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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 1741
Author: Rodriguez (D) and O'Donnell (D), et al.
Amended: 8/2/16 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: 9-0, 6/29/16
AYES: Liu, Block, Hancock, Huff, Leyva, Mendoza, Monning, Pan,
Vidak
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: 7-0, 8/11/16
AYES: Lara, Bates, Beall, Hill, McGuire, Mendoza, Nielsen
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 80-0, 6/1/16 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT: California College Promise Innovation Grant Program
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This bill establishes the California College Promise
Innovation Grant Program until January 1, 2021, to be
administered by the Chancellor's Office of the California
Community Colleges (CCC), to distribute grants to support the
colleges in establishing or expanding regional programs to
address college preparedness, attendance, and graduation, as
specified, in partnership with school districts and public
postsecondary universities in California.
ANALYSIS:
Existing law:
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1)Establishes the Early Commitment to College Program, with
voluntary participation by pupils and school districts, for
the purposes increasing college attendance and success rates
among low-income students. The program requires participating
school districts to provide specified information on college
attendance and to participate in the "Save Me a Spot in
College" pledge. The Superintendent of Public Instruction is
required to administer the voluntary program and report on
participation rates in 2017. The program sunsets on January
1, 2019. (Education Code § 54710, et seq.)
2)Establishes the College Promise Partnership Act until June 30,
2017, which authorizers the Long Beach Community College
District and Long Beach Unified School District to enter into
a partnership, as specified, to provide participating pupils
with an aligned sequence of rigorous high school and college
coursework, as specified. The purpose of the program is
required to be the provision of a seamless bridge to college
for students not already college bound and a reduction of the
time for advanced students to complete programs. Existing law
also provides for the crediting of additional units of
full-time equivalent students attributable to the attendance
of partnership students at the community college, as
specified. An evaluation of the program is due to the
Legislature, by December 30, 2016. (EC § 48810-48814)
This bill:
1)Establishes the California College Promise Innovation Grant
Program until January 1, 2021, under the administration of the
CCC Chancellor's Office, and authorizes the distribution of
grants, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the
governing boards of community college districts for this
purpose. It:
a) Establishes the goals of the program as supporting CCC
districts in establishing or expanding regional Promise
programs in partnership with school districts and public
postsecondary universities in California.
b) Outlines the specific goals to be accomplished by these
programs to include:
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i) Increasing the number and percentage of high school
students within the region who:
(1) Are prepared for and attend college directly
from high school.
(2) Are placed in college level math and English
at the University of California (UC) or California
State University (CSU).
(3) Successfully transfer from a CCC to a UC or
CSU.
(4) Graduate with a bachelor's degree.
ii)Reducing and eliminating achievement gaps for groups
underrepresented in postsecondary education, as
specified.
iii)Leveraging of existing state and local funding to
better align efforts to improve student success.
2)Establishes the criteria for receiving a grant under the new
program. It:
a) Requires that the application demonstrate that the CCC
will partner with one or more school districts and one or
more CSU or UC campuses in a program that includes all of
the following practices/principles:
i) Partnership with one or more school districts to
establish an Early Commitment to College Program
consistent with that authorized under specified Education
Code provisions.
ii)Partnership with one or more school districts to support
and improve high school student preparation for college
and reduce postsecondary remediation through specified
practices.
iii) Utilization of evidence-based placement and student
assessment indicators at the CCC district, as specified.
iv) Providing access to courses through its registration
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practices for enrolled students, as well as outreach to
these students regarding the Associate Degree for
Transfer and the Transfer Entitlement Cal Grant Program.
b) Requires the Chancellor's Office to be responsible for
developing application criteria, administrative guidelines,
and other requirements for administering the program and
outlines specific application and prioritization criteria.
It:
i) Requires the application criteria to encourage
applicants to (and assigns first priority to these
applications):
(1) Identify public and private sources of
funding for purposes of sustainability; and/or,
(2) Leverage local and state funding to align
efforts to improve student success; and/or,
ii) Assigns second priority to applicants that develop
partnerships with school districts predominately within
the CCC residential boundaries, or serve a greater
proportion of students, or develop at least one
partnership with a CSU campus.
c) Requires the Chancellor's Office to post all
applications that receive funding on its Web site.
