Amended in Assembly March 28, 2014

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2033

Introduced by Assembly Member Salas

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(Principal coauthors: Senators Cannella, Galgiani, Nielsen, and Vidak)

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(Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Bocanegra, Bradford, Buchanan, Conway, Cooley, Dababneh, Daly, Eggman, Fox, Frazier, Harkey, Holden, Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Logue, Maienschein, Mullin, Olsen, Pan, Patterson, V. Manuel Pérez, Quirk-Silva, Williams, and Yamada)

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(Coauthors: Senators Anderson, Berryhill, Hueso, and Roth)

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February 20, 2014

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LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2033, as amended, Salas. begin delete Career technical education: agricultural career technical education. end delete begin insert Agricultural career technical education: funding. end insert

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(1) Existing law provides funding for various career technical education programs, including regional occupational centers and programs, specialized secondary programs, partnership academies, and agricultural career technical education programs. Existing law establishes the Agricultural Career Technical Education Incentive Program, pursuant to which the Superintendent of Public Instruction is authorized to award grants to applicant school districts for purposes relating to agricultural career technical education programs.

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This bill would appropriate the sum of $4,134,000 from the General Fund to the State Department of Education for purposes of funding the Agricultural Career Technical Education Incentive Program. The bill would also express various findings and declarations of the Legislature relating to agricultural career technical education.

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(2) Funds appropriated 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.

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Existing law establishes, within the State Department of Education, an agricultural career technical education unit to assist school districts in the establishment and maintenance of certain educational programs. Existing law requires the department to adopt rules and regulations relating to agricultural career technical education.

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This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to agricultural career technical education.

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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: no.

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

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The Legislature finds and declares as follows:

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(a) California, as the leading agriculture producing state in
the nation for over 60 years, has a compelling interest in ensuring
that its school system supports and promotes the continued
development of innovative and thoughtful agricultural leaders.

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(b) The Agricultural Career Technical Education Incentive
Program has given clear guidance and direction to school districts
throughout California in developing and promoting high-quality
program standards.

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(c) The Agricultural Career Technical Education Incentive
Program has provided financial incentives for school districts to
embark on a systematic and sustained process for improving the
delivery and effectiveness of agricultural education throughout
California.

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(d) The Future Farmers of America organization, which is
integral to high school instruction, has long proven itself as an
outstanding teaching strategy that promotes excellence in
agriculture education for pupils throughout California. The goal
of the California Future Farmers of America organization is to
teach and promote premier leadership, personal growth, and
career success among its members.

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(e) The Future Farmers of America has a long and
well-established tradition of providing meaningful, relevant
leadership development experiences that have had a positive effect
on the lives of thousands of pupils in their communities.

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(f) California’s reputation for leadership in a variety of
innovative and expanding science, technology, engineering, and
agricultural industries has been made possible through the
availability of well-trained and educated personnel.

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(g) Cocurricular pupil leadership organizations enhance the
classroom instruction process, provide opportunities to learn in
a laboratory, and provide leadership training opportunities.

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(a) The sum of four million one hundred thirty-four
thousand dollars ($4,134,000) is appropriated from the General
Fund to the State Department of Education, to be allocated for
purposes of funding the Agricultural Career Technical Education
Incentive Program (Article 7.5 (commencing with Section 52460)
of Chapter 9 of Part 28 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education
Code).

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(b) For purposes of making the computations required by
Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, the funds
appropriated pursuant to this section shall be deemed to be
“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 the 2014-15 fiscal year.

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SECTION 1.  

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation relating to agricultural career technical education.

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