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                                 THIRD READING


          Bill No:  SB 473
          Author:   Price (D)
          Amended:  5/11/11
          Vote:     21

           
           SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE  :  10-0, 5/4/11
          AYES:  Lowenthal, Runner, Alquist, Blakeslee, Hancock, 
            Huff, Liu, Price, Simitian, Vargas
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  Vacancy

           SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE  :  Senate Rule 28.8


           SUBJECT  :    Pupils:  dropouts:  recovery programs

           SOURCE  :     United Teachers of Los Angeles


           DIGEST  :    This bill requires the Annual Report on Dropouts 
          in California to include information on the availability of 
          dropout recovery programs.

           ANALYSIS  :    

           Existing Law

           1.Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to 
            submit, by August 1, 2011, and annually thereafter, the 
            Annual Report on Dropouts in California.  This report is 
            to include the following information:
           
              A.    One-year dropout rates for each of grades 7-12.
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             B.    Four-year cohort dropout rates for grades 9-12.

             C.    Two- or three-year cohort dropout rates for middle 
                schools.

             D.    Grades 9-10 promotion rates.

             E.    Percentage of high school pupils for each of 
                grades 9-12 who are on track to earn sufficient 
                credits to graduate.

             F.    The average number of non-promotional school moves 
                that pupils make between grads 6-12.

             G.    "Full-year" dropout rates for alternative schools, 
                including dropout recovery high schools.

             H.    An explanation of the method used to calculate 
                "full year" dropout rates for alternative schools.

             I.    Passage rates on the high school exit exam.

             J.    Other available data relating to dropout or 
                graduation rates or pupil progress toward high school 
                graduation.

          2.States the intent of the Legislature that the report be 
            usable by schools, school districts, policymakers, 
            researchers, parents, and the public, for purposes of 
            identifying and understanding trends, casual relations, 
            early warning indicators, and potential points of 
            intervention to address the high rate of dropouts in 
            California.

          This bill requires the Annual Report on Dropouts in 
          California to include information on the availability of 
          dropout recovery programs.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Appropriation:  No   Fiscal Com.:  Yes   
          Local:  No

           SUPPORT  :   (Verified  5/24/11)








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          United Teachers of Los Angeles (source)
          California Teachers Association
          Siatech


           ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT  :    According to the author's office, 
          this bill is necessary to provide information about 
          opportunities school districts are, or not, providing to 
          pupils who drop out of school.  Funding for dropout 
          recovery programs is in categorical flexibility; the state 
          should have information about decisions school districts 
          make regarding funding dropout recovery programs.


          CPM:cm  5/24/11   Senate Floor Analyses 

                         SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  SEE ABOVE

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