BILL ANALYSIS
SB 687
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SENATE THIRD READING
SB 687 (Simitian)
As Amended July 1, 2005
2/3 vote
SENATE VOTE :37-2
EDUCATION 11-0 APPROPRIATIONS 17-0
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|Ayes:|Goldberg, Wyland, |Ayes:|Chu, Sharon Runner, Bass, |
| |Arambula, Coto, Hancock, | |Berg, Calderon, Emmerson, |
| |Huff, Liu, Mullin, | |Karnette, Klehs, Leno, |
| |Pavley, DeVore, Umberg | |Nakanishi, Nation, |
| | | |Oropeza, Laird, Saldana, |
| | | |Walters, Yee, Mullin |
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SUMMARY : Requires that estimated expenditures per pupil, as
reported on the annual School Accountability Report Card (SARC),
reflect the actual salaries of personnel assigned to a
schoolsite and be subtotaled by restricted and unrestricted
revenue sources; requires that the actual average teacher salary
of teachers assigned to a school be reported on the SARC; and
requires specific revisions to the standardized template for the
SARC. Specifically, this bill :
1)Requires that estimated per pupil expenditures, as reported on
the SARC, incorporate all of the following:
a) Reflect the actual salaries of personnel assigned to the
school site;
b) Be reported as a total and in subtotals for restricted
(i.e., categorical) and unrestricted (i.e., general aid
including incentive funding) sources; and,
c) Include an average of actual salaries paid to
certificated instructional personnel at that school site.
2)Requires the State Department of Education (SDE), by July 1,
2007, to develop and recommend for adoption by the State Board
of Education (SBE) a revision to the standardized template for
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the SARC, to include specified elements.
EXISTING LAW :
1)Requires every K-12 school district to adopt an SARC for each
school in accordance with Proposition 98 of 1988, also known
as the Classroom Instructional Improvement and Accountability
Act. The statutory portions of Proposition 98 specified some
of the contents of the SARC and called upon SBE to develop a
model SARC that districts could use to satisfy the Act's
requirement.
2)Provides that the statutory provisions of Proposition 98 may
be amended only by a 2/3 vote of each house of the Legislature
as long as the amendment "furthers the purpose" of the
Proposition.
3)Requires schools to report the "estimated expenditures per
pupil and types of services funded" as well as a substantial
amount of non-salary data about teachers at the school to
align with the statutory prescription for the SARC.
4)Requires the SARC to report other teacher-related data, such
as information on the number of fully-credentialed teachers
and the number of teachers employed by emergency permit, as
well as the number of teachers who are misassigned to teach
subjects that are not appropriate for their credential.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee analysis, General Fund (Proposition 98) reimbursable
mandated costs, likely in excess of $300,000, to comply with the
requirements of this bill.
COMMENTS :
How will this bill change current practice? Currently, per
pupil expenditure information is provided by SDE as part of the
SARC template for schools, and reflects average expenditures at
the school district level rather than site-specific spending.
This bill requires SARCs to reflect actual average per pupil
expenditures that are specific to each schoolsite.
Arguments in support: According to the author, "By examining
estimated expenditures per pupil, taking into consideration
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salaries of personnel assigned to an individual school, SB 687
will help ensure that school officials, parents, and local
communities have sufficient information about education resource
allocation. Transparency as to the use of billions of dollars
of public education funds promotes good government and
encourages educational opportunities for California students.
"A recent report released by Education Trust-West found that
money spent on teacher salaries in California varies from school
to school within districts. It is important to make information
available so as to guarantee equity and equality in per pupil
spending."
Analysis Prepared by : Michael Ricketts / ED. / (916) 319-2087
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