BILL ANALYSIS �
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Date of Hearing: May 7, 2014
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Mike Gatto, Chair
AB 1950 (Campos) - As Amended: May 1, 2014
Policy Committee: EducationVote:5-0
Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program:
No Reimbursable: No
SUMMARY
This bill establishes the Career Education Incentive Program
which would provide one-to-one matching grant funds to school
districts, charter schools, county offices of education, and
community college districts for the purpose of regional career
technical education (CTE) programs. Specifically, this bill:
1)Requires, for the purpose of participating in the Career
Education Incentive Program, a consortium to enter into an
agreement among the participating local educational agencies
(LEAs) for the purpose of developing and maintaining career
education programs aligned with California CTE Standards and
Common Core State Standards (CCSS).
2)Specifies a consortium may be composed of school districts,
county offices of education, charter schools, and community
college districts and specifies consortia may be organized as
a joint powers authority (JPA).
3)Provides the funds appropriated in the annual Budget Act to be
available to career education consortia as a one-to-one
matching grant for career exploration activities in grades 7
and 8 as specified, and for career preparation activities in
any of the grades 9 - 12, inclusive, as specified.
Additionally, funds can be provided for ongoing professional
development.
4)Permits consortia to use revenues from state, local, or
private funding sources for the purpose of its funding match.
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5)Requires consortia to collect and report, annually, to the
governing boards of the member LEAs and member community
college districts, as applicable, various data components.
6)Encourages collaboration among LEAs, community colleges, and
private industry to develop a system of integrated and
comprehensive programs.
7)Makes consortia eligible to receive grant funds equal to the
current school year's actual expenditures made for the
purposes and programs that support college and career
readiness as described in the school district's LCAP.
8)Requires the governing body of the consortium to annually
adopt a plan that includes the purpose and programs in place
to support the career and college programs, and limits state
matching funds to expended only in accordance with this plan.
9)Requires the fiscal agent of the consortia, as defined, to
report, no later than October 1 of each school year in which
state matching funds were expended, the amount expended for
each purpose and program in the prior school year.
FISCAL EFFECT
Unknown GF/Proposition 98 costs, in the millions of dollars, to
support a new Career Education Incentive grant program. This
bill establishes a new grant program similar to the California
Career Pathways Trust established in the 2013-14 Budget Act.
The budget provides $250 million in one-time competitive grants
to improve linkages between CTE programs, at K-12 schools,
community colleges and local businesses.
COMMENTS
1)Purpose . In 2013, the SBE adopted revised CTE Model Curriculum
Standards. These CTE standards, are customized to better
reflect the specific conditions and expectations of each
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industry sector. Standards for Career Ready Practices, within
the CCSS, are intended for all students and are in response to
the expectation of career and college readiness upon
completion of the high school experience.
Under current law, districts are required to adopt alternative
means for pupils to complete the prescribed course of study
which may include practical demonstration of skills and
competencies, supervised work experience or other outside
school experience, CTE classes, courses offered by ROC/Ps,
interdisciplinary study, independent study, and credit earned
at a postsecondary institution. Districts also have the
option of adopting alternatives for pupils to complete high
school graduation requirements.
The author contends this bill provides for well planned,
rigorous, and measureable courses of study or course sequences
in CTE and creates a financial incentive to regionalize CTE
programs while still allowing LEAs the flexibility in
determining which CTE programs work best for them and their
student population.
2)Similar program exists . The Career Education Incentive Program
established under this bill is similar to an existing pilot
program, the California Career Pathways Trust, established in
the 2013-14 Budget Act.
The California Career Pathways Trust, provides $250 million in
one-time competitive grant funding for the development of
career pathway programs. The grant funding will be made
available to school districts, county superintendents of
school, charter schools, and community college districts
beginning in the 2014-15 fiscal year through the 2017-18
fiscal year. The purpose of the Career Pathways Trust is to
establish regional partnerships with business, K-12 schools
and community colleges in order to better prepare students for
college and the workforce. The SPI is required to consult with
the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and
business organizations in considering grant applications.
Grant recipients are required to report outcome measures by
December 1, 2016. These outcome measures include academic
indicators, graduation rates, employment or apprenticeship
placements, and attainment of certificates, transfer, or
postsecondary enrollment.
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Analysis Prepared by : Misty Feusahrens / APPR. / (916)
319-2081