Amended in Senate August 11, 2014

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 1480

Introduced by Committee on Budget (Skinner (Chair), Bloom, Campos, Chesbro, Dababneh, Daly, Dickinson, Gordon, Jones-Sawyer, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Rodriguez, Stone, Ting, and Weber)

January 9, 2014

begin delete An act relating to the Budget Act of 2014. end delete begin insert An act to amend Sections 8278.3, 8357, 8447, 8450, 48000, 51749.5, 53012, 84754.6, 89295, 92495, and 92675 of the Education Code, and to amend Section 10502 of the Public Contract Code, relating to education finance, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget. end insert

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1480, as amended, Committee on Budget. begin delete Budget Act of 2014. end delete begin insert Education finance. end insert

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(1) Existing law establishes the Child Care Facilities Revolving Fund, a continuously appropriated fund, to provide funding for the renovation, repair, or improvement of an existing building to make it suitable for licensure for child care and development services and for the purchase of new relocatable child care facilities for lease to local educational agencies and contracting agencies that provide child care and development services. Existing law requires local educational agencies and contracting agencies using facilities made available by the use of these funds to be charged a leasing fee, as specified, and requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to deposit any revenue derived from the lease payments into the fund. Existing law requires augmentations to the fund made in the Budget Act of 2014 to be used for renovation or repair of existing local educational facilities or new relocatable child care facilities for lease to local educational agencies that provide California state preschool program services.

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This bill would require the funding for the renovation, repair, or improvement of an existing building to make it suitable for licensure for child care and development services to be used for loans, would require the loans to be repaid within a period that does not exceed 10 years, and would require the Superintendent to deposit all revenue derived from the loan repayments into the fund, thereby making an appropriation. The bill would also require augmentations to the fund made in the Budget Act of 2014 to be used for loans for renovation or repair of existing local educational agency facilities to ensure those facilities meet applicable health and safety standards or the purchase of new relocatable child care facilities for lease to local educational agencies, for the purpose of expanding access to California state preschool program services.

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(2) Existing law requires the cost of child care services provided for CalWORKs recipients to be governed by regional market rates and requires the regional market rate ceilings to be established at the 85th percentile of the 2005 regional market rate survey for that region.

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This bill, commencing January 1, 2015, would instead require the regional market rate ceilings to be established at the greater of either the 85th percentile of the 2009 regional market rate survey for that region, reduced by 9%, or the 85th percentile of the 2005 regional market rate survey for that region.

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(3) Existing law requires the Department of Finance and the Department of General Services to approve or disapprove annual state subsidized child care and development program contract funding terms and conditions, including both family fee schedules and regional market rate schedules that are required to be adhered to by contract. Existing law, commencing January 1, 2015, requires the State Department of Education to implement the regional market schedule based upon the county aggregates, as determined by the Regional Market survey conducted in 2009 and require the regional market rate schedule to be reduced by 13%, except as specified.

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This bill would instead require the regional market rate schedule to be reduced by 9%, except as specified.

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(4) Existing law authorizes a child development contractor to retain a reserve fund balance equal to 5% of the sum of the maximum reimbursable amount of all contracts to which the contractor is a party, or $2,000, whichever is greater, and authorizes a California state preschool program contracting agency to retain in the reserve fund an additional 10% of the sum of the maximum reimbursable amount of all preschool contracts to which the contracting agency is a party for purposes of professional development for California state preschool program staff.

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This bill would clarify the reserve fund balance limits that apply to child development contractors and California state preschool program contracting agencies, as specified.

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(5) Existing law requires a school district or charter school, as a condition of receipt of apportionment for pupils in a transitional kindergarten program, to ensure that teachers who are assigned to a transitional kindergarten class after July 1, 2015, be credentialed and, by August 1, 2020, have a minimum number of units in early childhood education or childhood development, comparable experience in a preschool setting, or a child development permit issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

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This bill would instead require a school district or charter school, as a condition of receipt of apportionment for pupils in a transitional kindergarten program, to ensure that credentialed teachers who are first assigned to a transitional kindergarten class after July 1, 2015, have, by August 1, 2020, a minimum number of units in early childhood education or childhood development, comparable experience in a preschool setting, or a child development teacher permit issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

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(6) Existing law, commencing with the 2015-16 school year, authorizes a school district, charter school, or county office of education to provide independent study courses for pupils enrolled in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, in accordance with prescribed conditions. Existing law provides for the computation of the average daily attendance for pupils enrolled in courses offered pursuant to these provisions.

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This bill would revise the computation of the average daily attendance for those independent study courses by providing that if more than 10% of the total average daily attendance of a school district, charter school, or county office of education is claimed pursuant to those courses, the amount of average daily attendance for all pupils enrolled by that school district, charter school, or county office of education enrolled in those courses that exceeds 10% of the school district’s, charter school’s, or county office of education’s total average daily attendance shall be reduced, as specified.

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(7) Existing law establishes the California Career Pathways Trust as a state education and economic and workforce development initiative, requires the State Department of Education to administer the trust as a competitive grant program, as specified, and provides that a grant recipient may be a school district, county office of education, direct-funded charter school, or community college district.

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This bill would provide that a regional occupational center or program operated as a joint powers authority may also be a grant recipient.

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(8) Existing law requires the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to publicly post annual segmentwide and community college district goals, and requires the chancellor, in coordination with stakeholders, specified committees of the Legislature, and the Department of Finance, to develop, and the board of governors to adopt, a framework of indicators designed to measure and assess the ongoing condition of a community college’s operational environment in specified areas. Existing law requires, as a condition of the receipt of specified funds, each community college within a community college district to annually develop, adopt, and post a goals framework that addresses at least all of the specified areas referenced above in connection with the measurement and assessment of the ongoing condition of a community college’s operational environment.

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This bill would state legislative intent regarding these goals frameworks and would require the board of governors to annually develop, adopt, and publicly post a systemwide goals framework that addresses at least all of the specified areas referenced above in connection with the measurement and assessment of the ongoing condition of a community college’s operational environment.

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(9) Existing law requires the California State University and the University of California to report, by March 15 of each year, on specified performance measures, including various calculations of graduation rates and amounts spent per degree, for the preceding academic year.

