BILL ANALYSIS �
SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Alan Lowenthal, Chair
2011-2012 Regular Session
BILL NO: SB 429
AUTHOR: DeSaulnier
AMENDED: April 4, 2011
FISCAL COMM: Yes HEARING DATE: April 13, 2011
URGENCY: No CONSULTANT: Lynn Lorber
SUBJECT : After School Education and Safety Program.
SUMMARY
This bill allows after school programs to offer a 6-hour
program using existing supplemental grant funds.
BACKGROUND
Current law establishes the After School Education and
Safety (ASES) program, consisting of before and after
school academic enrichment. ASES Programs receive direct
grants, where attendance is projected and grants are funded
up-front, in three one-year increments. (Education Code �
8482.4)
Current law:
1) Provides that each school that establishes an ASES
program is eligible to receive a 3-year direct grant
that is awarded in three 1-year increments and is
subject to semiannual attendance reporting and other
requirements. (EC � 8483.7)
2) Authorizes an ASES program to request, prior to or
during the application process, to provide services at
another schoolsite if there is a significant barrier
to pupil participation at the school of attendance for
either the before school or the after school
component. (EC � 8482.8)
3) Authorizes ASES programs to be conducted on the
grounds of a community park, recreational facility or
other site as approved by the Department of Education
in the grant application process. Programs located
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off of school grounds cannot be approved unless safe
transportation is provided to the pupils enrolled in
the program.
(EC � 8484.6)
4) Provides that every pupil attending a school operating
an ASES program is eligible to participate in the
program, subject to program capacity.
(EC � 8482.6)
5) Requires applicants for grants to agree that snacks
conform to nutrition standards. (EC � 8483.2)
After school component
1) Sets the maximum total direct grant awarded annually
at $112,500 for each regular school year for
elementary schools and $150,000 for middle or junior
high schools.
2) The total annual direct grant amount for which a site
is eligible is based on a formula of $7.50 per pupil
per day of attendance, at a maximum of $37.50 per
pupil per week.
3) Allows for a higher maximum total grant for large
schools according to a formula.
4) Provides that a school with an after school program is
eligible for a supplemental grant to operate in excess
of 180 days or during any combination of summer,
intersession, or vacation for a maximum of the lesser
of the following amounts:
a) $7.50 per pupil per day.
b) 30% of the total grant amount awarded to the
school per school
year. (EC � 8483.7)
5) Requires after school programs to begin immediately
upon the end of the regular schoolday and operate a
minimum of 15 hours per week, and at least until 6
p.m. on every regular schoolday. After school
programs are required to establish a policy regarding
reasonable early daily release of pupils from the
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program. (EC � 8483)
Before school component
1) For before school programs, sets the maximum total
grant amount awarded annually at $37,500 for each
regular school year for elementary schools and $49,000
for middle or junior high schools.
2) The total annual direct grant amount for which a site
is eligible is based on formula of $5 per pupil per
day of attendance, at a maximum of $25 per pupil per
week.
3) Allows for a higher maximum total grant for large
schools.
4) Provides that a school with a before school program is
eligible to receive a supplemental grant to operate in
excess of 180 days or during any combination of
summer, intersession or vacation for a maximum of 30%
of the total grant amount awarded to the school per
year. (EC � 8483.75)
5) Requires before school programs to operate for at
least 1 hours per regular schoolday, and to
establish a policy regarding reasonable late daily
arrival of pupils to the program.
6) Requires before school programs to offer a breakfast
meal for all program participants. (EC � 8483.1)
Summer, intersession, vacation
1) Authorizes after school programs to operate during any
combination of summer, intersession, or vacation
periods for a minimum of 3 hours per day. (EC � 8483)
2) Authorizes before school programs to operate during
any combination of summer, intersession, or vacation
periods for a minimum of 2 hours per day for the
regular school year. (EC � 8483.1)
3) Requires any program operating both a before and after
school component for the same pupils during summer,
intersession, or vacation periods to operate a minimum
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of 4 hours per day. (EC � 8483.2)
ANALYSIS
This bill allows after school programs to offer a 6-hour
program using existing supplemental grant funds.
