BILL ANALYSIS
Senate Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary
Senator Christine Kehoe, Chair
434 (Block)
Hearing Date: 08/17/2009 Amended: 07/15/2009
Consultant: Dan Troy Policy Vote: ED 9-0
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BILL SUMMARY: AB 434 would reduce the local match requirement
for After School Education and Safety (ASES) programs from 33
percent to 15 percent for the 2009-10 and 2010-11 fiscal years.
The bill would also provide that the costs of a site supervisor
would be counted as direct services if 85 percent of a
supervisor's time is spent at the site.
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Fiscal Impact (in thousands)
Major Provisions 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Fund
Reduced local match Cost pressure in the tens
of millions General*
to backfill loss of local
resources
* Counts toward meeting the Proposition 98 minimum funding
guarantee
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STAFF COMMENTS: This bill meets the criteria for referral to the
Suspense File.
Proposition 49 (2002) increased funding for before and after
school programs and renamed them the After School Education and
Safety (ASES) program. ASES programs are partnerships between
school districts and local community resources and provide
enriching before or after school activities for pupils from
kindergarten through 9th grade. Approximately $547 million has
been appropriated for ASES for the 2009-10 fiscal year.
Programs receiving ASES funding are required to provide an
amount of cash or in-kind local funds equal to at least
one-third of the total grant from the school district,
governmental agencies, community organizations, or the private
sector. Also, programs must ensure that at least 85 percent of
the grant funding is allocated to school sites for direct
services for pupils.
This bill would lower the local match requirement from 33
percent to 15 percent through the 2010-11 fiscal year. It would
also provide that the costs relating to a site supervisor would
be counted as direct services provided that the supervisor spent
at least 85 percent of his or her time at the site.
According to the author's office, it is difficult for some
programs to obtain sufficient matching dollars in the current
economic climate and temporarily lowering the threshold may help
sustain services.
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AB 434 (Block)
Reducing the local match from 33 percent to 15 percent would
result in a loss of approximately $82 million in resources.
This could result in reduced services and/or pressure on the
General Fund to backfill the loss.