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CONSENT
Bill No: AB 547
Author: Salas (D)
Amended: 6/19/13 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE : 9-0, 6/12/13
AYES: Liu, Wyland, Block, Correa, Hancock, Hueso, Huff,
Monning, Torres
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 75-0, 5/9/13 (Consent) - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : 21st Century High School After School Safety and
Enrichment for
Teens program
SOURCE : Children Now
Partnership for Children and Youth
Superintendent of Public Instruction
DIGEST : This bill expands the academic assistance component
of the 21st Century High School After School Safety and
Enrichment for Teens (ASSETs) program to include career
exploration.
ANALYSIS : Existing law establishes the federally funded 21st
Century High School ASSETs program to provide incentives for
establishing before and after school enrichment programs that
partner with schools and communities to provide academic
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support; safe, constructive alternatives for high school
students; and assistance in passing the California High School
Exit Examination (CAHSEE). Each program must consist of the
following elements:
1. Academic assistance that includes, but not limited to,
preparation for the CAHSEE, tutoring, homework assistance, or
college preparation. The assistance must be aligned with the
regular academic programs of the pupils.
2. Enrichment that may include, but not limited to, community
service, career and technical education, job readiness,
opportunities for mentoring and tutoring younger pupils,
service learning, arts, computer and technology training,
physical fitness, and recreation activities.
This bill:
1. Adds career exploration as one of the criteria that satisfies
the academic assistance element under the 21st Century High
School ASSETs program.
2. Defines career exploration as activities that help students
develop the knowledge and skills that are relevant to their
career interests and reinforce academic content.
Comments
Career exploration is currently not listed as a possible
activity that may satisfy the academic assistance element of the
21st Century High School ASSETs program. According to the
author's office, having a career exploration component will give
low-income students the opportunity to consider a variety of
different careers and learn about what skills are needed for
future success in those fields. This is particularly important
for students who may be unsure of their future career plans and
interests because it could expose them to a variety of engaged
learning strategies and pathways.
After school programs . The 21st Century High School ASSETs
program was established by AB 1984 (Steinberg, Chapter 1025,
Statutes of 2002), and serves pupils in grades 9 through 12
providing them with academic support and enrichment. Programs
may operate after school only, or after school and any
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combination of before school, weekends, summer, intersession,
and vacation. Any public or private organization is eligible to
apply for a five-year grant of up to $250,000 annually,
including local educational agencies, nonprofit agencies, and
institutions of higher education. According to the CDE for the
2012-13 fiscal year, the program provides $60.921 million in
federal funds for 345 sites and approximately 45,800 students.
The 21st Century ASSETs program is a component the 21st Century
Learning Community Center (21st Century CLCC) program, which was
established by SB 1478 (McPherson), Chapter 1036, Statutes of
2002. The 21st Century CLCC program provides federal five-year
grants to establish or expand before and after school programs
and is similar to the state funded After School Education and
Safety program that was established in 2002 through the voter
approved initiative, Proposition 49.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 7/1/13)
Children Now (co-sponsor)
Partnership for Children and Youth (co-sponsor)
Superintendent of Public Instruction (co-sponsor)
Aspiranet
California School-Age Consortium
California State PTA
California Teachers Association
City of Wasco
Community Action Partnership of Kern
Corcoran Unified School District
Delano Joint Union High School District
Semitropic School District
THINK Together
Vineland School District
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 75-0, 5/9/13
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Bigelow, Bloom,
Blumenfield, Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bonta, Bradford, Brown,
Buchanan, Ian Calderon, Campos, Chau, Chávez, Chesbro, Conway,
Cooley, Dahle, Daly, Dickinson, Eggman, Fong, Fox, Frazier,
Beth Gaines, Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gordon, Gorell, Gray,
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Grove, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Roger Hernández, Jones,
Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Linder, Lowenthal, Maienschein, Mansoor,
Medina, Melendez, Mitchell, Morrell, Mullin, Muratsuchi,
Nazarian, Nestande, Olsen, Pan, Patterson, Perea, V. Manuel
Pérez, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon, Salas, Skinner, Stone,
Ting, Torres, Wagner, Weber, Wieckowski, Wilk, Williams,
Yamada, John A. Pérez
NO VOTE RECORDED: Donnelly, Holden, Logue, Waldron, Vacancy
PQ:d 7/1/13 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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