Specifically, this bill:
1) Authorizes a before or after school program to receive
a supplemental grant top operate in excess of 180
regular schooldays or during any combination of
summer, intersession, or vacation periods for a
maximum of 30% of the total grant amount awarded to
the school.
2) Authorizes an existing after school supplemental
grantee to operate a
3-hour or 6-hour per day program without receiving
additional grant funds.
3) Requires the target attendance level to be computed
for 6-hour programs as if the grant were based on a
formula of $15.00 per day of pupil attendance.
4) Authorizes a program that receives a supplemental
grant to change the location of the program to address
the needs of pupils and school closures and to be
conducted at an offsite location or at an alternate
schoolsite. Programs must notify the California
Department of Education (CDE) about any change in
location and include a plan to provide safe
transportation pursuant to existing After School
Education and Safety (ASES) requirements.
5) Authorizes a program receiving a supplemental grant to
open eligibility to every pupil attending a school in
the district, and requires priority for
enrollment to be given to pupils in the attendance
area of a school if the program is conducted at a
schoolsite.
6) Requires a program operating a 6-hour program to
provide to each needy pupil one nutritionally adequate
free or reduced-price meal each day.
7) Requires a program operating a 6-hour program to
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submit to the California Department of Education (CDE)
for prior approval a revised program plan that
includes both of the following:
a) A plan for the provision of free
and reduced-price meals.
b) An attendance and early release
policy for the program that is consistent with
the school district's early release policy for
the regular schoolday.
STAFF COMMENTS
1) Purpose of the bill . According to the author, "Fewer
schools are offering summer school due to budget cuts.
Research shows that 'summer slide' disproportionately
affects low-income children and is also cumulative
over time. Research also shows that children gain
weight more rapidly in the summer if they don't have
access to organized recreational or physical activity
programs. Nearly all children enrolled in publicly
funded after school programs also receive free or
reduced price meals during the school year, and
without those meals in the summer, many are receiving
lower-quality foods that are causing weight gain.
This bill will provide current after school grantee
with supplemental grants the flexibility to better
address the needs of students and communities during
the summer months."
2) Need for full-day programs . When summer school is
available to pupils, there is generally a need only
for a part-day after school program to provide a
structured environment for pupils in the afternoon.
Some school districts have eliminated, or will
eliminate, summer school and therefore, pupils will
need a full-day program to meet their needs. This
bill seeks to address situations where there is a need
for a full-day program by allowing after school
programs to operate a 6-hour program within the
existing supplemental grant.
3) Availability of facilities . This bill authorizes an
after school program to operate at an offsite location
or an alternate schoolsite in anticipation of fewer
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school facilities being available for after school
programs. This bill also allows providers to open
eligibility to every pupil attending a school in the
district, due to concerns about the unavailability of
summer school sites.
4) Clarifying amendments . Staff recommends the following
amendments:
a) Clarify that the amount of the supplemental
grant is based on the total grant awarded per
school year.
b) Specifically prohibit a grantee from
receiving additional funding pursuant to this
bill.
c) Reinstate the formula to determine the
amount of a supplemental grant for an after
school component to be the lesser of 30% of the
total grant per year or the per day rate ($7.50
for 3-hours and $15 for 6-hours).
SUPPORT
A World Fit For Kids
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula
Boys & Girls Clubs of Tracy
California After School Coalition
California Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs
California State Alliance of YMCAs
Central Valley Afterschool Foundation
Children Now
Fresno County Office of Education
Jamestown Community Center
National Summer Learning Association
Partnership for Children and Youth
Pro-Youth/HEART After-School Program
Sacramento City Unified School District
San Leandro Boys & Girls Club
Sunset Neighborhood Beacon Center
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Team-Up for Youth
THINK Together
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Whittier City School District
Woodcraft Rangers
An individual
OPPOSITION
None on file.