BILL NUMBER: SB 1068	CHAPTERED  07/22/99

	CHAPTER   154
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   JULY 22, 1999
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   JULY 22, 1999
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   JULY 8, 1999
	PASSED THE SENATE   APRIL 29, 1999
	AMENDED IN SENATE   APRIL 12, 1999

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Escutia

                        FEBRUARY 26, 1999

   An act to add Section 42269 to of the Education Code, relating to
school districts.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1068, Escutia.  School districts:  year-round schools:  grant
program.
   Existing law establishes the Year-Round School Grant Program to
provide financial assistance to school districts operating or
implementing multitrack year-round educational programs.
   This bill would require the State Department of Education to
conduct a study of the grant program to develop an equitable method
of phasing out the program over a multiyear period.  The bill would
require the department to complete the study and present its findings
to the Legislature on or before July 1, 2000.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  The Legislature finds and declares that adequate school
facilities are essential in providing quality education to the
pupils of California.  The Legislature further finds and declares
that educational reforms, such as a longer schoolday and mandatory
summer school, may create a need for additional school facilities at
schools operating a multitrack year-round educational program.
  SEC. 2.  Section 42269 is added to the Education Code, to read:
   42269.  (a) The State Department of Education shall, in
consultation with school districts, the Department of Finance, the
Legislative Analyst's Office, and any other affected parties, conduct
a study of the grant program established pursuant to this article to
develop an equitable method of phasing out the program over a
multiyear period.
   (b) The study conducted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include,
but not necessarily be limited to, all of the following:
   (1) Findings regarding the challenges that school districts face
in implementing a longer school year, mandatory summer school reform,
and other educational reforms in conjunction with a multitrack
year-round educational program.
   (2) Analyze the need for school facilities in school districts
that receive funding pursuant to this article.
   (3) Determine the eligibility of school districts offering a
multitrack year-round educational program for participation in the
Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998.
   (4) Identify options for eliminating the grant program established
pursuant to this article.
   (5) Identify options to help school districts offering a
multitrack year-round educational program provide the school
facilities necessary to implement educational reforms.
   (c) The State Department of Education shall complete the study
conducted pursuant to this section and present its findings to the
Legislature on or before July 1, 2000.