BILL NUMBER: AB 1199	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JANUARY 4, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Brownley

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2011

   An act to  add and repeal Section 8227.1 to  
amend Section 15282 of  the Education Code, relating to
 child care   school bonds  .



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1199, as amended, Brownley.  Child care: centralized
eligibility lists.   School bonds: citizens' oversight
committee.  
   Existing law requires that, if a bond measure that provides
financing for certain types of school facilities is approved by
voters, then the governing board of a school district or community
college shall establish and appoint members to an independent
citizens' oversight committee. Existing law also requires members of
a citizens' oversight committee to serve for a term of 2 years
without compensation and for no more than 2 consecutive terms. 

   This bill would instead provide that members of a citizens'
oversight committee serve for a term of 2 years without compensation
and for no more than 3 consecutive terms.  
    Existing law requires the alternative payment agency in each
county, to the extent that funding is made available, to design,
maintain, and administer a system to consolidate local child care
waiting lists so as to establish a countywide centralized eligibility
list. Existing law requires information collected for the
centralized eligibility lists to be reported to the Superintendent of
Public Instruction on an annual basis on the date and in the manner
determined by the State Department of Education.  
   This bill would require the State Department of Education, to the
extent that funding is made available, to, by January 1, 2013,
conduct an evaluation for submission to the Legislature of the
centralized eligibility lists maintained and administered by the
alternative payment agency in each county to determine their success
in enabling families with child care needs to obtain information on
available child care programs and to obtain care, as specified.

   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 15282 of the   
 Education Code   is amended to read: 
   15282.  (a) The citizens' oversight committee shall consist of at
least seven members to serve for a term of two years without
compensation and for no more than  two   three
 consecutive terms. While consisting of a minimum of at least
seven members, the citizens' oversight committee shall be comprised,
as follows:
   (1) One member shall be active in a business organization
representing the business community located within the district.
   (2) One member shall be active in a senior citizens' organization.

   (3) One member shall be active in a bona fide taxpayers'
organization.
   (4) For a school district, one member shall be the parent or
guardian of a child enrolled in the  school  district. For a
community college district, one member shall be a student who is
both currently enrolled in the  community college  district
and active in a community college group, such as student government.
The community college student member may, at the discretion of the
board, serve up to six months after his or her graduation.
   (5) For a school district, one member shall be both a parent or
guardian of a child enrolled in the  school  district and
active in a parent-teacher organization, such as the Parent Teacher
Association or schoolsite council. For a community college district,
one member shall be active in the support and organization of a
community college or the community colleges of the district, such as
a member of an advisory council or foundation.
   (b) No employee or official of the district shall be appointed to
the citizens' oversight committee. No vendor, contractor, or
consultant of the district shall be appointed to the citizens'
oversight committee. Members of the citizens' oversight committee
shall, pursuant to Sections 35233 and 72533, abide by the
prohibitions contained in Article 4 (commencing with Section 1090)
and Article 4.7 (commencing with Section 1125)  of Chapter 1
 of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code. 
  SECTION 1.    Section 8227.1 is added to the
Education Code, to read:
   8227.1.  (a) To the extent that funding is made available for this
purpose through the annual Budget Act, the State Department of
Education shall, by January 1, 2013, conduct an evaluation of the
centralized eligibility lists maintained and administered by the
alternative payment agency in each county to determine their success
in enabling families with child care needs to obtain information on
available child care programs and to obtain care. The department
shall submit this evaluation to the relevant policy and fiscal
committees of the Legislature.
   (b) (1) The evaluation described in subdivision (a) shall be
submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
   (2) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this
section is repealed on January 1, 2017.