
occupational centers and programs (ROC/Ps) to improve linkages
and career technical education (CTE) pathways between high
schools and CCCs to accomplish the following:
a) Increase the readiness of middle school and high school
pupils for, and their access to, postsecondary education
and careers in high-need, high-growth, or emerging regional
economic sectors; and,
b) Increase student success in postsecondary education and
training for careers in high-need, high-growth, or emerging
regional economic sectors.
2)Requires the assistance to be provided in the form of
jointly-administered contracts and competitive grants for
programs and initiatives that demonstrate a plan for close
collaboration among regional institutions and entities,
including school districts, public postsecondary educational
institutions, ROC/Ps, and businesses or industries to jointly
accomplish the following:
a) Align existing postsecondary technical preparation
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programs with high school CTE curriculum;
b) Increase attainment of industry-recognized certificates
in high-need, high-growth, or emerging regional economic
sectors;
c) Promote productive partnerships between high school CTE
programs, postsecondary educational institutions, and labor
organizations connected to those businesses and industries,
as specified;
d) Promote and track the participation of middle school and
high school pupils and college students in articulated
courses between high schools, CCCs, and where appropriate,
four-year postsecondary institutions;
e) Provide professional development to middle and high
school teachers and CCC faculty to improve their delivery
of career-oriented academic and technical education, as
specified;
f) Expand middle and high school pupil and college student
opportunities for paid work opportunities, paid or unpaid
internships, and participation in CTE organizations, and
expand teacher and faculty opportunities for externships in
high-need, high-growth, or emerging regional economic
sectors;
g) Support a district-wide linked learning program, as
specified; and,
h) Validate, or establish and validate, reliable and stable
measures of pupil readiness for postsecondary education and
career.
3)Requires the CCC Chancellor and the SPI to give first priority
for contracts and grants to applicants that can demonstrate
comprehensive regional collaboration to create new pathways or
course sequences that begin with foundational preparation or
exploration in middle school, continue with high school level
courses that combine rigorous academics with career education
and are articulated with local CCCs and four-year public
postsecondary educational institutions with meaningful
involvement from regional industry and labor organizations and
professional trade associations.
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4)Requires the CCC Chancellor and the SPI to grant special
consideration to all of the following:
a) Applicants that display statewide benefit through
dissemination of courses, best practices, or other means;
b) Applicants that identify, acquire, and leverage
additional financial and in-kind public and private
resources to support their efforts; and,
c) Applicants from rural regions of the state where
traditional articulation and collaboration among segments
and public postsecondary educational institutions may not
be practical due to geography.
5)Requires the CCC Chancellor and the SPI to do the following:
a) Require applicants awarded a contract or grant to submit
outcome-based data for evaluation, as specified, that
assesses the systemic impact of the contract or grant on
the success of participants in achieving specified goals;
b) Develop standardized procedures and tools to collect and
share data; and,
c) Submit a report to the Governor and appropriate policy
and fiscal committees of the Legislature on or before March
1 of each year that contains the following information:
i) Outcome-based data;
ii) Expenditure information by type, industry, and
region; and,
iii) The number of pupils and students served by the
CTEPP.
6)Requires the CCC Chancellor and the SPI to consider program
performance in determining eligibility for contract and grant
renewal; specifies that contracts and grants may be terminated
or rescinded for failure to provide required data, and
authorizes the CCC Chancellor and the SPI to consider past
performance prior to awarding additional funds to those
reapplying for contracts and grants. Requires the CCC
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Chancellor and the SPI to deny applications from grantees that
exhibit unsatisfactory performance.
7)Requires the Chancellor and the SPI to provide adequate notice
of the availability of contracts and grants and the
application process.
8)Authorizes, for programs developed under the CTEPP, a CCC
district to:
a) Enroll a high school pupil who is not a resident of the
CCC district and provides that the district shall not be
subject to any other geographic limitations for the
program; and,
b) Provide priority enrollment to a high school pupil
enrolled in a focused curricular pathway program that is
developed and implemented by a CCC district pursuant to
this bill, as specified, and requires pupils to have
completed the augmented California Standards Test (CST), or
any successor assessment.