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This bill would express the intent of the Legislature that the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature review these performance measures in a collaborative process with the Department of Finance, the Legislative Analyst’s Office, individuals with expertise in statewide accountability efforts, the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges, and consider any recommendations for their modification and refinement, as specified.

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(10) Existing law establishes procedures to be followed by the University of California if it plans to use any of the support appropriation in the annual budget for a subsequent fiscal year for capital expenditures, as specified. Under existing law, these procedures include the submission of specified data to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.

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This bill would revise these procedures to provide for the submission of this data to the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider the annual state budget and the budget subcommittees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations for the University of California, instead of to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.

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(11) Existing law requires the Regents of the University of California to give public notice of a project to bidders by publication twice in one newspaper of general circulation published in the county in which the major portion of the project is located and in one trade paper circulated in the county in which the major portion of the work is to be done, as specified, within the 60-day period preceding the day set for the receiving of bids.

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This bill would authorize the regents to give public notice of a project to bidders under this provision either in the newspaper and trade paper as indicated above or electronically on the Internet Web site of the university.

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(12) Existing law authorizes a school district or charter school to maintain a transitional kindergarten program and defines transitional kindergarten as the first year of a 2-year kindergarten program that uses a modified kindergarten curriculum that is age and developmentally appropriate. Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to administer all California state preschool programs. Existing law requires those programs to include part-day age and developmentally appropriate programs designed to facilitate the transition to kindergarten for 3- and 4-year-old children. Existing law requires the county board of supervisors and the county superintendent of schools to select members of a local planning council. Existing law requires a local planning council to conduct an assessment of child care needs in the county no less than once every 5 years.

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Of the moneys appropriated in the Budget Act of 2014, this bill would allocate certain of those moneys for purposes of professional development stipends, to be administered by local planning councils, for teachers in transitional kindergarten and teachers in the California state preschool program, as provided. By imposing a new duty on a local planning council, the bill would create a state-mandated local program.

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(13) This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.

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(14) Funds allocated by this bill would be applied toward the minimum funding requirements for school districts and community college districts imposed by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, as provided.

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(15) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

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This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.

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(16) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.

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This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2014.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation:  begin delete no end delete begin insert yes end insert . Fiscal committee:  begin delete no end delete begin insert yes end insert . State-mandated local program:  begin delete no end delete begin insert yes end insert .

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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begin insert SECTION 1. end insert   

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begin insert Section 8278.3 of the end insert begin insert Education Code end insert begin insert is amended
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8278.3.  

(a) (1) The Child Care Facilities Revolving Fund is
hereby established in the State Treasury to provide funding for
begin insert loans for end insert the renovation, repair, or improvement of an existing
building to make the building suitable for licensure for child care
and development begin delete services end delete begin insert services, end insert and for the purchase of new
relocatable child care facilities for lease to local educational
agencies and contracting agencies that provide child care and
development services, pursuant to this chapter. The Superintendent
may transfer state funds appropriated for child care facilities into
this fund for allocation to local educational agencies and
contracting agencies, as specified, for the purchase, transportation,
and installation of facilities for replacement and expansion of
capacity. Local educational agencies and contracting agencies
using facilities begin delete made available end delete begin insert purchased end insert by the use of these funds
shall be charged a leasing fee, either at a fair market value for those
facilities or at an amount sufficient to amortize the cost of purchase
and relocation, whichever amount is lower, over a 10-year period.
Upon full repayment of the purchase and relocation costs, title
shall transfer from the State of California to the local educational
agency or contracting agency. begin insert Loans for renovation or repair shall
be repaid within a period that does not exceed 10 years. end insert The
Superintendent shall deposit all revenue derived from the lease
payments begin insert or renovation or repair loan repayments end insert into the Child
Care Facilities Revolving Fund.

(2) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code,
all moneys in the fund, including moneys deposited from lease
begin delete payments, end delete begin insert payments or loan repayments, end insert are continuously
appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the Superintendent
for expenditure pursuant to this article.

(3) Augmentations to the Child Care Facilities Revolving Fund
made in the Budget Act of 2014 shall be used for begin insert loans for end insert
renovation or repair of existing local educational agency facilities
begin insert to ensure those facilities meet applicable health and safety
standards end insert or begin insert the purchase of end insert new relocatable child care facilities
for lease to local educational begin delete agencies that provide end delete begin insert agencies, for
the purpose of expanding access to end insert California state preschool
program services pursuant to this chapter.

(b) On or before August 1 of each fiscal year, the Superintendent
shall submit to the Department of Finance and the Legislative
Analyst’s Office a report detailing the number of funding requests
received and their purpose, the types of agencies that received
funding from the Child Care Facilities Revolving Fund, the
increased capacity that these facilities generated, a description of
the manner in which the facilities are being used, and a projection
of the lease payments begin insert and loan repayments end insert collected and the funds
available for future use.

(c) A local educational agency that provides child care pursuant
to the California School Age Families Education Program (Article
7.1 (commencing with Section 54740) of Chapter 9 of Part 29 of
Division 4 of Title 2) is eligible to apply for and receive funding
pursuant to this section.

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begin insert SEC. 2. end insert   

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begin insert Section 8357 of the end insert begin insert Education Code end insert begin insert is amended to
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8357.  

(a) The cost of child care services provided under this
article shall be governed by regional market rates. Recipients of
child care services provided pursuant to this article shall be allowed
to choose the child care services of licensed child care providers
or child care providers who are, by law, not required to be licensed,
and the cost of that child care shall be reimbursed by counties or
agencies that contract with the State Department of Education if
the cost is within the regional market rate. For purposes of this
section, “regional market rate” means care costing no more than
1.5 market standard deviations above the mean cost of care for
that region. The regional market rate ceilings shall be established
at the 85th percentile of the 2005 regional market rate survey for
that region. begin insert Commencing January 1, 2015, the regional market
rate ceilings shall be established at the greater of either the 85th
percentile of the 2009 regional market rate survey for that region,
reduced by 9 percent, or the 85th percentile of the 2005 regional
market rate survey for that region. end insert

(b) Reimbursement to license-exempt child care providers shall
not exceed 60 percent of the family child care home rate established
pursuant to subdivision (a), effective July 1, 2011.

(c) Reimbursement to child care providers shall not exceed the
fee charged to private clients for the same service.

(d) Reimbursement shall not be made for child care services
when care is provided by parents, legal guardians, or members of
the assistance unit.

