BILL ANALYSIS �
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Date of Hearing: May 14, 2014
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Mike Gatto, Chair
AB 2216 (Muratsuchi) - As Amended: May 1, 2014
Policy Committee: EducationVote:7-0
Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program:
No Reimbursable: No
SUMMARY
This bill extend through 2016-17, the requirement that a school
district expend no less than the amount of funds the school
district expended for regional occupational centers or programs
(ROC/P) in the 2012-13 fiscal year. This bill also requires the
Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) to convene a task
force to study funding models for ROC/P and provide
recommendations to the Legislature and the Director of Finance
on or before September 1, 2016.
FISCAL EFFECT :
1)General Fund administrative costs to the California Department
of Education in the range of $500,000 to $550,000 to convene a
task force and report on recommended funding models. This cost
assumes CDE will contract with an outside research entity to
do a national review of CTE funding models.
COMMENTS :
1)Purpose . The 2013-14 Budget Act included a
maintenance-of-effort (MOE) that required a school agency
expend the same level of funding for ROC/P programs in 2013-14
and 2014-15 as it did in the 2012-13 fiscal year. This MOE is
set to expire in 2015. The author contends these programs are
difficult to rebuild once dismantled and is concerned about
the lack of a dedicated funding source to maintain these
programs.
2)ROC/Ps. ROC/Ps provide career technical education (CTE)
during the school day, after school, and in the evening in
high schools and regional centers. As a categorical program,
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ROC/Ps were last funded at $384 million per year. From
2008-09 to 2012-13, districts were given flexibility over the
use of these funds. In 2010, approximately 42% of districts
responding to a survey by the Legislative Analyst's Office
reported using at least some of their ROC/P funds to support
other programs.
In 2013-14, ROC/P funds were rolled into the Local Control
Funding Formula (LCFF). However, districts are required to
maintain their 2012-13 level of ROC/P funding through 2014-15.
Extending this requirement for an additional year limits
local discretion on use of these funds.
3)Additional investments in CTE . California has several
state-funded programs that support CTE:
a) The Career Pathways Trust provides $250 million in
one-time funding in 2013-14 for competitive grants to
improve linkages between CTE programs at schools, community
colleges, and local businesses. These funds are available
for expenditure through 2015-16.
b) The CTE Pathways Initiative provides $48 million for
purposes similar to the Career Pathways Trust. This
initiative, which sunsets at the end of 2014-15, also
provides support for California Partnership Academies and
Linked Learning, which support small learning cohorts that
integrate a career theme with academic education.
c) Specialized Secondary Programs provide $4.9 million in
competitive start-up grants for pilot programs that prepare
students for college and careers in specialized fields,
including math, science, and the arts.
d) The Agricultural CTE Incentive Program provides $4.1
million in ongoing funding for the purchase of non-salary
items, such as equipment and field trips, for agricultural
education.
In addition to the programs listed above, the LCFF includes a
2.6% "add-on" for the 9-12 grade span funding for college and
career readiness. Based on a target funding level of $8,289 for
this grade span, that is about $215 per average daily attendance
for these programs.
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Analysis Prepared by : Misty Feusahrens / APPR. / (916)
319-2081