3)Declares the Legislature's encouragement of:
a) Various entities, as specified, to provide support
services as needed in coordination with the CCCs.
b) The Chancellor's Office to coordinate implementation of
the program with other funded college readiness and
pathways programs.
c) The governing board of a recipient community college
district to coordinate with a partnering school district or
public postsecondary university to coordinate the programs
and activities proposed in the district's application, as
specified.
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Comments
Need for the bill. According to the author, this bill is
inspired by the success of Long Beach College Promise and other
similar programs. AB 1741 will incentivize community college
districts to enter into similar partnerships with their local
school districts and community organizations. It will also
permit already existing partnerships to apply for grant funding
to expand their programs. According to the author, funding
provided in the Budget and the awards program created by AB 1741
will enable these successful programs to be replicated across
the state and encourage students to pursue higher education.
Related budget activity. The Budget Act of 2016 (SB 826, Leno,
Chapter 23, Statutes of 2016) provides $15 million for the K-12
partnerships program and also stipulates that these funds are to
be allocated and spent pursuant to pending legislation.
According to the author, AB 1741 provides the statutory
authority and programmatic structure for this funding
allocation.
Early Commitment to College Program (ECCP). This bill requires
a grant applicant to include partnership with school to
establish a program consistent with the intent of the ECCP. SB
890 (Scott, Chapter 472, Statutes of 2008) established the ECCP
to ensure early notification and early commitment of college
opportunities for pupils in middle school and high school and
their families. The program was intended to motivate pupils to
stay in school, graduate from high school, take college
preparatory coursework, and, if they chose to do so, seek
postsecondary opportunities. Although the ECCP was launched in
2009 by the California Department of Education (CDE)
participation rates among school districts has been low,
possibly due to a lack of financial resources to support the
program.
College Promise programs. According to the author, Promise
programs are innovative partnerships that connect local K-12,
community college and four-year university segments to provide
clear pathways for students to follow to achieve their degree.
The districts involved in the program also work together to
ensure that the curriculum is aligned and that a student will
graduate high school having completed all of the requirements to
enter college. Successful programs such as Long Beach College
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Promise also engage city entities, local non-profits and
businesses to establish fully-rounded partnerships to invest in
student success.
Long Beach Promise Program. The Long Beach Promise Program was
established as a collaborative partnership between the Long
Beach Unified School District (LBUSD), the Long Beach City
College (LBCC) and the California State University at Long Beach
(CSULB) with the general goals of increasing college
preparation, college access, and ultimately college success. The
program reports that since 2008 LBUSD students have seen a 34
percent gain in admission to CSULB, LBCC transfer students are
admitted to CSULB at a rate 18 percent higher than applicants
from other community colleges. CSULB reports that its graduation
rates for Latinos, African Americans and Asians have risen 20
percent, 22 percent and 23 percent respectively. In 2011, SB
650 (Lowenthal, Chapter 633, Statutes of 2011) statutorily
authorized the partnership and granted greater flexibility in
the program's implementation than normally allowed for dual
enrollment programs. These provisions are sunset on June 30,
2017, and an independent evaluation of the program is required
by December 30, 2016.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:YesLocal: No
According to the Senate Appropriations Committee:
The Chancellor's Office indicates that $120,000 General Fund
would be needed for staff to administer this program.
This bill requires that the Chancellor's Office distribute
grants, upon an appropriation by the Legislature. The Budget
Act of 2016 (SB 826, Leno) provides $15 million one-time
Proposition 98 for California College Promise Innovation
Grants to be allocated and spent pursuant to pending
legislation. This bill provides the implementing legislation.
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SUPPORT: (Verified8/12/16)
Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
California Health+ Advocates
California Primary Care Association
Campaign for College Opportunity
Institute for College Access and Success
Little Hoover Commission
Los Angeles Community College District
Western Association for College Admission Counseling
OPPOSITION: (Verified8/12/16)
None received
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 80-0, 6/1/16
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Arambula, Atkins, Baker,
Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke,
Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley,
Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth
Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto,
Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Grove, Hadley, Harper,
Roger Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Kim,
Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis,
Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte,
O'Donnell, Olsen, Patterson, Quirk, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez,
Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting,
Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, Wood, Rendon
Prepared by:Lenin DelCastillo / ED. / (916) 651-4105
8/15/16 20:04:59
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