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VETO
Bill No: SB 1191
Author: Wiggins (D) and Hancock (D)
Amended: 6/23/10
Vote: 21
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE : 8-0, 4/14/10
AYES: Romero, Huff, Alquist, Hancock, Liu, Price,
Simitian, Wyland
NO VOTE RECORDED: Maldonado
SENATE FLOOR : 27-0, 5/10/10
AYES: Aanestad, Alquist, Ashburn, Calderon, Cogdill, Cox,
DeSaulnier, Ducheny, Florez, Hancock, Hollingsworth,
Huff, Kehoe, Leno, Lowenthal, Negrete McLeod, Padilla,
Pavley, Price, Romero, Runner, Simitian, Walters, Wolk,
Wright, Wyland, Yee
NO VOTE RECORDED: Cedillo, Corbett, Correa, Denham, Dutton,
Harman, Liu, Oropeza, Steinberg, Strickland, Wiggins
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 76-0, 7/1/10 - See last page for vote
SENATE FLOOR : 34-0, 8/9/10
AYES: Aanestad, Alquist, Ashburn, Cedillo, Cogdill,
Corbett, Correa, Denham, DeSaulnier, Ducheny, Dutton,
Emmerson, Florez, Hancock, Harman, Hollingsworth, Huff,
Kehoe, Leno, Liu, Lowenthal, Negrete McLeod, Padilla,
Pavley, Price, Romero, Runner, Simitian, Steinberg,
Strickland, Wolk, Wright, Wyland, Yee
NO VOTE RECORDED: Calderon, Oropeza, Walters, Wiggins,
Vacancy, Vacancy
CONTINUED
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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.
Assembly Amendments require the CDE, when evaluating the
effectiveness of the program, to identify the strategies
that demonstrate the effectiveness of schools in meeting
accountability requirements, and make other technical
changes.
ANALYSIS : Existing law:
1.Establishes the QEIA for the purposes of implementing the
terms of the CTA, et al. v. Arnold Schwarzenegger, et al.
Case number 05CS01165 of the Superior Court for the
County of Sacramento ( CTA, et al. v. Schwarzenegger, et
al .) settlement relative to the level of Proposition 98
funds appropriated in fiscal year 2004-05 when the
minimum guarantee was suspended.
2.Enacts the QEIA and authorizes school districts and other
local educational agencies (LEAs) to apply for funding to
allocate to elementary, secondary and charter schools
that are ranked in either deciles one or two as
determined by the API base.
3.Requires CDE to perform, or contract with an independent
evaluator to perform, various reports and evaluations, as
specified, including a report to the Legislature and the
Governor regarding a final evaluation on the
implementation of the QEIA program and to make
recommendations to continue, modify, or terminate the
program by January 1, 2014, based upon the results in
meeting the specified measurements.
4.Authorizes school districts to provide a comprehensive
educational counseling program for all pupils that
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includes, academic counseling, career and vocational
counseling, and personal and social counseling.
The bill requires the evaluation of QEIA to consider
several factors when evaluating the effectiveness of
pupil-counselor ratios.
Specifically, this bill requires CDE, when evaluating the
effectiveness of pupil-counselor ratios (1) to consider the
impact of such ratios on school and district dropout rates,
(2) the performance on the high school exit exam, as
defined, (3) the number of pupils graduating with a
postsecondary education or career plan, and (4) the
Academic Performance Index of schools and districts.
Prior Legislation
SB 272 (Wiggins), 2009-10 Session, authorizes school
districts that choose to provide an educational counseling
program to include in that program specific academic,
career and vocational counseling; provides that
professional development shall include strategies for
pupils about educational and career options; and, states
legislative intent regarding the role and responsibilities
of counselors. SB 272 was vetoed by Governor Schwarzenegger
with the following veto message: "School district governing
boards already have the authority to include the specified
program requirements within its comprehensive educational
counseling program. Nothing under current law prohibits a
district from doing so. As a result, this bill is
unnecessary. The bill passed the Senate Floor with a vote
of 23-12, on 8/24/09.
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
2013-14. This bill passed the Senate Floor on 4/6/06, with
vote of 23-3.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No
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Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 7/1/10)
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.
GOVERNOR'S VETO MESSAGE:
"I am returning Senate Bill 1191 without my signature.
The provisions of the Quality Education Investment Act
(QEIA) extend far beyond the role and use of school
counselors. This bill narrowly intends to evaluate
pupil-counselor ratios, rather than the quality of the
counseling programs. I am concerned that focusing on
pupil-counselor ratios in the final evaluation of the
effectiveness of QEIA would not provide as meaningful
information as the impact of the equitable
distribution of quality teachers between schools,
quality professional development, and sufficient
instructional materials.
For this reason, I am unable to sign this bill."
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,
Fong, Fuentes, Fuller, Furutani, Gaines, Galgiani,
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Garrick, Gatto, Gilmore, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi,
Hernandez, Hill, Huber, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight,
Lieu, Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, Mendoza, Miller, Monning,
Nava, Nestande, Niello, Nielsen, Norby, V. Manuel Perez,
Portantino, Ruskin, Salas, Saldana, Silva, Skinner,
Smyth, Solorio, Audra Strickland, Swanson, Torlakson,
Torres, Torrico, Tran, Villines, Yamada
NO VOTE RECORDED: Fletcher, Ma, John A. Perez
PQ:nl 10/5/10 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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