BILL NUMBER: AB 2178 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN SENATE AUGUST 19, 2010
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 28, 2010
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 14, 2010
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Torlakson
FEBRUARY 18, 2010
An act to amend Section 8484 of, and to add
Section 8484.1 to , the Education Code, relating
to the After School Education and Safety Program.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2178, as amended, Torlakson. After School Education and Safety
Program.
(1) Existing
Existing law establishes the After School Education and
Safety Program for the purpose of creating incentives for
establishing locally driven before and after school enrichment
programs both during schooldays and summer, intersession, or vacation
days that partner public schools and communities to provide academic
and literacy support and safe, constructive alternatives for youth.
Existing law authorizes a program to operate a before school
component, an after school component, or both the before and after
school components, on one or multiple schoolsites. Existing law
awards grants to qualified applicants.
This bill, to the extent consistent with federal and state privacy
laws, would authorize local educational agency grantees funded
pursuant to the After School Education and Safety Program and
grants for 21st Century Community Learning Centers programs to
submit specified data to an operator of an after school program with
which the local educational agency has a contract.
(2) Existing law, as required by the State Department of
Education, requires programs established pursuant to the After School
Education and Safety Program to submit annual outcome-based data for
evaluation, as specified. Existing law requires the department to
develop standardized tools and procedures to collect this data.
This bill would require the department to collect and maintain
this data in a manner that enables the analysis of all programs and
the aggregation of statewide reports, and that readily links to the
California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes
no . State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 8484 of the Education Code
is amended to read:
8484. (a) As required by the department, programs established
pursuant to this article shall submit annual outcome-based data for
evaluation, including research-based indicators and measurable pupil
outcomes for academic performance, attendance, and positive
behavioral changes. The department may consider these outcomes when
determining eligibility for grant renewal.
(1) To demonstrate program effectiveness, grantees shall submit
both of the following:
(A) Schoolday attendance on an annual basis.
(B) Program attendance.
(2) To demonstrate program effectiveness based upon individual
program focus, programs shall submit one or more of the following
measures annually:
(A) Positive behavioral changes, as reported by schoolday teachers
or after school staff who directly supervise pupils.
(B) Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program test scores.
(C) Homework completion rates as reported by schoolday teachers or
after school staff who directly supervise pupils.
(D) Skill development as reported by schoolday teachers or after
school staff who directly supervise pupils.
(E) The department may develop additional measures for this
paragraph. Any additions shall be developed in consultation with the
evaluation committee of the advisory committee.
(3) Programs shall submit information adopted through the process
outlined in subdivision (c).
(b) (1) If a program consistently fails to demonstrate measurable
program outcomes for three consecutive years, the department may
terminate the program as described in subdivision (a) of Section
8483.7. The department shall consider multiple outcomes and not rely
on one outcome in isolation.
(2) For purposes of this section, "consistently fails to
demonstrate measurable program outcomes" means failure to meet
program effectiveness requirements pursuant to the criteria in
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a).
(3) Measurable program outcomes may be demonstrated by, but are
not limited to, the following methods:
(A) Comparing pupils participating in the program to
nonparticipating pupils at the same schoolsite.
(B) Pupils participating in the program demonstrate improvement on
one or more indicators collected by the program pursuant to this
paragraph.
(4) For purposes of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of
subdivision (a), program effectiveness may be demonstrated using
performance levels from the STAR Program by any of the following:
(A) The grantee documents that the percentage of pupils performing
at the far below basic level declined.
(B) The grantee documents that the percentage of pupils performing
above the far below basic and below basic levels increased.
(C) The grantee documents that the percentage of pupils who
performed at or above the basic level increased.
(D) The grantee documents that pupils participating in the program
performed better in a year-to-year comparison of the results of the
STAR Program than their peers who were not participating in the
program.
(c) (1) The department shall develop standardized procedures and
tools to collect the indicators in paragraphs (1) and (2) of
subdivision (a). The department shall collect and maintain this data
in a manner that enables the analysis of all programs and the
aggregation of state reports, and that readily links to the
California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System.
(2) The department shall consult with the evaluation committee of
the Advisory Committee on Before and After School Programs pursuant
to Section 8484.9 and the advisory board established pursuant to
Section 60900.
SEC. 2. SECTION 1. Section 8484.1 is
added to the Education Code, to read:
8484.1. To the extent consistent with federal and state privacy
laws, local educational agency grantees funded pursuant to this
article and Article 22.6 (commencing with Section 8484.7)
may submit the following pupil data to an operator of an after school
program with which the local educational agency has a contract:
(a) Schoolday attendance data.
(b) Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program test scores,
and scores on individual California Standards Tests.
(c) High school exit examination scores.
(d) English language development test placement or
reclassification scores.
(e) California Healthy Kids Survey result data
results in aggregate form .