Amended in Senate May 28, 2013

Amended in Senate May 15, 2013

Amended in Senate April 24, 2013

Amended in Senate April 1, 2013

Senate BillNo. 505


Introduced by Senator Jackson

February 21, 2013


An act to amendbegin delete Sections 47634.4, 51871, 51872,end deletebegin insert Sectionend insert 51874begin delete, 52270, 78910.10, and 78910.15 of, and to repeal Section 52295.55 of,end deletebegin insert ofend insert the Education Code, relating to education technology.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 505, as amended, Jackson. Education technology.

(1) Existing law creates, until January 1, 2014, the California Technology Assistance Project administered by the State Department of Education to provide a regionalized network of technical assistance to schools and school districts on the implementation of education technology. The California Technology Assistance Project is composed of regional consortia that work collaboratively with school districts and county offices of education to meet locally defined educational needs that can be effectively addressed with the use of technology. Existing law requires the State Board of Education to award grants to fund a school district or county office of education in each region of the California Technology Assistance Project to act as the lead agency to administer the services of that region. Existing law requires grant funding to be provided through the annual Budget Act.

This billbegin delete would instead require county offices of education to provide technical assistance to schools and school districts on the implementation of education technology. The bill would instead require county offices of education to work collaboratively with school districts to meet locally defined educational needs that can be effectively addressed with the use of technology. The billend delete would provide that these provisions would remain in effect until January 1, 2019.begin delete To the extent that the bill would impose additional duties on county offices of education, the bill would create a state-mandated local program.end delete

(2) Existing law requires the State Department of Education to administer specified provisions governing education technology and authorizes school districts, county offices of education, and state special schools to apply to the State Board of Education to participate in grant programs related to education technology. Existing law requires funding to be provided through the annual Budget Act to the Superintendent of Public Instruction to provide centralized statewide educational technology services that address locally defined needs and are more efficiently and effectively provided on a statewide basis. Under existing law, these provisions remain in effect until January 1, 2014.

This bill would instead provide that these provisions would remain in effect until January 1, 2019.

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(3) This bill would also make nonsubstantive and conforming changes.

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(4) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

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This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: begin deleteyes end deletebegin insertnoend insert.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 47634.4 of the Education Code is
2amended to read:

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47634.4.  

(a) A charter school that elects to receive its funding
4directly, pursuant to Section 47651, may apply individually for
5federal and state categorical programs, not excluded in this section,
6but only to the extent it is eligible for funding and meets the
7provisions of the program. For purposes of determining eligibility
P3    1for, and allocation of, state or federal categorical aid, a charter
2school that applies individually shall be deemed to be a school
3district, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.

4(b) A charter school that does not elect to receive its funding
5directly, pursuant to Section 47651, may, in cooperation with its
6chartering authority, apply for federal and state categorical
7programs not specified in this section, but only to the extent it is
8 eligible for funding and meets the provisions of the program.

9(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the 2006-07
10fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, a charter school may
11not apply directly for categorical programs for which services are
12exclusively or almost exclusively provided by a county office of
13education.

14(d) Consistent with subdivision (c), a charter school may not
15receive direct funding for any of the following county-administered
16categorical programs:

17(1) American Indian Education Centers.

18(2) The California Association of Student Councils.

19(3) The Center for Civic Education.

20(4) County Office Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance
21Team.

22(5) The K-12 High Speed Network.

23(e) A charter school may apply separately for district-level or
24school-level grants associated with any of the categorical programs
25specified in subdivision (d).

26(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the 2006-07
27fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, in addition to the
28programs listed in subdivision (d), a charter school may not apply
29for any of the following categorical programs:

30(1) Agricultural Career Technical Education Incentive Program,
31as set forth in Article 7.5 (commencing with Section 52460) of
32Chapter 9 of Part 28.

33(2) Bilingual Teacher Training Assistance Program, as set forth
34in Article 4 (commencing with Section 52180) of Chapter 7 of
35Part 28.

36(3) California Peer Assistance and Review Program for
37Teachers, as set forth in Article 4.5 (commencing with Section
3844500) of Chapter 3 of Part 25.

39(4) The college preparation program set forth in Chapter 8.3
40(commencing with Section 52240) of Part 28.

P4    1(5) Foster youth programs pursuant to Chapter 11.3
2(commencing with Section 42920) of Part 24.

3(6) Gifted and talented pupil programs pursuant to Chapter 8
4(commencing with Section 52200) of Part 28.

5(7) Home-to-school transportation programs, as set forth in
6Article 2 (commencing with Section 39820) of Chapter 1 of Part
723.5 and Article 10 (commencing with Section 41850) of Chapter
85 of Part 24.

9(8) International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, as set forth
10in Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 52920) of Part 28.

