BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB
1624 (Committee on Budget)
As Amended August 9, 2016
Majority vote. Budget Bill Appropriation Takes Effect
Immediately
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Original Committee Reference: BUDGET
SUMMARY: Makes changes to the 2016-17 budget trailer bills
related to K-12 and higher education.
The Senate amendments delete the Assembly version of this bill,
and instead:
1) Allow the California Department of Education (CDE) to
use up to $300,000 of the $18 million in Proposition 98
General Fund provided in the 2016-17 budget to contract
with a local educational agency to provide regional
trainings and technical assistance for grant recipients of
Proposition 47 related dropout and truancy prevention
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programs. This bill also requires the CDE to submit an
expenditure plan for these funds to the Joint Legislative
Budget Committee.
The 2016-17 education trailer bill, SB 828 (Chapter 29,
Statutes of 2016), provided $18 million in one-time
Proposition 98 General Fund for dropout and truancy related
programs, in addition to the $9.9 million provided for this
purpose through Proposition 47 related savings.
Proposition 47 allows the CDE to use up to 5% of the
education related Proposition 47 funds to administer the
program and provide technical assistance. However, no funds
were provided for technical assistance for the additional
$18 million.
2) Requires the California Collaborative for Educational
Excellence (CCEE) to receive Department of Finance approval
prior to expending funds provided in the 2016-17 budget.
SB 828 provided $24 million in one-time Proposition 98
funding for the CCEE to implement statewide professional
development and training on the Local Control Funding
Formula (LCFF) evaluation rubrics and to conduct a pilot
program for assisting schools in improving student
outcomes. Specifically, $20 million is dedicated for
statewide training and $4 million for a pilot program.
3) Requires applicants of the California Classified School
Employee Teacher Credentialing Program to include a plan
for recruiting bilingual cross-cultural teachers, in
addition to teachers in shortage areas, in their
application. This was a requirement of the previous
California School Paraprofessional Teacher Training
Program.
4) Extends the sunset date and Legislative Analyst's Office
(LAO) reporting date by one year on a program that allows
the University of California and the California Community
Colleges to use the best value procurement method when
purchasing goods and materials. An LAO report analyzing
the effectiveness of these programs will be due on Feb. 1,
2018, instead of 2017, and the program will sunset on Jan.
1, 2019, instead of 2018. This change is proposed to allow
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the LAO to address a requirement in the 2016 Budget Act
requiring an extensive review of state financial aid
programs this fall, before working on the review of the
best value program.
5) Deletes redundant language included in AB 1602
((Committee on Budget), Chapter 24, the Higher Education
Trailer Bill as part of the 2016 Budget Act) regarding
reporting requirements for funding distributed to the
California State Library. This is a technical change.
6) Clarifies that the process for awarding funds for
Precision Medicine grants is not subject to the provisions
of the Government Code Section (GOV) 11340.
FISCAL EFFECT: The funding provided in this bill is consistent
with the overall funding included in the 2016-17 budget.
COMMENTS: This bill makes changes to the 2016-17 budget trailer
bills related to K-12 and higher education. These changes are
necessary to implement the 2016 Budget Act.
This bill provides a portion of funding provided in the 2016-17
budget for the CDE to implement truancy and dropout prevention
programs, requires the CCEE to receive Department of Finance
approval prior to expending funds and requires applicants for
the Classified School Employee Teacher Credentialing Program to
include a plan for recruiting bilingual cross-cultural teachers.
This bill also extends the sunset date and reporting dates
related to a University of California and California Community
College procurement program, eliminates redundant language
regarding funding for the California State Library, clarifies
that grant awards for the Precision Medicine program are not
subject to GOV 11340.
Analysis Prepared by:
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Mark Martin, Katie Hardeman / BUDGET / (916)
319-2099 FN: 0004202