BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: May 11, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez, Chair
AB
2681 (O'Donnell) - As Amended April 14, 2016
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This bill creates the California College Promise Grant Program
to provide planning grants to school districts and community
college districts to establish a College and Career Access
Pathways (CCAP) partnership. This program is subject to an
appropriation in the annual Budget Act and sunsets on January 1,
2022. Specifically, this bill:
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1)Provides that grants may be awarded to a school district or
community college district that has met the requirements of
the existing CCAP program and has certified intent to
establish a CCAP partnership no later than the fiscal year
following the fiscal year in which the grant is received.
2)Authorizes the grant funding to be used for planning and
implementation activities necessary to develop a CCAP
partnership and to inform parents and students about
opportunities that are available through the CCAP partnership.
3)Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the
Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to administer
the grant funding, establish the grant application process and
criteria for determining the amount of each grant. Specifies
the maximum amount per CCAP partnership is $25,000.
FISCAL EFFECT:
1)Unknown Proposition 98/GF cost pressure to provide $25,000
grant awards to school districts or CCCs that plan to
establish a CCAP partnership. Costs could range from $25,000
to several million. Actual costs will depend upon the amount
of funding provided in the annual Budget Act for this purpose.
The Governor's proposed budget does not include funding for
this purpose.
2)General Fund costs of approximately $64,000 annually to the
California Department of Education to administer grant
funding.
COMMENTS:
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1)Purpose. The CCAP partnership was established by AB 288
(Holden), Chapter 618, Statutes of 2015, for the purpose of
offering or expanding dual enrollment opportunities for
students who may not already be college bound or who are
underrepresented in higher education. The goal is to develop
seamless pathways from high school to community college for
career technical education or preparation for transfer,
improving high school graduation rates, or helping high school
pupils achieve college and career readiness.
2)Related legislation. AB 1741 (Rodriguez) establishes the
California College Promise Innovation Grant Program and
appropriates $25 million for the purpose of establishing CCAP
partnerships. This bill is pending on the Suspense file in
this committee.
Analysis Prepared by:Misty Feusahrens / APPR. / (916)
319-2081