(e) A child care provider located on an Indian reservation or
rancheria and exempted from state licensing requirements shall
meet applicable tribal standards.

(f) For purposes of this section, “reimbursement” means a direct
payment to the provider of child care services, including
license-exempt providers. If care is provided in the home of the
recipient, payment may be made to the parent as the employer,
and the parent shall be informed of his or her concomitant legal
and financial reporting requirements. To allow time for the
development of the administrative systems necessary to issue direct
payments to providers, for a period not to exceed six months from
the effective date of this article, a county or an alternative payment
agency contracting with the State Department of Education may
reimburse the cost of child care services through a direct payment
to a recipient of aid rather than to the child care provider.

(g) Counties and alternative payment programs shall not be
bound by the rate limits described in subdivision (a) when there
are, in the region, no more than two child care providers of the
type needed by the recipient of child care services provided under
this article.

(h) Notwithstanding any other begin delete provision of end delete law, reimbursements
to child care providers based upon a daily rate may only be
authorized under either of the following circumstances:

(1) A family has an unscheduled but documented need of six
hours or more per occurrence, such as the parent’s need to work
on a regularly scheduled day off, that exceeds the certified need
for child care.

(2) A family has a documented need of six hours or more per
day that exceeds no more than 14 days per month. In no event shall
reimbursements to a provider based on the daily rate over one
month’s time exceed the provider’s equivalent full-time monthly
rate or applicable monthly ceiling.

(3) This subdivision shall not limit providers from being
reimbursed for services using a weekly or monthly rate, pursuant
to subdivision (c) of Section 8222.

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begin insert Section 8447 of the end insert begin insert Education Code end insert begin insert is amended to
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8447.  

(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that greater
efficiencies may be achieved in the execution of state subsidized
child care and development program contracts with public and
private agencies by the timely approval of contract provisions by
the Department of Finance, the Department of General Services,
and the State Department of Education and by authorizing the State
Department of Education to establish a multiyear application,
contract expenditure, and service review as may be necessary to
provide timely service while preserving audit and oversight
functions to protect the public welfare.

(b) (1) The Department of Finance and the Department of
General Services shall approve or disapprove annual contract
funding terms and conditions, including both family fee schedules
and regional market rate schedules that are required to be adhered
to by contract, and contract face sheets submitted by the State
Department of Education not more than 30 working days from the
date of submission, unless unresolved conflicts remain between
the Department of Finance, the State Department of Education,
and the Department of General Services. The State Department of
Education shall resolve conflicts within an additional 30 working
day time period. Contracts and funding terms and conditions shall
be issued to child care contractors no later than June 1. Applications
for new child care funding shall be issued not more than 45
working days after the effective date of authorized new allocations
of child care moneys.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), until January 1, 2015, the
State Department of Education shall implement the regional market
rate schedules based upon the county aggregates, as determined
by the Regional Market survey conducted in 2005. Commencing
January 1, 2015, the State Department of Education shall
implement the regional market rate schedules based upon the 85th
percentile of county aggregates, as determined by the Regional
Market survey conducted in 2009. Commencing January 1, 2015,
the regional market rate schedule developed pursuant to this
paragraph shall be reduced by begin delete 13 end delete begin insert 9 end insert percent. If a ceiling for a county
is less than the ceiling provided for that county before January 1,
2015, the State Department of Education shall use the ceiling from
the Regional Market survey conducted in 2005.

(3) It is the intent of the Legislature to fully fund the third stage
of child care for former CalWORKs recipients.

(c) With respect to subdivision (b), it is the intent of the
Legislature that the Department of Finance annually review
contract funding terms and conditions for the primary purpose of
ensuring consistency between child care contracts and the child
care budget. This review shall include evaluating any proposed
changes to contract language or other fiscal documents to which
the contractor is required to adhere, including those changes to
terms or conditions that authorize higher reimbursement rates, begin delete that end delete
modify related adjustment factors, begin delete that end delete modify administrative or
other service allowances, or begin delete that end delete diminish fee revenues otherwise
available for services, to determine if the change is necessary or
has the potential effect of reducing the number of full-time
equivalent children that may be served.

(d) Alternative payment child care systems, as set forth in Article
3 (commencing with Section 8220), shall be subject to the rates
established in the Regional Market Rate Survey of California Child
Care Providers for provider payments. The State Department of
Education shall contract to conduct and complete a Regional
Market Rate Survey no more frequently than once every two years,
consistent with federal regulations, with a goal of completion by
March 1.

(e) By March 1 of each year, the Department of Finance shall
provide to the State Department of Education the state median
income amount for a four-person household in California based
on the best available data. The State Department of Education shall
adjust its fee schedule for child care providers to reflect this
updated state median income; however, no changes based on
revisions to the state median income amount shall be implemented
midyear.

(f) Notwithstanding the June 1 date specified in subdivision (b),
changes to the regional market rate schedules and fee schedules
may be made at any other time to reflect the availability of accurate
data necessary for their completion, provided these documents
receive the approval of the Department of Finance. The Department
of Finance shall review the changes within 30 working days of
submission and the State Department of Education shall resolve
conflicts within an additional 30 working day period. Contractors
shall be given adequate notice before the effective date of the
approved schedules. It is the intent of the Legislature that contracts
for services not be delayed by the timing of the availability of
accurate data needed to update these schedules.

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begin insert Section 8450 of the end insert begin insert Education Code end insert begin insert is amended to
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8450.  

(a) All child development contractors are encouraged
to develop and maintain a reserve within the child development
fund, derived from earned but unexpended funds. Child
development contractors may retain all earned funds. For purposes
of this section, “earned funds” are those for which the required
number of eligible service units have been provided.

(b) (1) Earned funds shall not be expended for begin delete any end delete activities
proscribed by Section 8406.7. Earned but unexpended funds shall
remain in the contractor’s reserve account within the child
development fund and shall be expended only by direct service
child development programs that are funded under contract with
the department.