9)Requires the CCC Chancellor and the SPI to develop an
implementation strategy plan for the program objectives
specified as part of an annual expenditure plan. Requires the
plan to be submitted to the appropriate policy and fiscal
committees of the Legislature and to the Department of Finance
at least 30 days before taking an action to implement the
plan.
10)Specifies that the authorizing statute for CTEPP shall be
operative only in fiscal years for which funds have been
appropriated for that purpose and that the program is to
remain in effect until June 30, 2018.
EXISTING LAW :
1)Establishes, until January 1, 2013, the California Community
Colleges Economic and Workforce Development Program and
requires the California Community Colleges (CCC) Board of
Governors to assist economic and workforce regional
development centers and consortia, including middle and junior
high schools or high schools and ROC/Ps to improve linkages
and career-technical education pathways between high schools
and CCCs.
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2)Establishes the California Partnership Academies (CPA) program
as a state-school-private sector partnership to provide
combined academic and occupational training to eligible
at-risk students in grades 10-12, inclusive.
3)Establishes the Linked Learning Pilot Program (LLPP) to be
administered by the California Department of Education (CDE)
according to specified requirements for the purpose of
implementing district-wide linked learning programs, as
specified, in all participating school districts.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Senate Appropriations
Committee, the sunset extensions will result in substantial
General Fund cost pressure beginning in 2014-15, after the
program's current funding source is reduced by $28 million and
on-going annual cost pressure of $48 million beginning in
2015-16, after the program's current funding source ends.
COMMENTS : Background : The CTE Pathways Initiative was
established by SB 70 (Scott), Chapter 352, Statutes of 2005 to
support the development of local/regional K-12 and CCC
partnerships for purposes of improving CTE at both the community
college and secondary level. According to information on the
California Department of Education's (CDE) Internet Web site, In
2005, the amount of $20 million dollars was allocated from the
Community College reversion account to fund SB 70 activities,
and in 2006 additional funds were allocated through the
enactment of SB 1133 (Torlakson), Chapter 751, Statutes of 2006,
for five additional years through the 2013-14 fiscal year. The
SB 70 statutes sunset on January 1, 2013.
This bill reauthorizes the CTE Pathways Initiative as the CTEPP
and revises the statutes to better align them with various
practices and programs. The proposed revised statutes reflect a
stronger focus on increasing secondary pupil readiness for,
access to and success in postsecondary education and careers in
high-need, high-growth or emerging economic sectors. The
original statutes establishing the CTE Pathways Initiative are
broad in nature and the details of the various programs were
outlined in the CCC Chancellor's implementation strategy. This
bill provides more specificity in the statutes in a manner that
is consistent with existing programs and practices that have
demonstrated promise.
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The CCC Chancellor's office and the SPI have worked in
partnership to implement SB 70. The CCC Chancellor has issued
grants that support regional linkages between schools and CCCs
and to support statewide infrastructure grants. Grant
opportunities have been funded at both community college and
secondary levels to strengthen and improve the articulation of
CTE in an organized and seamless manner. It is believed that SB
70 was the first piece of legislation to trigger a partnership
between the CCC and the SPI for purposes of CTE. This bill
provides greater clarity with respect to the shared
responsibility and partnership between the SPI and the CCC
Chancellor and also provides for improved mechanisms to collect
outcome-based data for evaluation purposes.
Clarification needed : This bill requires the CCC Chancellor and
the SPI to provide notice to all local educational agencies,
county offices of education, and public postsecondary
educational institutions eligible for contracts and grants.
However, this bill does not specify what makes these entities
eligible. Additionally, in a separate section, this bill also
requires the CCC Chancellor and the SPI to assist economic and
workforce regional development centers and consortia, community
colleges, middle schools, high school and ROC/Ps by providing
contracts and competitive grants for purposes of this bill. The
two lists of potential applicants are inconsistent and thus it
is not completely clear as to which entities are authorized to
apply for such grants or contracts. Staff recommends the bill
be amended to clarify which educational entities are authorized
to apply.
