BILL ANALYSIS
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THIRD READING
Bill No: SB 1191
Author: Wiggins (D) and Hancock (D)
Amended: 4/20/10
Vote: 21
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE : 8-0, 4/14/10
AYES: Romero, Huff, Alquist, Hancock, Liu, Price,
Simitian, Wyland
NO VOTE RECORDED: Maldonado
SUBJECT : Evaluation of the Quality Education Investment
Act
SOURCE : California Association of School Counselors
DIGEST : This bill requires consideration of the
effectiveness of pupil-counselor ratios when the California
Department of Education (CDE) evaluates the Quality
Education Investment Act (QEIA) of 2006.
ANALYSIS : Existing law:
1.Enacts the QEIA. Legislation enacting the QEIA
appropriated approximately $2.7 billion and authorized
school districts and other local educational agencies to
apply for funding to allocate to elementary, secondary
and charter schools that are ranked in either deciles 1
or 2 as determined by the Academic Performance Index
base.
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The QEIA was established for the purposes of implementing
the terms of the CTA, et al. v. Schwarzenegger, et al .
settlement involving the level of Proposition 98 funds
appropriated in 2004-05 when the minimum guarantee was
suspended.
Broadly, legislative intent specified the goals of the
QEIA to include, but are not limited to: (a) overall
improvement of academic instruction and pupil achievement
given a pupil's complex educational needs and poverty
levels; (b) develop exemplary school district and school
practices that create the working conditions and
classroom learning environments that will attract and
retain well qualified teachers, administrators, and
staff; and (c) focus school resources, including all
categorical funds solely on instructional improvement and
services to pupils.
2.Requires the CDE to perform or contract with an
independent evaluator to perform: (a) two progress
reports by January 1, 2010, and January 1, 2012,
respectively, (b) a final evaluation by January 1, 2014,
and (c) provide a report, based on the final evaluation,
with recommendations on whether to continue, modify, or
terminate the program based on effectiveness of the
program and strategies used by schools.
This bill requires the CDE, as part of the final evaluation
on the overall effectiveness of the QEIA program, to
consider the impact on school and school district dropout
rates, California High School Exit Examination performance,
the number of pupils graduating with a postsecondary
education or career plan, and school and school district
Academic Performance Indices.
Prior Legislation
SB 1133 (Torlakson), Chapter 751, Statutes of 2006 .
Establishes the QEIA for the purposes of implementing the
terms of the California Teachers Association. The QEIA
funds are available for some of the state's lowest
performing schools. School districts will receive $300
million for the Fiscal Year 2007-08 and $450 million in
Fiscal Year 2008-09, and each succeeding fiscal year until
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2013-14. Passed the Senate Floor on 4/6/06, with vote of
23-3.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 4/20/10)
California Association of School Counselors (source)
California Association of Leaders for Career Preparation
California Association of Regional Occupational Centers and
Programs
California Teachers Association
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : According to the author's office,
in order to determine the value of the QEIA counseling
services and the necessity of maintaining the ratios,
additional criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of
student to counselor ratios must be considered.
PQ:nl 4/20/10 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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