(2) (A) Commencing July 1, 2011, a contractor may retain a
reserve fund balance, separate from the reserve fund retained
pursuant to subdivision (c) or (d), equal to 5 percent of the sum of
the maximum reimbursable amounts of all contracts to which the
contractor is a party, or two thousand dollars ($2,000), whichever
is greater. This paragraph applies to direct service child
development begin delete programs end delete begin insert contracting agencies end insert that are funded under
contract with the begin delete department. end delete begin insert department and are not a California
state preschool program contracting agency. end insert

(B) A California state preschool program contracting agency
may retain begin delete in end delete begin insert a reserve fund balance, separate from end insert the reserve
fund begin delete an additional 10 end delete begin insert retained pursuant to subdivision (c) or (d),
equal to 15 end insert percent of the sum of the maximum reimbursable
amounts of all begin delete preschool end delete contracts to which the begin delete contracting agency
is a party end delete begin insert contractor is a party, or two thousand dollars ($2,000),
whichever is greater. Of the 15 percent retained, 10 percent shall
solely be used end insert for purposes of professional development for
California state preschool program instructional staff. begin insert This
paragraph applies to California state preschool program
contracting agencies that are funded under contract with the
department. end insert

(c) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (b), a contractor may
retain a reserve fund balance for a resource and referral program,
separate from the balance retained pursuant to subdivision (b) or
(d), not to exceed 3 percent of the contract amount. Funds from
this reserve account may be expended only by resource and referral
programs that are funded under contract with the department.

(d) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (b), a contractor may
retain a reserve fund balance for alternative payment model and
certificate child care contracts, separate from the reserve fund
retained pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c). Funds from this
reserve account may be expended only by alternative payment
model and certificate child care programs that are funded under
contract with the department. The reserve amount allowed by this
section may not exceed either of the following, whichever is
greater:

(1) Two percent of the sum of the parts of each contract to which
that contractor is a party that is allowed for administration pursuant
to Section 8276.7 and that is allowed for supportive services
pursuant to the provisions of the contract.

(2) One thousand dollars ($1,000).

(e) Each contractor’s audit shall identify any funds earned by
the contractor for each contract through the provision of contracted
services in excess of funds expended.

(f) Any interest earned on reserve funds shall be included in the
fund balance of the reserve. This reserve fund shall be maintained
in an interest-bearing account.

(g) Moneys in a contractor’s reserve fund may be used only for
expenses that are reasonable and necessary costs as defined in
subdivision (n) of Section 8208.

(h) Any reserve fund balance in excess of the amount authorized
pursuant to subdivisions (b), (c), and (d) shall be returned to the
department pursuant to procedures established by the department.

(i) Upon termination of all child development contracts between
a contractor and the department, all moneys in a contractor’s
reserve fund shall be returned to the department pursuant to
procedures established by the department.

(j) Expenditures from, additions to, and balances in, the reserve
fund shall be included in the begin insert contracting end insert agency’s annual financial
statements and audit.

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begin insert Section 48000 of the end insert begin insert Education Code end insert begin insert is amended to
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48000.  

(a) A child shall be admitted to a kindergarten
maintained by the school district at the beginning of a school year,
or at a later time in the same year if the child will have his or her
fifth birthday on or before one of the following dates:

(1) December 2 of the 2011-12 school year.

(2) November 1 of the 2012-13 school year.

(3) October 1 of the 2013-14 school year.

(4) September 1 of the 2014-15 school year and each school
year thereafter.

(b) The governing board of a school district maintaining one or
more kindergartens may, on a case-by-case basis, admit to a
kindergarten a child having attained the age of five years at any
time during the school year with the approval of the parent or
guardian, subject to the following conditions:

(1) The governing board determines that the admittance is in
the best interests of the child.

(2) The parent or guardian is given information regarding the
advantages and disadvantages and any other explanatory
information about the effect of this early admittance.

(c) As a condition of receipt of apportionment for pupils in a
transitional kindergarten program pursuant to begin delete subdivision (g) of end delete
Section 46300, a school district or charter school shall ensure the
following:

(1) In the 2012-13 school year, a child who will have his or her
fifth birthday between November 2 and December 2 shall be
admitted to a transitional kindergarten program maintained by the
school district.

(2) In the 2013-14 school year, a child who will have his or her
fifth birthday between October 2 and December 2 shall be admitted
to a transitional kindergarten program maintained by the school
district.

(3) In the 2014-15 school year and each school year thereafter,
a child who will have his or her fifth birthday between September
2 and December 2 shall be admitted to a transitional kindergarten
program maintained by the school district.

(d) For purposes of this section, “transitional kindergarten”
means the first year of a two-year kindergarten program that uses
a modified kindergarten curriculum that is age and developmentally
appropriate.

(e) A transitional kindergarten shall not be construed as a new
program or higher level of service.

(f) It is the intent of the Legislature that transitional kindergarten
curriculum be aligned to the California Preschool Learning
Foundations developed by the department.

(g) As a condition of receipt of apportionment for pupils in a
transitional kindergarten program pursuant to begin delete subdivision (g) of end delete
Section 46300, a school district or charter school shall ensure that
begin insert credentialed end insert teachers begin insert who are first end insert assigned to a transitional
kindergarten classroom after July 1, 2015, begin delete have been issued at
least one credential by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing,
and shall, by end delete begin insert have, by end insert August 1, 2020, begin delete have end delete one of the following:

(1) At least 24 units in early childhood education, or childhood
development, or both.

(2) As determined by the local educational agency employing
the teacher, professional experience in a classroom setting with
preschool age children that is comparable to the 24 units of
education described in paragraph (1).

(3) A child development begin insert teacher end insert permit issued by the
Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

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begin insert Section 51749.5 of the end insert begin insert Education Code end insert begin insert is amended to
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51749.5.  

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, and commencing
with the 2015-16 school year, a school district, charter school, or
county office of education may, for pupils enrolled in kindergarten
and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, provide independent study courses
pursuant to the following conditions:

(1) The governing board or body of a participating school
district, charter school, or county office of education adopts
policies, at a public meeting, that comply with the requirements
of this section and any applicable regulations adopted by the state
board.

(2) A signed learning agreement is completed and on file
pursuant to Section 51749.6.

(3) Courses are taught under the general supervision of
certificated employees who hold the appropriate subject matter
credential pursuant to Section 44300 or 44865, or subdivision (l)
of Section 47605, meet the requirements for highly qualified
teachers pursuant to the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
(20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.), and are employed by the school
district, charter school, or county office of education at which the
pupil is enrolled, or by a school district, charter school, or county
office of education that has a memorandum of understanding to
provide the instruction in coordination with the school district,
charter school, or county office of education at which the pupil is
enrolled.