11(9) Professional Development Block Grant, as set forth in Article
125 (commencing with Section 41530) of Chapter 3.2 of Part 24.

13(10) Program to Reduce Class Size in Two Courses in Grade 9
14(formerly The Morgan-Hart Class Size Reduction Act of 1989),
15as set forth in Chapter 6.8 (commencing with Section 52080) of
16Part 28.

17(11) Pupil Retention Block Grant, as set forth in Article 2
18(commencing with Section 41505) of Chapter 3.2 of Part 24.

19(12) Reader services for blind teachers, as set forth in Article
208.5 (commencing with Section 45370) of Chapter 5 of Part 25.

21(13) School and Library Improvement Block Grant, as set forth
22in Article 7 (commencing with Section 41570) of Chapter 3.2 of
23Part 24.

24(14) School Safety Consolidated Competitive Grant, as set forth
25in Article 3 (commencing with Section 41510) of Chapter 3.2 of
26Part 24.

27(15) School safety programs, as set forth in Article 3.6
28(commencing with Section 32228).

29(16) Specialized secondary schools pursuant to Chapter 6
30(commencing with Section 58800) of Part 31.

31(17) State Instructional Materials Fund, as set forth in Article
323 (commencing with Section 60240) of Chapter 2 of Part 33.

33(18) Targeted Instructional Improvement Block Grant, as set
34forth in Article 6 (commencing with Section 41540) of Chapter
353.2 of Part 24.

36(19) Teacher dismissal apportionment, as set forth in Section
3744944.

38(20) The deferred maintenance program, as set forth in Article
391 (commencing with Section 17565) of Chapter 5 of Part 10.5.

P5    1(21) The General Fund contribution to the State Instructional
2Materials Fund pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section
360240) of Chapter 2 of Part 33.

4(22) Year-Round School Grant Program, as set forth in Article
53 (commencing with Section 42260) of Chapter 7 of Part 24.

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SEC. 2.  

Section 51871 of the Education Code is amended to
7read:

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51871.  

The county offices of education shall provide technical
9assistance to schools and school districts on the implementation
10of education technology as set forth in policies of the State Board
11of Education. The county offices of education shall work
12collaboratively with school districts to meet locally defined
13educational needs that can be effectively addressed with the use
14of technology, including, but not necessarily limited to, all of the
15following areas:

16(a) Professional development.

17(b) Electronic learning resources.

18(c) Hardware.

19(d) Telecommunications infrastructure.

20(e) Technical assistance to school districts in developing a
21support system to operate and maintain an education technology
22infrastructure, including improving pupil recordkeeping and
23tracking related to pupil instruction.

24(f) Coordination with and support for the funding and
25implementation of federal, state, and local programs.

26(g) Funding.

27(h) Technical assistance and information to support access,
28planning, and the use of high-speed telecommunications networks.

29(i) Technology planning and implementation assistance to rural
30and technologically underserved school districts and county offices
31of education.

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SEC. 3.  

Section 51872 of the Education Code is amended to
33read:

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51872.  

(a) The State Department of Education shall administer
35this article, except for Section 51871. The duties of the State
36Department of Education shall include, but are not necessarily
37limited to, the following:

38(1) Assisting the State Board of Education on education
39technology plans, policies, programs, and activities.

P6    1(2) Providing for the statewide coordination, planning, and
2evaluation of education technology programs and resources.

3(3) Advancing the use of technology in the curriculum and in
4the administration of elementary and secondary schools.

5(b) Funding shall be provided through the annual Budget Act
6to the Superintendent of Public Instruction to provide centralized
7statewide educational technology services that address locally
8defined needs and are more efficiently and effectively provided
9on a statewide basis. The statewide educational technology services
10to be supported by this statute shall include, but are not limited to,
11all of the following:

12(1) Review of electronic learning resources including, but not
13limited to, software, online resources, and video, for alignment
14with the content standards adopted by the state board.

15(2) Professional development focused on digital school
16leadership for educational administrators in the areas of data-driven
17decisionmaking, integrating technology into standards-based
18curriculum, technology planning, professional development needs
19of staff, financial planning for technology, and operations and
20maintenance.

21(3) Access for schools to training, support, and other resources
22for technical professionals in California.

23(c) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall report
24annually, in writing, to the State Board of Education and the
25Legislature on the services provided, persons served, and the funds
26expended for those purposes in the prior year.

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Section 51874 of the Education Code is amended
29to read:

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51874.  

Sections 51871, 51872, 51873, this section, and the
31heading of this article shall remain in effect only until January 1,
322019, and as of that date are repealed, unless a later enacted statute,
33that is enacted before January 1, 2019, deletes or extends that date.

All matter omitted in this version of the bill appears in the bill as amended in the Senate, May 15, 2013. (JR11)



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