BILL ANALYSIS �
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Date of Hearing: August 17, 2011
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Felipe Fuentes, Chair
SB 429 (DeSaulnier) - As Amended: June 29, 2011
Policy Committee: Education Vote:7-3
Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program:
No Reimbursable: No
SUMMARY
This bill authorizes an After School Education Safety (ASES)
program to receive a supplemental grant to operate the program
in excess of 180 regular schooldays or during any combination of
summer, intersession, or vacation periods for a maximum of 30%
of its grant amount for the school year. Specifically, this
bill:
1)Requires an ASES supplemental grantee, if it operates a
six-hour per day program, to receive $15 per pupil per day or
30% of the total grant awarded to the school district.
2)Authorizes an existing ASES supplemental grantee to operate a
three-hour or six-hour per day program, but prohibits,
however, the grantee from receiving additional grant funds for
this purpose, as specified.
3)Authorizes an ASES supplemental grantee to change the location
of the program to address the needs of pupils and school
closures. Further authorizes the program to be conducted at
an offsite location or at an alternative schoolsite, as
specified.
4)Authorizes an ASES supplemental grantee to extend program
eligibility to every pupil attending a school in the district.
5)Requires an ASES supplemental grantee that operates a six-hour
per day program to do the following:
a) Provide each needy pupil at least one nutritionally
adequate free or reduced price meal each day.
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b) Submit a revised program plan to the State Department of
Education (SDE) regarding meals and attendance policies, as
specified.
FISCAL EFFECT
Potential GF/98 cost pressure, likely between $200,000 and
$300,000, to provide $15 per pupil per day for a supplemental
ASES grant. Current ASES grant awards are based on the number
of pupils the program services at $7.50 per pupil per day of
attendance (three hours per day), with a maximum of $37.50 per
pupil per week. The proponents of this measure argue the
additional $7.50 per pupil proposed would be subsumed within the
existing grant award. The language; however, in the bill is
unclear.
COMMENTS
1)Background . The ASES program, as renamed and revised by
Proposition 49 in 2002, funds the establishment of local
before and after school education and enrichment programs.
These programs are created through partnerships between
schools and local community resources to provide literacy,
academic enrichment and safe alternatives for students in
kindergarten through ninth grade. Funding is designed to: (a)
maintain existing before and after school program funding and
(b) provide eligibility to all elementary and middle schools
that submit quality applications throughout California. It is
estimated that over 300,000 pupils are served by ASES
programs.
ASES grant awards are based on the type of school and the
number of pupils served. For example, an elementary school is
eligible for up to $112,500 and a middle/junior high school is
eligible for up to $150,000. The grant amounts awarded are
based on the number of pupils the program services at $7.50
per pupil per day of attendance (three hours per day), with a
maximum of $37.50 per pupil per week.
2)Purpose . Existing law authorizes ASES grantees to receive a
supplemental grant with the virtually the same parameters as
this bill proposes, including the hours of operation and
additional location options. Current law, however, does not
authorize ASES supplemental grantees from serving pupils
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attending other schools within the district nor does it
increase the per day rate for pupils attending these programs.
This bill authorizes pupils attending any school within the
district to attend an ASES supplemental grant program and
allows these grantees to receive $15 per pupil per day or 30%
of the total grant awarded to the school district. It also
makes clarifications regarding the location of the programs
and which pupils it is authorized to serve.
3)Proposition 49, approved by the voters in 2002, expanded
existing before and after school programs and renamed them the
ASES program. Proposition 49 has the effect of requiring the
state to add approximately $428 million annually for before
and after school programs. As a result of the initiative,
state funding for after school programs is continuously
appropriated and no longer requires approval by the
Legislature as part of the annual Budget Act. The amount of
additional funding pursuant to Proposition 49 will be added to
the Proposition 98 base in future years. ASES, as modified by
Proposition 49, has two main goals: keeping students safe
after school and improving student academic outcomes.
Analysis Prepared by : Kimberly Rodriguez / APPR. / (916)
319-2081