BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular Session
SB 247 (Lara) - Dream Centers: educational support services.
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|Version: April 7, 2015 |Policy Vote: ED. 8 - 0 |
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|Urgency: No |Mandate: No |
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|Hearing Date: May 11, 2015 |Consultant: Jillian Kissee |
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This bill meets the criteria for referral to the Suspense File.
Bill
Summary: This bill authorizes the establishment of undocumented
student support services and on-campus Dream Centers at school
districts, county offices of education, and public postsecondary
institutions.
Fiscal
Impact:
Cost pressure: Potentially significant cost pressure in the
tens of millions for school districts, county offices of
education, California Community Colleges (CCC), and the
California State University (CSU) to fund these services.
(see staff comments)
Background: AB 540 (Chapter 814, Statutes of 2001) authorizes certain
undocumented students to pay in-state tuition at the CCC, the
CSU, and the University of California (UC).
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Existing law provides that AB 540 students are eligible to apply
for, and participate in; any student financial aid program
administered by the State of California to the full extent
permitted by federal law and requires the California Student Aid
Commission (CSAC) to establish procedures and forms for this
purpose. To comply with this provision the CSAC developed the
Dream Application. (Education Code 69508.5)
Proposed Law:
This bill authorizes each governing board of each school
district or county office of education that maintains any grades
9 through 12, the governing board of each community college
district, and the Trustees of the California State University to
establish, and the Regents of the University of California are
encouraged to establish, undocumented student support services
to include, but not be limited to, state and institutional
financial assistance, academic counseling, referral services,
and on-campus Dream Centers.
Related
Legislation:1. AB 1366 (Lopez, 2015) requires the CCC and the CSU, and requests
the UC, to establish on-campus Dream resource centers. This
bill is pending in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
Staff
Comments: This bill creates a potentially significant cost
pressure for school districts, county offices of education, CCC,
and the CSU to fund these services.
For illustrative purposes, if school districts serving grades 9
through 12 (418) and CCC districts (72) hired at least one
position at a rate of $100,000, including benefits, to provide
the services encouraged in the bill, it would result in costs in
the tens of millions Proposition 98 General Fund.
The CSU estimates that this bill will result a cost pressure for
the 19 remaining campuses that have not already established a
Dream Center ranging from $2.2 million to $4.8 million in the
first year and ongoing costs of $1.3 million to $1.9 million
General Fund.
The UC indicates that this bill does not result in any
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additional costs as the university already provides services
included in this bill.
To the extent the Dream Centers and related services are offered
to students and contribute to better student outcomes, such as
reducing the time it takes for a student to earn a degree,
colleges and universities could achieve efficiencies by
potentially providing broader access to other students.
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