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THIRD READING
Bill No: SB 429
Author: DeSaulnier (D), et al
Amended: 4/26/11
Vote: 21
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE : 7-1, 4/13/11
AYES: Lowenthal, Alquist, Hancock, Liu, Price, Simitian,
Vargas
NOES: Huff
NO VOTE RECORDED: Runner, Blakeslee, Vacancy
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 6-3, 5/26/11
AYES: Kehoe, Alquist, Lieu, Pavley, Price, Steinberg
NOES: Walters, Emmerson, Runner
SUBJECT : After School Education and Safety Program
SOURCE : Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom
Torlakson
Children NOW
Partnership for Children and Youth
DIGEST : This bill allows after school programs to offer
a six-hour program using existing supplemental grant funds.
ANALYSIS : 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.
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Existing Law
1.Provides that every school that establishes a before
school program component pursuant to the ASES Program is
eligible to receive a three-year renewable direct grant
and is eligible to receive a supplemental grant to
operate the program in excess of 180 schooldays during
any combination of summer, intercession, or vacation
periods, as specified.
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.
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 off of school
grounds cannot be approved unless safe transportation is
provided to the pupils enrolled in the program.
4.Provides that every pupil attending a school operating an
ASES program is eligible to participate in the program,
subject to program capacity.
5.Requires applicants for grants to agree that snacks
conform to nutrition standards.
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.
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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 percent of the total grant amount awarded to
the school per school year.
5.Requires after school programs to begin immediately upon
the end of the regular school day and operate a minimum
of 15 hours per week, and at least until 6:00 p.m.. on
every regular school day. After school programs are
required to establish a policy regarding reasonable early
daily release of pupils from the program.
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 percent of
the total grant amount awarded to the school per year.
5.Requires before school programs to operate for at least
1 hours per regular school day, 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
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for all program participants.
Summer, Intersession, Vacation
1. Authorizes after school programs to operate during any
combination of summer, intersession, or vacation periods
for a minimum of three hours per day.
2. Authorizes before school programs to operate during any
combination of summer, intersession, or vacation periods
for a minimum of two hours per day for the regular
school year.
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
of 4- hours per day.
This bill allows after school programs to offer a six 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
percent of the total grant amount awarded, per school
year, to the school.
2. Authorizes an existing after school supplemental grantee
to operate a three-hour or six-hour per day program, but
is not eligible to receive additional grant funds.
3. Requires the target attendance level to be computed for
six-hour programs as if the grant were based on a the
lesser ($15) per day of pupil attendance or 30 percent
of the total grant awarded to the school per school
year.
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
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Education (CDE) about any change in location and include
a plan to provide safe transportation pursuant to
existing 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 six-hour program to
provide to each needy pupil one nutritionally adequate
free or reduced-price meal each day.
7. Requires a program operating a six-hour program to
submit to the 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 school day.
Comments
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 six-hour program within the
existing supplemental grant.
Availability of Facilities . This bill authorizes an after
school program to operate at an offsite location or an
alternate schoolsite in anticipation of fewer 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
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about the unavailability of summer school sites.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
Fiscal Impact (in thousands)
Major Provisions 2011-12 2012-13
2013-14 Fund
ASES program Potentially significant loss of
savings General*
flexibility
*Counts toward meeting the Proposition 98 minimum funding
guarantee
SUPPORT : (Verified 5/26/11)
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson
(co-source)
Children Now (co-source)
Partnership for Children and Youth (co-source)
A World Fit For Kids
Bay Area Community Resources
Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Peninsula
Boys and Girls Clubs of Redlands
Boys and Girls Clubs of Tracy
California After School Coalition
California Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs
California State Alliance of YMCAs
Central Valley Children's Partnership, Inc.
Central Valley Afterschool Foundation
Contra Costa County Office of Education
Fresno County Office of Education
Jamestown Community Center
Los Angeles County Office of Education
National Summer Learning Association
Pro-Youth/HEART After-School Program
Redwood City School District
Sacramento City Unified School District
Santee School District
San Leandro Boys & Girls Club
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Sunset Neighborhood Beacon Center
Team-Up for Youth
THINK Together
YMCA of Greater Long Beach Development
Whittier City School District
Woodcraft Rangers
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : According to the author's office,
"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."
CPM:cm 5/27/11 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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