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THIRD READING
Bill No: SB 798
Author: DeSaulnier (D)
Amended: 1/11/10
Vote: 21
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE : 9-0, 4/22/09
AYES: Romero, Huff, Alquist, Hancock, Liu, Maldonado,
Padilla, Simitian, Wyland
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 6-3, 1/21/10
AYES: Kehoe, Corbett, Leno, Liu, Price, Yee
NOES: Cox, Denham, Walters
SUBJECT : 21st Century Community Learning Centers program
SOURCE : Bay Area Partnership for Children and Youth
League of California Afterschool Providers
DIGEST : This bill requires that federal funding
increases beyond the 2008-09 level for the 21st Century
Community Learning Center programs to be allocated as
direct grants in the following priority order: (1) 35
percent for centers serving high school pupils, (2) 50
percent for centers serving middle school and elementary
pupils, and (3) 15 percent for summer programs serving
elementary and middle school pupils.
ANALYSIS : The 21st Century Community Learning Centers
(21st Century) is a federally funded before and after
school program that provides disadvantaged K-12 pupils (50
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percent or more eligibility for free and reduced-price
meals) with academic enrichment and support. California's
After School Education and Safety (ASES) program and 21st
Century programs are nearly identical and can operate in
tandem. Both programs are administered by the
Superintendent of Public Instruction. California receives
approximately $130 million annually in federal 21st Century
funds. However, California is currently funding $160
million worth of grants due to the availability of
carryover funds. According to the statutorily required
split between programs for elementary and middle school
pupils and programs for high school pupils, 21st Century
programs serving high school pupils are currently funded
with $80 million.
Existing law:
1.Establishes a daily rate for both elementary and middle
school programs of $7.50 per pupil for the after school
component, and $5 per pupil for the before school
component. There is no daily rate for high school
programs.
2.Caps total grant amounts as follows:
A. For the after school component:
i) $112,500 for elementary school programs.
ii) $150,000 for middle school programs.
B. For the before school component:
i) $37,500 for elementary school programs.
ii) $49,000 for middle school programs.
4. Provides that the grant amount for high school programs
is $250,000.
Prior legislation
SB 638 (Torlakson, Chapter 380, 2006) among other things,
increased grant amounts for ASES programs. While SB 638 did
not directly address 21st Century programs, current law
provides that grant amounts for ASES and 21st Century
programs are to be the same.
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FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
According to the Senate Appropriations Committee:
Fiscal Impact (in thousands)
Major Provisions 2010-11 2011-12
2012-13 Fund
21st Century Directs future
funding, no new costs Federal
SUPPORT : (Verified 1/22/10)
Bay Area Partnership for Children and Youth (co-source)
League of California After-school Providers (co-source)
After School All-Stars LA
Aim High
Alameda County Board of Supervisors, Third District
Association of California School Administrators
Breakthrough Collaborative
Boys & Girls Clubs California Alliance
Boys & Girls Clubs Garden Grove
Boys & Girls Club of Hollywood
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Los Angeles Harbor
California Food Policy Advocates
California School Boards Association
Central Valley Afterschool Foundation
Children Now
Conservation Corps of Long Beach
Coachella Valley Unified School District,
Afterschool Program
Contra Costa County
CyberMill Technology Center
City of Sacramento
Desert Sands Unified School District
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids California
Girls Incorporated of Alameda County
Junior Leagues of California
LA's BEST
Long Beach Unified School District, Wrap After School
Program
Los Angeles County Office of Education
Rio Hondo Boys & Girls Club
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San Bernardino City Unified School District
San Francisco Department of Children, Youth & Their
Families
San Juan Unified School District
Sunset Neighborhood Beacon Center
Team Prime Time
Watts/Willowbrook Boys & Girls Club
West Contra Costa Unified School District
Woodcraft Rangers
A World Fit For Kids
YMCA of East Bay, West Contra Costa Branch
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : The Los Angeles County Office of
Education states, "There are over 1,300 after school sites
within Los Angeles County which are funded through the 21st
Century Community Learning Center grants and/or the federal
After School Education and Safety Program. Students at all
levels: elementary, middle and high schools participate in
these programs. These sites serve over 130,000 students in
Los Angeles County and provide employment to over 10,000
individuals. Many programs in Los Angeles County have
operated summer programs for six hours per day and have
struggled to find the funding for the additional three
hours as the grant currently only allows for three hours of
programming, which does not meet the safety and enrichment
needs of the students or the safety and child care needs of
the parents. Raising the rate per day would allow more
students to continue their academic and enrichment learning
while staying safe while parents are at work. Recently,
the number of applications from elementary and middle
schools within Los Angeles County has greatly outnumbered
the high school application, yet the funding distribution
was 50/50 for both. This provision would allow a more
adequate allocation of funds based on the number of schools
within each of these categories."
DLW:nl 1/26/10 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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