(4) (A) Courses are annually certified, by school district, charter
school, or county office of education governing board or body
resolution, to be of the same rigor and educational quality as
equivalent classroom-based courses, and shall be aligned to all
relevant local and state content standards.

(B) This certification shall, at a minimum, include the duration,
number of equivalent daily instructional minutes for each schoolday
that a pupil is enrolled, number of equivalent total instructional
minutes, and number of course credits for each course. This
information shall be consistent with that of equivalent
classroom-based courses.

(5) Pupils enrolled in courses authorized by this section shall
meet the applicable age requirements established pursuant to
Sections 46300.1, 46300.4, 47612, and 47612.1.

(6) Pupils enrolled in courses authorized by this section shall
meet the applicable residency and enrollment requirements
established pursuant to Sections 46300.2, 47612, 48204, and
51747.3.

(7) (A) Certificated employees and each pupil shall communicate
begin delete in-person, end delete begin insert in person, end insert by telephone, or by any other live visual or
audio connection no less than twice per calendar month to assess
whether each pupil is making satisfactory educational progress.

(B) For purposes of this section, satisfactory educational
progress includes, but is not limited to, applicable statewide
accountability measures and the completion of assignments,
examinations, or other indicators that evidence that the pupil is
working on assignments, learning required concepts, and
progressing toward successful completion of the course, as
determined by certificated employees providing instruction.

(C) If satisfactory educational progress is not being made,
certificated employees providing instruction shall notify the pupil
and, if the pupil is less than 18 years of age, the pupil’s parent or
legal guardian, and conduct an evaluation to determine whether it
is in the best interest of the pupil to remain in the course or whether
he or she should be referred to an alternative program, which may
include, but is not limited to, a regular school program. A written
record of the findings of an evaluation made pursuant to this
subdivision shall be treated as a mandatory interim pupil record.
The record shall be maintained for a period of three years from
the date of the evaluation and, if the pupil transfers to another
California public school, the record shall be forwarded to that
school.

(D) Written or computer-based evidence of satisfactory
educational progress, as defined in subparagraph (B), shall be
retained for each course and pupil. At a minimum, this evidence
shall include a grade book or summary document that, for each
course, lists all assignments, examinations, and associated grades.

(8) A proctor shall administer examinations.

(9) (A) Statewide testing results for pupils enrolled in any course
authorized pursuant to this section shall be reported and assigned
to the school or charter school at which the pupil is enrolled, and
to any school district, charter school, or county office of education
within which that school’s or charter school’s testing results are
aggregated.

(B) Statewide testing results for pupils enrolled in a course or
courses pursuant to this section shall be disaggregated for purposes
of comparing the testing results of those pupils to the testing results
of pupils enrolled in classroom-based courses.

(10) A pupil shall not be required to enroll in courses authorized
by this section.

(11) The pupil-to-certificated-employee ratio limitations
established pursuant to Section 51745.6 are applicable to courses
authorized by this section.

(12) For each pupil, the combined equivalent daily instructional
minutes for enrolled courses authorized by this section and enrolled
courses authorized by all other laws and regulations shall meet the
minimum instructional day requirements applicable to the local
educational agency. Pupils enrolled in courses authorized by this
section shall be offered the minimum annual total equivalent
instructional minutes pursuant to Sections 46200 to 46208,
inclusive, and Section 47612.5.

(13) Courses required for high school graduation or for
admission to the University of California or California State
University shall not be offered exclusively through independent
study.

(14) A pupil participating in independent study shall not be
assessed a fee prohibited by Section 49011.

(15) A pupil shall not be prohibited from participating in
independent study solely on the basis that he or she does not have
the materials, equipment, or Internet access that are necessary to
participate in the independent study course.

(b) For purposes of computing average daily attendance for
each pupil enrolled in one or more courses authorized by this
section, the following computations shall apply:

(1) (A) For each schoolday, add the combined equivalent daily
instructional minutes, as certified in paragraph (4) of subdivision
(a), for courses authorized by this section in which the pupil is
enrolled.

(B) For each schoolday, add the combined daily instructional
minutes of courses authorized by all other laws and regulations in
which the pupil is enrolled and for which the pupil meets applicable
attendance requirements.

(C) For each schoolday, add the sum of subparagraphs (A) and
(B).

(2) If subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) meets applicable
minimum schoolday requirements for each schoolday, and all other
requirements in this section have been met, credit each schoolday
that the pupil is demonstrating satisfactory educational progress
pursuant to the requirements of this section, with up to one school
day of attendance.

(3) (A) Using credited schoolday attendance pursuant to
paragraph (2), calculate average daily attendance pursuant to
Section 41601 or 47612, whichever is applicable, for each pupil.

(B) The average daily attendance computed pursuant to this
subdivision shall not result in more than one unit of average daily
attendance per pupil.

(4) Notwithstanding any other law, average daily attendance
computed for pupils enrolled in courses authorized by this section
shall not be credited with average daily attendance other than what
is specified in this section.

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(5) If more than 10 percent of the total average daily attendance
of a school district, charter school, or county office of education
is claimed pursuant to this section, then the amount of average
daily attendance for all pupils enrolled by that school district,
charter school, or county office of education in courses authorized
pursuant to this section that is in excess of 10 percent of the total
average daily attendance for the school district, charter school,
or county office of education shall be reduced by either (A) the
statewide average rate of absence for elementary school districts
for kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, inclusive, or (B) the statewide
average rate of absence for high school districts for grades 9 to
12, inclusive, as applicable, as calculated by the department for
the prior fiscal year, with the resultant figures and ranges rounded
to the nearest 10th.

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(c) For purposes of this section, “equivalent total instructional
minutes” means the same number of minutes as required for an
equivalent classroom-based course.

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(d) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit the right
to collectively bargain any subject within the scope of
representation pursuant to Section 3543.2 of the Government Code.

end insert begin delete

(d)

end delete

begin insert (e) end insert  (1) The Superintendent shall conduct an evaluation of
independent study courses offered pursuant to this section and
report begin insert the end insert findings to the Legislature and the Director of Finance
no later than September 1, 2019. The report shall, at a minimum,
compare the academic performance of pupils in independent study
with demographically similar pupils enrolled in equivalent
classroom-based courses.

