BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular Session
SB 618 (Pavley) - Educational apprenticeships: grant program.
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|Version: February 27, 2015 |Policy Vote: ED. 7 - 1 |
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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 establishes a statewide competitive grant
program for educational apprenticeship programs to be
administered by the Superintendent of Public Instruction,
contingent upon funding made available in the annual Budget Act.
Fiscal
Impact:
Cost pressure: This bill results in a significant Proposition
98 General Fund cost pressure to fund the competitive grant
program in the tens of millions. The 2015-16 Governor's
Budget proposes $37 million for existing apprenticeships.
State operations costs: The California Department of Education
(CDE) estimates a need of about 1.5 positions at a cost of
$222,000 General Fund to administer this program. This
estimate could change, depending on the amount that may be
available in the Budget Act and how many entities would apply.
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Background: The state authorizes and funds various workforce education and
training initiatives. Existing law establishes apprenticeship
training programs which are comprehensive plans that contain,
among other things, apprenticeship program standards, program
regulations, related and supplemental instruction course
outlines, and policy statements for the effective administration
of that apprenticeship training program. State funds provided
for apprenticeships are appropriated to the Chancellor's Office
of the California Community Colleges (CCC) and passed through to
local education agencies that provide the instruction.
Apprenticeships are paid education work programs that pair adult
students with skilled workers for supervised, hands-on learning.
Apprenticeships programs are commonly sponsored by business or
labor unions that help design and support the programs. Program
sponsors must partner with a school district or community
college and be approved by the Department of Industrial
Relations' Division of Apprenticeship Standards to qualify for
related supplemental instruction funding. (Education Code §
79140 et. seq.)
Existing law establishes various career technical education
(CTE) programs for public schools including Regional
Occupational Center Programs (ROCP) that allow students from
multiple schools or districts to participate in career technical
training programs regardless of the geographical location of
their residence in a county or region. Existing law authorizes
the following types of ROCP operational models: county ROCP,
joint powers agency ROCP, and single district ROCP. (Education
Code § 52301 et. seq.)
AB 86 (Committee on Budget), Chapter 48, Statutes of 2013,
created the California Career Pathways Trust which provided
one-time competitive grants to school districts, county
superintendents of school, charter schools, and community
college districts. The 2013 and 2014 budgets provided a total
of $500 million in Proposition 98 General Fund for K-14 career
pathways programs to support such things as funding specialists
in work-based learning to establish or enhance locally defined
career pathways programs connecting education entities with
business entities, and establishing regional collaborative
relationships with business entities, community organizations,
and local institutions of postsecondary education.
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Proposed Law:
This bill establishes a statewide grant program for educational
apprenticeship programs, contingent upon funding made available
in the annual Budget Act. This bill requires that California
Department of Education (CDE) allocate an unspecified grant
amount to be distributed on a competitive basis. At a minimum,
CDE must apply the following two criteria in determining the
competitive value of an application: (1) the program is new and
provides an innovative curriculum for its students; and (2) the
program provides opportunities for gainful employment in
emerging industries that are relevant to the local economy.
Related
Legislation: SB 923 (Pavley, 2014) proposed to establish the
Educational Apprenticeship Innovation Act whereby competitive
grants would be awarded to applicant school districts, county
offices of education, charter schools, and community colleges
for purposes of promoting apprenticeships, pre-apprenticeships,
and career pathways. This bill was vetoed with a message
indicating that the bill creates a new and duplicative program
that does not have an appropriation.
Chapter 48, Statutes of 2013 (AB 86, Committee on Budget)
established the California Career Pathways Trust and
appropriated $250 million in one-time competitive grants for its
purposes.
Chapter 433, Statutes of 2012 (SB 1070, Steinberg) established
the Career Technical Education Pathways Program to improve
linkages and career technical education pathways between high
schools and community colleges.
Staff
Comments: This bill results in a significant Proposition 98
General Fund cost pressure to fund the statewide competitive
apprenticeship program.
The Governor's Budget proposes a total of $37 million for
existing apprenticeships, an increase of $14 million over the
Budget Act of 2014. In addition, it proposes $15 million to
support the development of apprenticeships in high-demand
occupations, including healthcare, advanced manufacturing,
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information technology, and jobs in renewable energy. Unlike
the existing apprenticeship funds, the Governor's Budget
proposes that these funds be used for purposes other than
reimbursing providers for related supplemental instruction, such
as aligning coursework and conducting studies to determine
regional needs for apprentices.
The author's office indicates that this bill is modeled after
the Governor's Budget proposal.