BILL ANALYSIS
Senate Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary
Senator Christine Kehoe, Chair
2089 (Coto)
Hearing Date: 08/12/2010 Amended: 06/14/2010
Consultant: Dan Troy Policy Vote: ED 8-0
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BILL SUMMARY: AB 2089 would extend the sunset date of the
California American Indian Education Center program until
January 1, 2017, and would require the Department of Education
to evaluate program results and make recommendations for
improvement by January 1, 2016. The bill would also allow the
Superintendent of Public Instruction more options for filling
vacancies modify on the American Indian Education Oversight
Committee, as specified.
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Fiscal Impact (in thousands)
Major Provisions 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 Fund
CAIEC $3,600 $3,600 General*
State ops $300 $300 General
*Counts toward meeting the Proposition 98 minimum funding
guarantee
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STAFF COMMENTS: SUSPENSE FILE.
Current law:
Establishes the California American Indian Education
Center (CAIEC) program to serve as community-based
educational resource centers to American Indian pupils,
parents, guardians, and public schools in order to promote
the academic and cultural achievement of American Indian
pupils.
Requires each center to annually submit a report to the
CDE that includes appropriate data that reflects each
center's ability to meet stated objectives, measure pupil
academic performance, and meet the continued educational
and cultural needs of the community.
Requires the Department of Education (CDE) to evaluate
the centers to determine whether to renew the application
of each existing center or instead to approve a new center.
Requires CDE, by January 1, 2011, to report consolidated
results for all centers and supply information that is
required for a comprehensive evaluation of those results,
and make recommendations for program improvement.
Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI)
to appoint an American Indian Education Oversight Committee
(oversight committee) for the purpose of providing input
and advice to the SPI on all aspects of American Indian
education programs established by the state. The
membership of the oversight committee is to include at
least seven educators, four of whom must be center
directors, and
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AB 2089 (Coto)
requires all members to have proven knowledge of current
educational policies relating to, and issues faced by,
American Indian communities in California.
Authority for the CAIEC program sunsets on January 1, 2012.
This bill would reauthorize the CAIEC program for an additional
five years and require CDE to provide an evaluation, as
specified, by January 0f 2016. The bill would further authorize
the SPI to appoint to the CAIEC Committee an educator that is
not a center director to fill a vacancy in one of the four
positions designated for center directors, if the SPI is unable
to find a qualified individual to fill a vacancy within 30 days
of the vacancy arising. Apparently, the committee has had
difficulty filling vacant positions, so this provision is
intended to expand the pool of eligible members so that the
committee may complete its functions.
The amount proposed in the 2010-11 budget for the program, which
supports 27 centers, is approximately $3.6 million, so extending
the program will likely result in similar annual costs for an
additional five years. Staff costs in support of the program
are $300,000, annually, and the Department estimates a cost of
$60,000 for the report. Staff further notes that these funds
are subject to flexibility provisions approved by SBX3 4 (2009),
so these funds can be expended by local education agencies for
any educational purpose through the 2012-13 fiscal year.