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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Bill No: SB 331
Author: Romero (D) et al
Amended: 8/16/10
Vote: 21
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE : 8-1, 4/22/09
AYES: Romero, Alquist, Hancock, Liu, Maldonado, Padilla,
Simitian, Wyland
NOES: Huff
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 7-4, 5/28/09
AYES: Kehoe, Corbett, DeSaulnier, Hancock, Leno, Oropeza,
Yee
NOES: Cox, Denham, Runner, Walters
NO VOTE RECORDED: Wolk, Wyland
SENATE FLOOR : 25-13, 6/1/09
AYES: Alquist, Calderon, Cedillo, Corbett, Correa,
DeSaulnier, Ducheny, Florez, Hancock, Kehoe, Leno, Liu,
Lowenthal, Maldonado, Negrete McLeod, Oropeza, Padilla,
Pavley, Romero, Simitian, Steinberg, Wiggins, Wright,
Wyland, Yee
NOES: Aanestad, Ashburn, Benoit, Cogdill, Cox, Denham,
Dutton, Harman, Hollingsworth, Huff, Runner, Strickland,
Walters
NO VOTE RECORDED: Wolk, Vacancy
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 76-1, 08/19/10 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Migrant education
CONTINUED
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SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill expands the scope of a status report
that the migrant education State Parent Advisory Council is
required to submit to specified parties, and changes the
timeliness for the submission of the report.
Assembly Amendments
1.Reduce the number of years a child is deemed to be a
migrant child from five to three and deletes the
provisions regarding priority and the prohibition against
programs solely for children who have ceased to migrate.
2.Delete the cap on the number of migratory children that
may be served in a region.
3.Delete the requirement that interpretation be provided at
each SPAC meeting by a person trained in interpreting and
who is fully fluent in English and in the language
understandable to parents.
4.Delete a requirement for the SPAC to prepare and submit a
report to the Legislature, SBE, the SPI, and the Governor
on the status of MEP within 120 days from the conclusion
of the statewide parent conference, and instead, requires
the report be submitted to the aforementioned parties
within 120 days from the conclusion of a training program
provided by the SPI, as specified.
5.Add co-authors.
ANALYSIS :
Existing Law
1.Requires the State Parent Advisory Council (SPAC) to
participating in the planning, operation, and evaluation
of the state Migrant Education Program (MEP) and provides
that the membership of the SPAC shall be comprised of
individuals who are knowledgeable of the needs of migrant
children and are nominated and elected by the parents of
migrant children enrolled in the operating agencies.
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2.Requires at least two-thirds of the members of the SPAC
to be parents of migrant children and requires the SPAC
to meet a minimum of six times a calendar year to provide
input on issues relating to the operation of the MEP.
3.Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI)
to sponsor an annual SPAC conference to be schedule
during the spring and requires the SPAC, within 120 days
from the conclusion of the conference, to prepare and
submit a report to the Legislature, the State Board of
Education (SBE), and the governor regarding the status of
the MEP.
This bill expands the scope of a status report that the
migrant SPAC is required to submit to specified parties,
and changes the timeline for the submission of the report.
Specifically, this bill:
1.Deletes a requirement for the SPAC to prepare and submit
a report to the Legislature, SBE, the SPI, and the
Governor on the status of MEP within 120 days from the
conclusion of the statewide parent conference, and
instead, requires the report be submitted to the
aforementioned parties within 120 days from the
conclusion of a training program provided by the SPI, as
specified.
2.Requires the MEP status report developed by the SPAC to
additionally include an evaluation of the MEP, a review
of annual needs, a year-end assessment, and policy
recommendations.
3.Deletes language stating that priority for programs and
activities shall be given to migrant children and shall
not be provided solely for children who have ceased to
migrate, and instead, specifies that priority for the
provision of services shall be consistent with federal
statutes and regulations governing the MEP.
4.Makes several technical changes to and updates provisions
governing the MEP.
Background
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The MEP is a federally funded program, authorized under the
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). The MEP is
designed to provide supplemental education services to
migrant children to help reduce the educational disruption
and other challenges that result form repeated moves.
According to the California Department of Education (CDE),
the California MEP is the largest in the nation and one out
of every three migrant students in the United States lives
in California. According to CDE, there are currently over
200,000 migrant students attending California schools
during the regular school year and 97,000 attending
summer/intersession classes.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 5/29/09) (Unable to reverify at time
of writing)
Youth Law Center
American Federation of State, County and Municipal
Employees
Association of California School Administrators
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : The Association of California
School Administrators states in support, "It is important
the state and local education agencies improve the data
collection and tracking of migrant students and prepare a
master plan to address their needs. The more accurate data
we have locally the better we can support migrant students
and their families."
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Adams, Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula, Bass, Beall,
Bill Berryhill, Tom Berryhill, Blakeslee, Block,
Blumenfield, Bradford, Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero,
Charles Calderon, Carter, Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Coto,
Davis, De La Torre, De Leon, DeVore, Eng, Evans, Feuer,
Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes, Fuller, Furutani, Gaines,
Galgiani, Garrick, Gatto, Gilmore, Hagman, Hall, Hayashi,
Hernandez, Hill, Huber, Huffman, Jones, Knight, Lieu,
Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Miller, Monning,
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Nava, Nestande, Niello, Norby, V. Manuel Perez,
Portantino, Ruskin, Salas, Saldana, Silva, Skinner,
Smyth, Solorio, Audra Strickland, Swanson, Torlakson,
Torres, Torrico, Tran, Villines, Yamada, John A. Perez
NOES: Nielsen
NO VOTE RECORDED: Harkey, Jeffries, Vacancy
CPM:cm 8/22/10 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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