According to the author, "Studies show that programs that bring
together strong academics, demanding technical education, and
real world experience are more likely to engage pupils, raise
high school graduation rates, and better prepare pupils for
lasting success in college and careers. By aligning curricula
to the needs of growing and emerging economic sectors, and by
creating seamless pathways that connect middle and high school
students to related community college programs, regional
economies can be supported, and young people can realize their
goals of further education and gainful employment in fields of
interest and promise."
Program outcomes : According to a December 2010 CCC Chancellor's
Office report on the CTE Pathways Initiative, as of July 30,
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2010, funding for the SB 70 program has totaled approximately
$188 million. The report notes that all regions of the state
have received grant support, with community college districts
forming partnerships with K-12 districts, business/industry and
other organizations or higher education institutions. A five
year evaluation conducted by WestEd finds, that the CTE Pathways
Initiative funding has helped build 5,792 partnerships,
developed or revised over 1,000 courses, provided trainings or
externships to over 36,000 staff at high schools and community
colleges, and served almost 750,000 students. Additionally, the
WestEd report noted that reviewers found "example after example
of CTE Initiative projects helping to ensure students and adults
succeed in college and career." The findings of the evaluation
include:
1)More students from kindergarten to adult learners in the
community colleges have access to pathway courses,
opportunities for career exploration,
internships/apprenticeships, and access to business/industry
mentors.
2)A growing number of industries and businesses see the value of
CTE and are eager to provide opportunities for job shadowing,
observation, and workplace internships.
3)There is increasing teacher interest and creativity in the
integration of career and industry related material in
academic subjects.
Amendment from the Higher Education Committee : This bill was
heard by the Assembly Higher Education Committee on June 19 and
passed on an 8-0 vote. The author agreed to an amendment to
remove the provision authorizing CCC districts to grant priority
enrollment to students enrolled in these K-12 programs. This
amendment was accepted in response to concerns that this might
result in K-12 students receiving access to impacted CCC courses
ahead of CCC students. Procedurally, the amendment will be
adopted and processed by this Committee due to legislative
deadlines.
Related legislation : SB 1402 (Lieu) recasts and revises
provisions governing the California Community Colleges Economic
and Workforce Development Program that sunsets on January 1,
2013. SB 1402 is pending in the Higher Education Committee.
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Previous legislation : SB 1133 (Torlakson), Chapter 751, Statutes
of 2006, the Quality Education Investment Act (QEIA), implements
the QEIA settlement with the California Teachers Association and
makes funding available to allocate to elementary, secondary,
and charter schools that are ranked in either decile 1 or 2 as
determined by the 2005 Academic Performance Index base, and
provides funding for SB 70.
SB 70 (Scott), Chapter 352, Statutes of 2005 establishes the
Career Technical Education Pathways Initiative and provides
funding for activities to be carried out through the Initiative.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION :
Support
State Superintendent of Public Instruction (Co-sponsor)
Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges
(Co-sponsor)
American Federation of State, County and Municipal employees,
AFL-CIO
California Chamber of Commerce
California Communities United Institute
California Hospital Association
California State PTA
Career ladders Project
Center for International Trade Development
Clear Lake High School - if amended
Coast Community College District
Community College League of California
Faculty Association of California Community Colleges
Long Beach Community College District
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
Los Angeles County Office of Education
Metropolitan Education District
Metropolitan Education District
Norcal Environmental Student Network - if amended
North State Building Industry Association
Placer Union High School District
Regional Economic Association Leaders
San Joaquin River Stewardship Program - if amended
Silicon Valley Leadership Group
Small Manufacturers Institute
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Individuals
Opposition
None on file.
Analysis Prepared by : Marisol Aviña / ED. / (916) 319-2087