BILL ANALYSIS �
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GOVERNOR'S VETO
AB 2512 (Bonilla)
As Amended August 22, 2014
2/3 vote
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|ASSEMBLY: |60-11|(May 5, 2014) |SENATE: |33-0 |(August 26, |
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|ASSEMBLY: |69-4 |(August 27, | | | |
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Original Committee Reference: ED.
SUMMARY : Authorizes school districts and county offices of
education to include compliance with Title IX in the "school
climate" component of their Local Control and Accountability
Plans (LCAPs) beginning in 2018, and makes a technical
correction to existing law.
The Senate Amendments replace "after school athletic programs"
with "interscholastic athletics" and add double-jointing
language to avoid chaptering out issues with AB 1599 (Education
Committee), Chapter 327, Statutes of 2014.
FISCAL EFFECT : Unknown. This bill is keyed non-fiscal by the
Legislative Counsel.
COMMENTS :
Title IX. Title IX provides that "No person in the United
States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from
participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to
discrimination under any educational program or activity
receiving Federal financial assistance." The law applies to
educational institutions that receive any federal funds and
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prohibits discrimination in all educational programs and
activities, not just athletics. Athletic programs are
considered educational programs and activities.
Local Control and Accountability Plan. The LCAP is a new
requirement, which was adopted as part of the Local Control
Funding Formula (LCFF). The LCAP is the mechanism for achieving
accountability within the framework of the LCFF. It must
address annual achievement goals for all pupils, including
specified subgroups, and eight state priorities, one of which is
"school climate," as measured by suspension rates, expulsion
rates, and other local measures, such as surveys. All school
districts and county offices of education are required to adopt
their initial LCAPs by July 1, 2014, using a template adopted by
the State Board of Education.
This bill authorizes school districts and county offices of
education to include Title IX compliance in their measures of
school climate for purposes of the LCAP. School districts and
county offices of education already have the authority to
include Title IX compliance in their measure of school climate
if they choose. However, according to the author's office, this
bill is needed to encourage districts and county offices of
education "to consider Title IX requirements as another factor
to create a positive climate."
GOVERNOR'S VETO MESSAGE :
"This bill would authorize school districts, county offices of
education, and charter schools to include information relative
to compliance with Title IX gender equity in the "school
climate" category of Local Control and Accountability Plans
beginning January 1, 2018.
"I appreciate the author's concerns but believe that the
recently enacted Local Control Funding Formula should not now be
subjected to a series of amendments. The law envisions that
local communities fashion the plans that work best for them.
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State intervention in this process is premature."
Analysis Prepared by : Rick Pratt / ED. / (916) 319-2087
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