(2) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under
paragraph (1) is inoperative on September 1, 2023, pursuant to
Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.

(3) A report to be submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government
Code.

begin insert

begin insert SEC. 7. end insert   

end insert

begin insert Section 53012 of the end insert begin insert Education Code end insert begin insert is amended to
read: end insert

53012.  

A grant recipient under this chapter may be a school
district, begin delete a end delete county office of education, begin delete a end delete direct-funded charter school,
begin insert regional occupational center end insert or begin insert program operated by end insert a begin insert joint
powers authority, or end insert community college district.

begin insert

begin insert SEC. 8. end insert   

end insert

begin insert Section 84754.6 of the end insert begin insert Education Code end insert begin insert is amended to
read: end insert

84754.6.  

(a) The Chancellor of the California Community
Colleges, in coordination with community college stakeholder
groups, the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the
Legislature, and the Department of Finance, shall develop, and the
board of governors shall adopt, a framework of indicators designed
to measure the ongoing condition of a community college’s
operational environment in the following areas:

(1) Accreditation status.

(2) Fiscal viability.

(3) Student performance and outcomes.

(4) Programmatic compliance with state and federal guidelines.

(b) As a condition of receipt of funds appropriated for purposes
of Article 1 (commencing with Section 78210) of Chapter 2 of
Part begin delete 48 of Division 7, end delete begin insert 48, end insert each community college within a
community college district shall develop, adopt, and publicly post
a goals framework that addresses at least all of the areas specified
in subdivision (a). begin insert The development of the goals framework shall
be guided by the statewide goals outlined in Section 66010.91. It
is the intent of the Legislature that these goals be challenging and
quantifiable, address achievement gaps for underrepresented
populations, and align the educational attainment of California’s
adult population to the workforce and economic needs of the state,
pursuant to the legislative intent expressed in Section 66010.93. end insert

begin insert

(c) The board of governors shall annually develop, adopt, and
publicly post a systemwide goals framework that addresses at least
all of the areas specified in subdivision (a). The development of
the systemwide goals shall be guided by the statewide goals set
forth in Section 66010.91. It is the intent of the Legislature that
these goals be challenging and quantifiable, address achievement
gaps for underrepresented populations, and align the educational
attainment of California’s adult population to the workforce and
economic needs of the state, pursuant to the legislative intent
expressed in Section 66010.93.

end insert begin delete

(c)

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begin insert (d) end insert  Before the commencement of the 2015-16 fiscal year, and
before the commencement of each fiscal year thereafter, the
Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall publicly
post both of the following:

(1) Annually developed systemwide goals adopted by the board
of governors.

(2) Locally developed and adopted community college or
community college district goals and targets.

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(d)

end delete

begin insert (e) end insert  Subject to the availability of funding in the annual Budget
Act, the board of governors and the Chancellor of the California
Community Colleges shall assess the degree to which each
community college district is improving its outcomes in regard to
the areas specified in subdivision (a) and any additional issues
addressed in the goals frameworks described in begin delete paragraph end delete
begin insert subdivision end insert (b), and shall offer technical assistance to community
college districts that are not improving.

begin delete

(e)

end delete

begin insert (f) end insert  If a community college district is receiving technical
assistance pursuant to subdivision begin delete (d), end delete begin insert (e), end insert the community college
district shall submit a turnaround plan that details all of the
following:

(1) The problem the technical assistance is attempting to solve.

(2) How the identified problem will be addressed in a plan
adopted by the governing board of the community college district.

(3) A timetable of major milestones for improvement.

(4) Updates that will be submitted to the Chancellor of the
California Community Colleges on the outcomes in regard to those
milestones, as scheduled by the chancellor.

begin insert

begin insert SEC. 9. end insert   

end insert

begin insert Section 89295 of the end insert begin insert Education Code end insert begin insert is amended to
read: end insert

89295.  

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms
are defined as follows:

(1) The “four-year graduation rate” means the percentage of a
cohort of undergraduate students who entered the university as
freshmen at any campus and graduated from any campus within
four years.

(2) The “six-year graduation rate” means the percentage of a
cohort of undergraduate students who entered the university as
freshmen at any campus and graduated from any campus within
six years.

(3) The “two-year transfer graduation rate” means the percentage
of a cohort of undergraduate students who entered the university
at any campus as junior-level transfer students from the California
Community Colleges and graduated from any campus within two
years.

(4) The “three-year transfer graduation rate” means the
percentage of a cohort of undergraduate students who entered the
university as junior-level transfer students from the California
Community Colleges at any campus and graduated from any
campus within three years.

(5) The “four-year transfer graduation rate” means the
percentage of a cohort of undergraduate students who entered the
university as junior-level transfer students from the California
Community Colleges at any campus and graduated from any
campus within four years.

(6) “Low-income student” means an undergraduate student who
has an expected family contribution, as defined in subdivision (g)
of Section 69432.7, at any time during the student’s matriculation
at the institution that would qualify the student to receive a federal
Pell Grant. The calculation of a student’s expected family
contribution shall be based on the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA) application or an application determined by
the California Student Aid Commission to be equivalent to the
FAFSA application submitted by that applicant.

(b) Commencing with the 2013-14 academic year, the California
State University shall report, by March 15 of each year, on the
following performance measures for the preceding academic year,
to inform budget and policy decisions and promote the effective
and efficient use of available resources:

(1) The number of California Community College transfer
students enrolled and the percentage of California Community
College transfer students as a proportion of the total number of
undergraduate students enrolled.

(2) The number of new California Community College transfer
students enrolled and the percentage of new California Community
College transfer students as a proportion of the total number of
new undergraduate students enrolled.

(3) The number of low-income students enrolled and the
percentage of low-income students as a proportion of the total
number of undergraduate students enrolled.

(4) The number of new low-income students enrolled and the
percentage of low-income students as a proportion of the total
number of new undergraduate students enrolled.

(5) The four-year graduation rate for students who entered the
university four years prior and, separately, for low-income students
in that cohort.

(6) The four-year and six-year graduation rates for students who
entered the university six years prior and, separately, for
low-income students in that cohort.

(7) The two-year transfer graduation rate for students who
entered the university two years prior and, separately, for
low-income students in that cohort.

(8) The two-year and three-year transfer graduation rates for
students who entered the university three years prior and,
separately, for low-income students in that cohort.

