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           nDate of Hearing:  August 3, 2016


                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS


                               Lorena Gonzalez, Chair


          SB 911  
          (Hertzberg) - As Amended June 30, 2016


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          Urgency:  No  State Mandated Local Program:  NoReimbursable:  No


          SUMMARY:


          This bill deletes the January 1, 2017, repeal date of the  
          California American Indian Education Center (AIEC) program  
          thereby extending the operation of the program indefinitely.   
          Requires the California Department of Education (CDE) to  
          continue to report on the evaluation of the program every five  
          years, starting in January 2021, and to make this information  
          available to the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the  
          Legislature.


          FISCAL EFFECT:


          1)Although this bill extends the AIEC program indefinitely,  
            funding for the program is still subject to an appropriation  
            in the annual Budget Act.  The 2016-17 Budget Act provides  
            $4.1 million (Proposition 98) for the program.  This level of  
            support is likely to be ongoing. 


          2)Ongoing costs of at least $70,000 (General Fund) to maintain  
            the existing .6 FTE position at the CDE to administer the AIEC  
            program. 


          COMMENTS:


          1)Purpose.  The AIECs were established in the 1970's and have a  








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            long history of offering educational and cultural support to  
            American Indian students. The AIECs serve as educational  
            resource centers to students, parents and public schools in  
            American Indian communities.  Center staff assist schools with  
            professional development, counseling, tutorial services, or  
            parent education.  They also provide supplemental and extended  
            day instructional programs to meet the needs of American  
            Indian students. Tribal organizations or incorporated American  
            Indian organizations may apply to the CDE to establish a  
            center.  
            
            This bill, sponsored by the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash  
            Indians, aims to ensure these students continue to receive  
            services provided through centers by eliminating the program's  
            sunset date. 

          2)Background. There are currently 23 AIECs serving students in  
            19 counties, including Alameda, Humboldt, Lake, Kern, Los  
            Angeles and San Diego. In 2013-14, 2,850 students received  
            services through the AIEC program, representing 4% of the  
            state's American Indian/Alaska Native students. Expenditures  
            per student ranged from $596 to $4,783 per student.




            Funding for the AIECs is subject to the amount appropriated in  
            the annual budget act.  The initial allocation totaled  
            $400,000, of which $350,000 was awarded to 10 programs through  
            a grant application process, and $50,000 was used for state  
            administration. The funds have increased to the current amount  
            of $4.1 million and the state currently provides $70,000 to  
            support CDE administrative costs.


          Analysis Prepared by:Misty Feusahrens / APPR. / (916)  
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