BILL NUMBER: SB 275 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 25, 2011
INTRODUCED BY Senator Hancock
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
An act to amend Section 51226 of the Education Code,
relating to An act to add Section 52499.68 to the
Education Code, relating to career technical education.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 275, as amended, Hancock. Career technical education:
assessments. funding.
Existing law provides funding for various career technical
education programs, including regional occupational centers and
programs, specialized secondary programs, partnership academies, and
agricultural career technical education programs.
Commencing with the 2013-14 fiscal year and for each fiscal year
thereafter, this bill would require, for each of these programs, that
the Superintendent of Public Instruction apportion to each county
office of education an amount based on the same relative proportion
that local educational agencies within that county received in the
2007-08 fiscal year. The bill would require that these funds be
expended for the purposes for which they were appropriated, except
that up to 10% of the funds for each program, upon agreement between
the governing board of the school district and the governing board of
the regional occupational center or program, may be used to support
any combination of these programs for the duration of one year,
renewable annually thereafter with the agreement of both boards.
The bill would require the Superintendent to align the
accountability measures for regional occupational centers and
programs, agricultural career technical educational programs,
partnership academies, and specialized secondary education programs
into a uniform accountability metric based on specified indicators
and pupil data.
Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to
coordinate the development, on a cyclical basis, of model curriculum
standards for a career technical education course of study necessary
to assist school districts with those requirements. Existing law
requires the standards for a career technical education course of
study to be adopted no later than June 1, 2005.
This bill would additionally require the Superintendent to
coordinate the development, on a cyclical basis, of assessments for a
career technical education course of study necessary to assist
school districts with those requirements. The bill would require that
these assessments be adopted no later than June 1, 2012.
The bill also would make technical, nonsubstantive changes.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 52499.68 is added to the
Education Code , to read:
52499.68. (a) For the 2013-14 fiscal year and each fiscal year
thereafter:
(1) Notwithstanding Section 42605 or any other provision of law,
from funds appropriated in Items 6110-105-0001, 6110-122-0001,
6110-166-0001, and 6110-167-0001, of Section 2.00 of the annual
Budget Act, the Superintendent shall apportion an amount to each
county office of education based on the same relative proportion that
local educational agencies within that county received in the
2007-08 fiscal year.
(2) From the funds described in paragraph (1), each county office
of education shall allocate to regional occupational centers and
programs in accordance with Section 52321, school districts, and
county offices of education, a proportion of these funds based on the
same relative proportion that these agencies received in the 2007-08
fiscal year.
(3) As a condition of receipt of funds pursuant to this section,
the governing board of each regional occupational center or program,
in collaboration with individuals representing partner school
districts within each region, California partnership academies,
agricultural career technical education programs, and other career
technical programs, shall develop a plan for establishing a sequence
of courses, and certify to the department that this sequence has been
developed, pursuant to Section 52302.
(4) Funds allocated pursuant to paragraph (1) may be expended only
for the purposes of the programs for which they were appropriated,
except that up to 10 percent of the funds from each item identified
in paragraph (1), upon agreement between the governing board of the
school district and the governing board of the regional occupational
center or program, may be used to support any combination of these
programs for the duration of one year, renewable annually thereafter
with the agreement of both boards.
(5) Growth funding for regional occupational centers or programs
shall be allocated by the Superintendent exclusively for the purposes
of statewide equalization, until full equalization occurs, based
upon an equal funding allotment for each high school pupil in the
service delivery area served by the regional occupational center
program. Growth funding after equalization shall be distributed in a
manner to maintain equal per pupil funding levels.
(6) As a condition of receipt of funds pursuant to this section,
programs receiving funds shall collect and report data as required by
the department to prepare and update an accountability measure as
provided in subdivision (b).
(b) (1) To determine the quality and effectiveness of a career
technical education course of study or sequence of career technical
education courses funded pursuant to subdivision (a), the
Superintendent shall align the accountability measures for regional
occupational centers and programs, agricultural career technical
educational programs, partnership academies, and specialized
secondary education programs into a uniform accountability metric
based on any career-ready standards adopted pursuant to the federal
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.)
and the following 11 program quality indicators in the California
State Plan for Career Technical Education:
(A) Leadership at all levels.
(B) High-quality curriculum and instruction aligned with state
standards.
(C) Career exploration and guidance.
(D) Pupil support and leadership development.
(E) Industry partnerships and advisory committees.
(F) System alignment and coherence, including postsecondary
institution involvement.
(G) After school, extended day, and out-of-school opportunities.
(H) Reflection of labor market demands, and provision of current
equipment.
(I) Skilled faculty and professional development.
(J) Career technical education outreach and communication.
(K) Data-based pupil evaluation, accountability, and continuous
improvement.
(2) In addition to the indicators listed in paragraph (1), the
accountability measures shall include the rates at which pupils
complete a course of study or sequence of career technical education
courses that provide the skills and knowledge necessary to attain
entry-level employment in business or industry, or to pursue
postsecondary education after those pupils graduate from high school.
The pupil data shall include, but are not necessarily limited to,
all of the following:
(A) The number of pupils completing high school.
(B) The number of pupils earning an industry-recognized
certification or licensure or other measures of technical skill
attainment.
(C) The number of pupils completing career technical education
courses and completing a career technical education program of study,
consisting of a sequence of two or more career technical education
courses.
(D) The number of pupils employed and the types of businesses in
which they are employed.
(E) The number of pupils enrolled in postsecondary education or
apprenticeship programs, or serving in the Armed Forces.
SECTION 1. Section 51226 of the Education Code
is amended to read:
51226. The Superintendent shall coordinate the development, on a
cyclical basis, of model curriculum standards for the course of study
required by Section 51225.3 and standards and assessments for a
career technical education course of study necessary to assist school
districts with complying with subdivision (b) of Section 51228. The
Superintendent shall set forth these standards and assessments in
terms of a wide range of specific competencies, including higher
level skills, in each academic subject area. The Superintendent shall
review currently available textbooks in conjunction with the
curriculum standards and assessments. The Superintendent shall seek
the advice of classroom teachers, school administrators, parents,
postsecondary educators, and representatives of business and industry
in developing these curriculum standards and assessments. The
Superintendent shall recommend policies to the state board for
consideration and adoption by the state board. The state board shall
adopt these policies no later than January 1, 1985. However, the
Superintendent or the state board shall not adopt rules or
regulations for course content or methods of instruction.
The Superintendent shall, to the extent applicable, incorporate
the integration of career technical and academic education into the
development of curriculum standards and assessments for career
technical education courses. The standards for a career technical
education course of study shall be adopted no later than June 1,
2005. The assessments for a career technical education course of
study shall be adopted no later than June 1, 2012.