(9) The two-year, three-year, and four-year transfer graduation
rates for students who entered the university four years prior and,
separately, for low-income students in that cohort.

(10) The number of degree completions annually, in total and
for the following categories:

(A) Freshman entrants.

(B) California Community College transfer students.

(C) Graduate students.

(D) Low-income students.

(11) The percentage of freshman entrants who have earned
sufficient course credits by the end of their first year of enrollment
to indicate that they will graduate within four years.

(12) The percentage of California Community College transfer
students who have earned sufficient course credits by the end of
their first year of enrollment to indicate that they will graduate
within two years.

(13) For all students, the total amount of funds received from
all sources identified in subdivision (c) of Section 89290 for the
year, divided by the number of degrees awarded that same year.

(14) For undergraduate students, the total amount of funds
received from all sources identified in subdivision (c) of Section
89290 for the year expended for undergraduate education, divided
by the number of undergraduate degrees awarded that same year.

(15) The average number of California State University course
credits and the total course credits, including credits accrued at
other institutions, accumulated by all undergraduate students who
graduated, and separately for freshman entrants and California
Community College transfer students.

(16) (A) The number of degree completions in science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, in total,
and separately for undergraduate students, graduate students, and
low-income students.

(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), “STEM fields” include,
but are not necessarily limited to, all of the following: computer
and information sciences, engineering and engineering
technologies, biological and biomedical sciences, mathematics
and statistics, physical sciences, and science technologies.

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(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that the appropriate policy
and fiscal committees of the Legislature review these performance
measures in a collaborative process with the Department of
Finance, the Legislative Analyst’s Office, individuals with expertise
in statewide accountability efforts, the University of California,
the California State University, and, for purposes of data integrity
and consistency, the California Community Colleges, and consider
any recommendations for their modification and refinement. It is
further the intent of the Legislature that any modification or
refinement of these measures be guided by the legislative intent
expressed in Section 66010.93.

end insert

begin insert

begin insert SEC. 10. end insert   

end insert

begin insert Section 92495 of the end insert begin insert Education Code end insert begin insert is amended to
read: end insert

92495.  

(a) (1)  Commencing with the 2013-14 fiscal year and
for each fiscal year thereafter, if the University of California plans
to use any of its support appropriation in the annual budget for the
subsequent fiscal year for capital expenditures pursuant to Section
92493, as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of that
section, or for capital outlay projects pursuant to Section 92494,
as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of that section, it
shall simultaneously submit, on or before September 1, 10 months
before the commencement of that fiscal year, a report to the begin delete Joint
Legislative Budget Committee end delete begin insert committees in each house of the
Legislature that consider the annual state budget, the budget
subcommittees in each house of the Legislature that consider
appropriations for the University of California, end insert and the Department
of Finance.

(2) The report shall detail the scope of capital expenditures or
begin delete the end delete capital outlay begin delete project end delete begin insert projects end insert and how the capital expenditures
or begin delete the end delete capital outlay begin delete project end delete begin insert projects end insert will be funded, and it shall
provide the same level of detail as a capital outlay budget change
proposal.

(3) The Department of Finance shall review the report and
submit begin insert , by February 1, end insert a list of preliminarily approved capital
expenditures and capital outlay projects to the begin delete Joint Legislative
Budget Committee by February 1. The end delete begin insert committees in each house
of the Legislature that consider the annual state budget and the
budget subcommittees in each house of the Legislature that
consider appropriations for the University of California. These
committees may review and respond to the list of preliminarily
approved capital expenditures and capital outlay projects before
April 1. end insert

begin insert end insert
begin insert (4) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert The end insert Department of Finance shall submit a final list of
approved capital expenditures and capital outlay projects to the
University of California no earlier than April 1, three months before
the commencement of the fiscal year of the planned expenditures.

(b) The Department of Finance may approve capital expenditures
defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 92493, or
capital outlay projects defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b)
of Section 92494, no sooner than 30 days after submitting, in
writing, a list of begin insert capital end insert expenditures and begin insert capital outlay end insert projects
being considered for approval to the chairpersons of the committees
in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations, the
chairpersons of the committees and the appropriate subcommittees
in each house of the Legislature that consider the State Budget,
and the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.

(c) The University of California shall not use its General Fund
support appropriation to fund a capital expenditure defined in
paragraph (1) or (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 92493, or capital
outlay project defined in subdivision (b) of Section 92494, before
receiving approval from the Department of Finance pursuant to
this section.

(d) (1)  For the 2013-14 fiscal year only, if the University of
California plans to use any of its support appropriation in the
annual budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year for capital expenditures
pursuant to Section 92493, as defined in paragraph (1) of
subdivision (b) of that section, or for capital outlay projects
pursuant to Section 92494, it shall simultaneously submit, on or
before August 1 of that fiscal year, a report to the Joint Legislative
Budget Committee and the Department of Finance. This report
shall detail the scope of each capital outlay project or begin insert capital end insert
expenditure and how it will be funded, and it shall provide the
same level of detail as a capital outlay budget change proposal.

(2) The Department of Finance shall review the report and
submit a list of preliminarily approved projects to the Joint
Legislative Budget Committee by November 1 of that fiscal year.

(3) The Department of Finance shall submit a final list of
approved projects to the University of California no earlier than
December 1 of that fiscal year.

(4) The University of California shall not proceed with any
capital expenditures pursuant to Section 92493, as defined in
paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of that section, or capital outlay
projects pursuant to Section 92494, before receiving approval from
the Department of Finance pursuant to this subdivision.

(e) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), the University of California
may use the authority provided in Section 92493 for the Merced
Classroom and Academic Office Building, as specified in Provision
3 of Item 6440-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of
2013.

(f) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code,
commencing with the 2014-15 fiscal year, on or before February
1 of each fiscal year, the University of California shall
simultaneously submit a progress report to the Joint Legislative
Budget Committee and the Department of Finance detailing the
scope, funding, and current status of all capital expenditures
undertaken pursuant to Section 92493 and for all capital outlay
projects undertaken pursuant to Section 92494.

begin insert

begin insert SEC. 11. end insert   

end insert

begin insert Section 92675 of the end insert begin insert Education Code end insert begin insert is amended to
read: end insert

92675.  

