BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular Session
SB 527 (Liu) - Education finance: Safe Neighborhoods and
Schools Planning Grants
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|Version: January 13, 2016 |Policy Vote: ED. 7 - 0 |
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|Urgency: No |Mandate: No |
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|Hearing Date: January 21, 2016 |Consultant: Jillian Kissee |
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*********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE ***********
The following information is revised to reflect amendments
adopted by the committee on January 13, 2016
Bill
Summary: This bill establishes various requirements for the
grant program authorized by the Safe Neighborhoods and School
Act (approved by voters as Proposition 47 in November 2014) to
reduce truancy and support students who are at risk of dropping
out of school or are victims of crime. This program is to be
administered by the California Department of Education (CDE).
Fiscal
Impact:
Grants to local educational agencies (LEAs): The level of
funding for the program outlined in this bill is dependent
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upon savings derived from Proposition 47. As of the release
of the Governor's Budget for the 2016-17 fiscal year, it is
estimated that $7.3 million will be available for this
program. The Governor's Budget indicates that funds expended
on direct services and other instructional support for
students will be counted towards meeting the state's funding
obligation under Proposition 98.
Administrative costs: The CDE indicates that this bill will
require 3.5 positions and about $460,000 for activities
including administering the grants, providing technical
assistance, and collecting and analyzing data. Staff notes
that current law prohibits the CDE from spending more than 5
percent of funds it receives from the Safe Neighborhoods and
Schools Fund for administrative costs annually. Any
administrative costs not covered by the Safe Neighborhoods and
Schools Fund would require General Fund support.
Author
Amendments: Reestablish requirements for the grant program.
Specifically, amendments:
Require the CDE, upon an appropriation, to administer Safe
Neighborhoods and Schools Act planning grants to improve
student outcomes, as specified.
Require LEAs that apply for funding to submit a plan to the
CDE that includes various components. Plans must include a
description of local needs, based on specified data. Plans
must describe a commitment to: aligning strategies to the
LEA's Local Control and Accountability Plan; addressing the
needs of each student subgroup; implementing a community
schools strategy; engaging various entities; maintaining a
team responsible for overall operations; and reporting on
program outputs. The plans must also describe how the
strategies will be sustained beyond the grant period and how
they will be monitored and evaluated.
Prioritize funding for LEAs that are located in communities
with high crime rates or have high rates of chronic
absenteeism, suspension, dropouts, or foster youth.
Allow grant funds to be used for development and initial
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implementation of a community school strategy that includes,
among other things, assessing and meeting the academic,
social, emotional, physical health, and mental health needs of
students, identifying school and community resources, and
integration of services. Funds may also be used to improve or
expand upon existing activities.
Include legislative intent that LEAs support ongoing costs for
activities pursuant to this bill.
Require the CDE to conduct outreach to LEAs that qualify for
priority funding, provide training and technical assistance to
LEAs that receive grants, and coordinate training and
technical assistance for LEAs that do not.
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