BILL ANALYSIS �
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Date of Hearing: May 7, 2014
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Mike Gatto, Chair
AB 2555 (Bocanegra) - As Amended: April 23, 2014
Policy Committee: EducationVote:5-0
Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program:
No Reimbursable: No
SUMMARY
This bill requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction
(SPI), in collaboration with various other state agencies and
private organizations, to develop a five year plan for expanding
cradle-to-career initiatives (CCIs) in California.
Specifically, this bill:
1)Requires the SPI to develop a five-year plan for expanding
CCIs in collaboration with several state agencies, including
the State Department of Social Services, the Employment
Development Department, the California Health and Human
Services Agency, the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing
Agency, the Department of Transportation, institutions of
higher education, teacher organizations, local governments,
community based organizations, and other interested parties
deemed appropriate by the SPI.
2)Requires the plan to include, among other things, successful
models of CCIs in California, strategies for effective
implementation, including coordination with local control
accountability plans, methods for developing and sustaining
CCIs, recommendations for supporting regional coalitions in
planning and developing CCIs and ensuring California's most
distressed neighborhoods and communities are prioritized in
the expansion of CCI's, and development of a five-year
timeline for implementing recommendations.
3) Specifies that CCIs include, but are not limited to,
collaborative school and community programs and services that
align local, state, federal, and private resources, as
specified.
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4)Provides that CCIs in California include, but are not limited
to, full service schools, promise neighborhoods, wraparound
programs, wellness centers, and healthy communities efforts.
5)Requires the SPI to submit a report with recommendations to
the Legislature by December 1, 2016.
6)Provides the SPI shall use state or federal funds for purposes
of the bill and authorizes the SPI to apply for and accept
grants, donations, and other financial support from public or
private sources for this purpose.
FISCAL EFFECT
Unknown, significant General Fund costs to CDE, in the range of
$300,000 to $400,000 to develop a five-year plan and coordinate
with the numerous agencies and stakeholders outlined in the
bill. The workload would also likely be spread among multiple
divisions within CDE due to the project's diverse areas of
emphasis.
COMMENTS
1)Purpose . According to the author, this bill will help the
state understand the landscape of Cradle to Career Initiatives
currently active in the state. The bill will help the state
determine the components of effective Cradle to Career
Initiatives and understand what is working to build healthy
communities and elevate children and families out of poverty.
2)Background . The Harlem Children's Zone (HCZ) in New York City
is one of the most well-known CCIs. The HCZ is a 24 to nearly
100-block geographic area that provides cradle to career
services to children and has demonstrated significant results
in raising the academic achievement of Harlem children.
In 2010, the Obama Administration launched the Promise
Neighborhood Initiative (PNI), modeled after the HCZ. The
stated purpose of the PNI is to significantly improve the
educational and developmental outcomes of children and youth
in the nation's most distressed communities. According to the
United States Department of Education (USDE), the initial
federal investment in the PNI was $10 million in 2010. In
2011, $30 million was provided for planning and implementation
grants and $60 million was provided in 2012.
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In 2011, implementation grants were awarded to programs in
three California cities: Fresno, San Diego, and Hayward. In
2012, implementation grants were awarded in three more
California cities: Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Chula
Vista. The maximum award for an implementation grant is $6
million per year for five years.
3)Related legislation . This bill is modeled after a similar
bill, AB 1178 (Bocanegra) of 2013, that proposed to establish
the California Promise Neighborhood (CPN) Initiative to
develop a system of up to 40 promise neighborhoods throughout
the state with the purpose of supporting a child's development
from cradle to career. This bill was held on the Suspense
File in this committee.
Analysis Prepared by : Misty Feusahrens / APPR. / (916)
319-2081