BILL NUMBER: AB 659	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 19, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Nazarian

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2013

   An act to amend Section  8006   1620  of
the Education Code, relating to  career technical education.
  co   unty educational agencies. 


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 659, as amended, Nazarian.  Career technical education.
  County educational agencies: county school service
fund budgets: posting online.  
   Existing law requires the county board of education to hold a
public hearing on the proposed county school service fund budget for
that fiscal year. Existing law further requires that the agenda for
that hearing be posted at least 72 hours prior to the hearing and
that it include the location where the budget will be available for
inspection.  
   This bill would authorize the county board of education to post
the proposed budget on its Internet Web site for public inspection.
 
   Existing law establishes within the State Department of Education
a career technical education staff responsible for the design,
implementation, and maintenance of a basic integrated statewide
information system for career technical education and technical
training. Existing law requires the Board of Governors of the
California Community Colleges to collect and maintain information
related to career technical education and technical training within
the California Community Colleges for inclusion within the integrated
statewide information system.  
   This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.

   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   SECTION 1.    Section 1620 of the  
Education Code   is amended to read: 
   1620.  On or before July 1 of each fiscal year, the county board
of education shall hold a public hearing on the proposed county
school service fund budget for that fiscal year (the "budget year").
The public hearing shall be held  prior to  
before  the adoption of the budget by the county board of
education, and shall occur not less than three days following the
availability of the proposed budget for public inspection. The agenda
for that hearing shall be posted at least 72 hours  prior to
  before  the hearing and shall include the
location of where the budget will be available for inspection. 
The county board of education may post the proposed budget on its
Internet Web site for public inspection.  At the hearing,
 any   a  taxpayer directly affected by the
county school service fund budget may appear before the county board
of education and speak on the proposed budget or  any
  an  item therein. 
  SECTION 1.    Section 8006 of the Education Code
is amended to read:
   8006.  (a) There is, in the department a career technical
education staff responsible for the design, implementation, and
maintenance of a basic integrated statewide information system for
career technical education and technical training. The Board of
Governors of the California Community Colleges shall collect and
maintain information related to career technical education and
technical training within the California Community Colleges for
inclusion within the integrated statewide information system.
   (b) The data gathering and analysis capabilities of the system
described in subdivision (a) shall include, but not be limited to,
maintaining comprehensive inventory of all programs of all career
technical education and technical training programs that are
maintained by the public schools.