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms
are defined as follows:

(1) The “four-year graduation rate” means the percentage of a
cohort of undergraduate students who entered the university as
freshmen at any campus and graduated from any campus within
four years.

(2) The “two-year transfer graduation rate” means the percentage
of a cohort of undergraduate students who entered the university
at any campus as junior-level transfer students from the California
Community Colleges and graduated from any campus within two
years.

(3) “Low-income student” means an undergraduate student who
has an expected family contribution, as defined in subdivision (g)
of Section 69432.7, at any time during the student’s matriculation
at the institution that would qualify the student to receive a federal
Pell Grant. The calculation of a student’s expected family
contribution shall be based on the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA) application or an application determined by
the California Student Aid Commission to be equivalent to the
FAFSA application submitted by that applicant.

(b) Commencing with the 2013-14 academic year, the
University of California shall report, by March 15 of each year,
on the following performance measures for the preceding academic
year, to inform budget and policy decisions and promote the
effective and efficient use of available resources:

(1) The number of transfer students enrolled from the California
Community Colleges, and the percentage of California Community
College transfer students as a proportion of the total number of
undergraduate students enrolled.

(2) The number of new transfer students enrolled from the
California Community Colleges, and the percentage of California
Community College transfer students as a proportion of the total
number of new undergraduate students enrolled.

(3) The number of low-income students enrolled and the
percentage of low-income students as a proportion of the total
number of undergraduate students enrolled.

(4) The number of new low-income students enrolled and the
percentage of low-income students as a proportion of the total
number of new undergraduate students enrolled.

(5) The four-year graduation rate for students who entered the
university four years prior and, separately, for low-income students
in that cohort.

(6) The two-year transfer graduation rate for students who
entered the university two years prior and, separately, for
low-income students in that cohort.

(7) The number of degree completions, in total and for the
following categories:

(A) Freshman entrants.

(B) California Community College transfer students.

(C) Graduate students.

(D) Low-income students.

(8) The percentage of freshman entrants who have earned
sufficient course credits by the end of their first year of enrollment
to indicate they will graduate within four years.

(9) The percentage of California Community College transfer
students who have earned sufficient course credits by the end of
their first year of enrollment to indicate they will graduate within
two years.

(10) For all students, the total amount of funds received from
all sources identified in subdivision (c) of Section 92670 for the
year, divided by the number of degrees awarded that same year.

(11) For undergraduate students, the total amount of funds
received from the sources identified in subdivision (c) of Section
92670 for the year expended for undergraduate education, divided
by the number of undergraduate degrees awarded that same year.

(12) The average number of University of California course
credits and total course credits, including credit accrued at other
institutions, accumulated by all undergraduate students who
graduated, and separately for freshman entrants and California
Community College transfer students.

(13) (A) The number of degree completions in science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, in total,
and separately for undergraduate students, graduate students, and
low-income students.

(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), “STEM fields” include,
but are not necessarily limited to, all of the following: computer
and information sciences, engineering and engineering
technologies, biological and biomedical sciences, mathematics
and statistics, physical sciences, and science technologies.

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(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that the appropriate policy
and fiscal committees of the Legislature review these performance
measures in a collaborative process with the Department of
Finance, the Legislative Analyst’s Office, individuals with expertise
in statewide accountability efforts, the University of California,
the California State University, and, for purposes of data integrity
and consistency, the California Community Colleges, and consider
any recommendations for their modification and refinement. It is
further the intent of the Legislature that any modification or
refinement of these measures be guided by the legislative intent
expressed in Section 66010.93.

end insert

begin insert

begin insert SEC. 12. end insert   

end insert

begin insert Section 10502 of the end insert begin insert Public Contract Code end insert begin insert is amended
to read: end insert

10502.  

The Regents of the University of California shall give
public notice of a project to bidders by publication twice within
the 60-day period preceding the day set for the receiving of bids
as follows:

(a)  begin delete In end delete begin insert Either in end insert one newspaper of general circulation published
in the county in which the major portion of the project is located
and in one such trade paper circulated in the county in which the
major portion of the work is to be done begin insert or electronically on the
Internet Web site of the university end insert .

(b) The notices shall state the time and place for the receiving
and opening of sealed bids, describe in general terms the work to
be done, and describe the bidding mode by which the lowest
responsible bidder will be selected.

begin insert

begin insert SEC. 13. end insert   

end insert begin insert

(a) Of the moneys appropriated in Item
6110-196-0001 of the Budget Act of 2014, the sum of fifteen million
dollars ($15,000,000) shall be allocated to the State Department
of Education to be used to fund professional development stipends
for teachers, to be administered by local planning councils
established pursuant to Chapter 2.3 (commencing with Section
8499) of Part 6 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code. The
funds shall be allocated as follows:

end insert begin insert

(1) (A) First priority shall be for professional development
stipends for transitional kindergarten teachers.

end insert begin insert

(B) For purposes of this paragraph, professional development
stipends shall include, but shall not be limited to, stipends for
credentialed teachers to complete at least 24 units in early
childhood education or childhood development, or a combination
of both, pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (g) of Section
48000 of the Education Code.

end insert begin insert

(2) Second priority shall be for professional development
stipends for teachers in the California state preschool program,
pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 8235) of Chapter
2 of Part 6 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code for the
costs of credit bearing coursework in early childhood education,
child development, or both.

end insert begin insert

(b) For purposes of making the computations required by
Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, the
allocations for professional development activities pursuant to
this section are “General Fund revenues appropriated for school
districts,” as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 41202 of the
Education Code, for the 2014-15 fiscal year, and included within
the “total allocations to school districts and community college
districts from General Fund proceeds of taxes appropriated
pursuant to Article XIII B,” as defined in subdivision (e) of Section
41202 of the Education Code, for that fiscal year.

end insert

begin insert

begin insert SEC. 14. end insert   

end insert begin insert

If the Commission on State Mandates determines that
this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to
local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made
pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division
4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

end insert

begin insert

begin insert SEC. 15. end insert   

end insert begin insert

This act is a bill providing for appropriations related
to the Budget Bill within the meaning of subdivision (e) of Section
12 of Article IV of the California Constitution, has been identified
as related to the budget in the Budget Bill, and shall take effect
immediately.

end insert

begin delete

SECTION 1.  

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory
changes relating to the Budget Act of 2014.

end delete