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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 434
Author: Block (D)
Amended: 8/17/10 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 11-0, 8/12/10
AYES: Kehoe, Ashburn, Alquist, Corbett, Emmerson, Leno,
Price, Walters, Wolk, Wyland, Yee
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 52-25, 6/3/09 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : After school programs
SOURCE : Childrens Initiative
DIGEST : This bill authorizes the cost of an after school
program site supervisor to be included as direct services,
provided that at least 85 percent of the site supervisor's
time is spent at the program site.
ANALYSIS : Existing law establishes the After School
Education and Safety Program to serve pupils in
kindergarten and grades 1 to 9, inclusive, at participating
public elementary, middle, junior high, and charter
schools. Existing law requires the California Department
of Education to apportion moneys, from those continuously
appropriated for purposes of after school programs, to
program applicants in the form of grants according to a
specified priority scheme and specifies maximum grant
amounts for three-year direct grants for before and after
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school programs. Existing law limits the amount of state
funds a program participant may expend on administrative
costs to 15 percent of the participant's funding. Existing
law requires a program participant receiving state funding
to ensure that no less than 85 percent of that funding is
allocated to schoolsites for direct services to pupils.
This bill authorizes the cost of an after school program
site supervisor to be included as direct services, provided
that at least 85 percent of the site supervisor's time is
spent at the program site.
Comments
The ASES program, passed by voters as Proposition 49 in
2002, provided almost $550 million for before and after
school programs for students in kindergarten through ninth
grade. In 2008-09, 377 predominantly districts and county
offices of education received grants, serving 3,800
schools, although local governments and nonprofit
organizations working in partnership with local educational
agencies may also apply. After school programs must
commence right after school and at least until 6 p.m. for
15 hours per week. Participating after-school programs are
required to have an educational and literacy component in
which tutoring or homework assistance is provided in one or
more of the following areas: language arts, mathematics,
history and social science, computer training, or sciences;
and an educational enrichment component, which may include,
but is not limited to, fine arts, career technical
education, recreation, physical fitness and prevention
activities. Priority for funding goes to schools where at
least 50 percent of the pupils are eligible for free- or
reduced-priced lunch.
Maximum grants are $112,500 per year for elementary schools
and $150,000 per year for middle or junior high schools
based on a per pupil amount of $7.50 per day. Each program
is required to provide a match equal to not less than
one-third of the total grant. Facilities may count towards
25 percent of the local contribution.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
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According to the Senate Appropriations Committee:
Fiscal Impact (in thousands)
Major Provisions 2010-11 2011-12
2012-13 Fund
Site supervisor No state costs, but a
potential reduction General*
in direct services
* Counts toward meeting the Proposition 98 minimum
funding guarantee
SUPPORT : (Unable to verify at time of writing)
Children's Initiative (source)
A World Fit For Kids
After School All-Stars Los Angeles
After School Program for Information Recreation and
Education
American Federation of State, County and Municipal
Employees
Avalon Schools
Bancroft Middle School
Boys & Girls Clubs of Carson
Boys & Girls Clubs of Garden Grove
Boys & Girls Clubs of Hollywood
Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach
Boys & Girls Clubs of East Los Angeles
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Los Angeles Harbor
Boys & Girls Clubs of Rio Hondo
Boys & Girls Clubs of Venice
Boys & Girls Clubs Watts/Willowbrook
Camp Fire USA Long Beach Area Council
City of Fontana, Community Services Department, Fontana
After School Program
DeMille Middle School
Enrichment Educational Experiences/E3, Inc.
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Gang Alternatives Program
Greater San Jose After-School All-Stars
Hill Classical Middle School
John Muir Academy
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LA's BEST [Better Educated Students for Tomorrow]
LACER Afterschool Programs
League of California Afterschool Providers
Long Beach Community Action Partnership
Long Beach Unified School District
Long Beach Unified School District's Research Office
Long Beach Winners Reaching Amazing Potential
Madison WRAP
Mary Butler School
Old Adobe Union School District
Partnerships to Uplift Communities
Phoenix Accounting Corporation
Project APPLE/Project REACH
Rogers Middle School, Bayside Academy
Samuel Gompers K8 School
San Diego After School Consortium
Stanford Middle School
Stevens Middle School
Stevenson Elementary
William Cullen Bryant Elementary School
Woodcraft Rangers
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : The author states, "With the
current economic crisis facing the state at all levels,
school districts are not able to secure and/or provide the
necessary matching funds to draw down this important
funding for after school programs. This bill would
temporarily reduce, over the next two fiscal years, the
matching funds by nearly half. This would allow LEAs [local
educational agencies] and local governments to continue
providing homework help, tutoring, mentoring, time for
organized physical activities, and play time in a safe
environment. Some great examples of these activities
include performing arts classes, dance classes, and cooking
and nutrition classes."
The bill's sponsor, the Children's Initiative, states that
the match is frequently comprised of value added
activities, such as local donations of tickets to arts,
sports, and other events. Districts also count
supplemental staff time, such as counselors who are not a
required component of ASES, and supplies and equipments,
such as music instruments and art supplies, as local
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matches. Due to the downturn in the economy, community and
business donations have decreased while school districts
are unable to keep staff beyond school time or are laying
off staff. According to the California Department of
Education, several districts have indicated that they may
discontinue their programs due to the inability to come up
with the required local match. The sponsor states that the
provisions of this bill were discussed and recommended by
the Advisory Committee on Before and After School Programs,
established by SB 854 (Ashburn), Chapter 555, Statutes of
2005, which meets at least three times a year to provide
advice and offer administrative and legislative
recommendations.
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Ammiano, Arambula, Beall, Bill Berryhill,
Blumenfield, Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero, Charles
Calderon, Carter, Chesbro, Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De
Leon, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes,
Furutani, Galgiani, Garrick, Hall, Hayashi, Hernandez,
Hill, Huber, Huffman, Jones, Krekorian, Lieu, Bonnie
Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Monning, Nava, John A. Perez, V.
Manuel Perez, Portantino, Price, Ruskin, Salas, Saldana,
Skinner, Solorio, Swanson, Torlakson, Torres, Torrico,
Bass
NOES: Adams, Anderson, Tom Berryhill, Blakeslee, Conway,
Cook, DeVore, Duvall, Emmerson, Fuller, Gaines, Gilmore,
Hagman, Harkey, Jeffries, Knight, Logue, Miller, Niello,
Nielsen, Silva, Smyth, Audra Strickland, Tran, Villines
NO VOTE RECORDED: Block, Nestande, Yamada
PQ:mw 8/17/10 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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