BILL ANALYSIS
AB 2172
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Date of Hearing: April 28, 2010
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Felipe Fuentes, Chair
AB 2172 (Carter) - As Amended: April 5, 2010
Policy Committee: EducationVote:5-2
Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program:
No Reimbursable: No
SUMMARY
This bill requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction
(SPI) to convene an advisory board composed of leaders from
education, business, labor, civic organizations, and the
community to review the recommendations of the multiple pathways
report required by AB 2648 (Bass), Chapter 681, Statutes of
2008, and advise the SPI on the implementation issues.
FISCAL EFFECT
GF administrative costs, likely between $125,000 and $150,000,
to complete the requirements of this bill.
COMMENTS
1)Purpose . AB 2648 (Bass), Chapter 681, Statutes of 2008,
defined "multiple pathway" programs as multi-year,
comprehensive high school programs of integrated academic and
technical study organized around a broad theme, interest area,
or industry sector. This program ensures that all pupils have
curriculum choices to prepare them for career entry and a full
range of postsecondary options, including two and four-year
colleges, apprenticeship, and formal employment training,
Chapter 681 also required the SPI to develop a report that
explores the feasibility of establishing and expanding
multiple pathway programs in high schools, including the costs
and merits associated with expansion of these programs. On
January 5, 2010, the SPI released a draft of this report. The
public has until January 15, 2010 to provide formal comments
to the SPI on the draft report. The final report is expected
in the spring of 2010. This measure, sponsored by the SPI and
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the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, is a vehicle to implement
final report recommendations.
2)Spot bill . Currently, the SPI has the authority to establish
an advisory committee on any subject or issue. The committee
understands this bill is a placeholder to implement
recommendations of the multiple pathway report required by
Chapter 681 that is expected to be released in the coming
months.
The committee may wish to consider whether it is appropriate
to pass a spot bill that may have significant fiscal and
policy implications regarding the education of high school
pupils.
3)Related legislation .
a) AB 2445 (Furutani), pending in this committee, requires
the SPI, by December 31 of each year, to report to the
Legislature on the status of the advisory board established
pursuant to this measure, as specified.
b) AB 1223 (Block), pending in the Senate, encourages the
Commission on Teacher Credentialing to convene a workgroup
to develop program standards to recognize linked learning
competence for holders of a single subject teaching
credential. Proponents of multiple pathway programs have
developed a new term, "linked learning," to refer to these
programs.
Analysis Prepared by : Kimberly Rodriguez / APPR. / (916)
319-2081