BILL ANALYSIS
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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 756
Author: Goldberg (D), et al
Amended: 8/15/06 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE : 8-2, 6/28/06
AYES: Scott, Alquist, Lowenthal, Romero, Simitian, Soto,
Speier, Torlakson
NOES: Maldonado, Denham
NO VOTE RECORDED: Morrow
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 8-1, 8/7/06
AYES: Murray, Alarcon, Alquist, Ashburn, Escutia, Florez,
Romero, Torlakson
NOES: Aanestad
NO VOTE RECORDED: Battin, Dutton, Ortiz, Poochigian
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Not relevant
SUBJECT : Flexible Funding for Pupil Achievement Program
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill establishes the Flexible Funding for
Pupil Achievement Program and allows up to five percent of
the public schools in the state to participate in the
program at any one time. The bill also requires the
Superintendent of Public Instruction to request private
funds to evaluate the program. This bill becomes
inoperative July 1, 2017, and repeals on January 1, 2018.
CONTINUED
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ANALYSIS : Chapter 276 of 2005 (SB 1053, Scott)
established the Local Improvement Program as a pilot
project to provide participating schools with flexibility
in the development and implementation of instructional
programs to support and improve pupil learning, with
provision to sunset the pilot program in 2010.
Participation in this pilot project is limited to no more
15 school districts and not more than five percent of the
total number of schools.
This bill establishes the Flexible Funding for Pupil
Achievement Program for specified schools. This bill:
1.Permits up to five percent of schools in the state to
participate at any one time. The bill would require a
school district to adopt a five year participation
agreement with a participating school, except that the
district would be required to review the per student
funding annually and perform other oversight and
enforcement functions. Districts would be permitted to
retain up to ten percent of local funds for its program
costs.
2.Requires a participating school to adopt a plan that
addresses the organization of the school, staffing,
curriculum, and classroom schedules as well as a budget,
as specified.
3.Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI),
by March 30, 2007, to adopt a distribution formula that
would be used to determine the allocation of district
revenues for the use of participating schools.
4.Requires the SPI to request private foundations to fund
and conduct independent evaluations of the planning,
operation and effectiveness of the program. Provides
that the bill's provisions are to be implemented only if
the SPI certifies a commitment from private foundations
or other private or public funding sources to fund the
evaluations required.
The bill enacts numerous other provisions to the local
program.
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Related legislation
AB 2152 (Goldberg) in 2004 would have created a similar
program of local flexibility, but AB 2152 was vetoed with
the following message:
While I understand the authors intention to address
categorical programs, this bill actually limits the
flexibility in the allocation of funds to best meet
the needs of schools at the local level. The bill
dictates an allocation formula to local districts,
instead of allowing school boards the ability to
determine the allocation based on their specific
needs.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
According to the Senate Appropriations Committee:
Fiscal Impact (in thousands)
Major Provisions 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
Fund
Flexible funding programs No new state
costs; potential Prop 98/
redirections program local
option
revenues between schools
within a school district
SPI oversight Up to
$100 initially to track General
participation against cap and to
adopt distribution formula
NC:nl 8/14/06 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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