Amended in Senate April 24, 2013

Senate Bill No. 660

Introduced by Senator Hancock

February 22, 2013

An act to add Section 52334.7 to the Education Code, relating to career technical education.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 660, as amended, Hancock. Career technical education: funding.

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.

This bill would, for the begin delete 2015-16 fiscal year and each subsequent end delete begin insert 2013-14 end insert fiscal year, require the Superintendent of Public Instruction, using funds appropriated in the annual Budget Act for regional occupational centers and programs, to apportion from the amounts provided in the annual Budget Act for those purposes an amount to each county office of education begin delete , school district, and joint powers agency based on end delete begin insert in end insert the same relative proportion of funding that begin delete each end delete begin insert the end insert county office of education, school begin delete district end delete begin insert districts end insert , and joint powers begin delete agency end delete begin insert agencies within that county end insert received in the 2012-13 fiscal year for those purposes. begin insert The bill would, for the 2014 end insert begin insert -15 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, require the allocation made to those entities to be adjusted annually for increases in cost of living, as specified. end insert The bill would authorize local educational agencies that operate career technical education programs to form into begin delete regions for these purposes end delete begin insert a Regional Career Technical Education Collaborative (RCTEC) to share in the cost of developing and maintaining a career technical education program based upon curricula aligned with the California Career Technical Education Standards and Common Core State Standards, end insert and would require the apportioned funds to be expended only to ensure the development and maintenance of a high-quality career technical education program. begin insert The bill would require an RCTEC to comply with specified requirements as a condition of receiving funds, including, among others, certifying to the State Department of Education that each course within a sequence is aligned to the California Career Technical Education Standards. The bill would require the Superintendent to incorporate various factors and quality indicators into the accountability measures for regional occupational centers and programs and other related programs, and would require the Superintendent to develop an evaluation instrument to evaluate the programs within each RCTEC commencing with the 2015-16 school year. end insert

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

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

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begin insert Section 52334.7 is added to the end insert begin insert Education Code end insert begin insert ,
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(a) For the 2013-14 fiscal year:

(1) Notwithstanding Section 42605 or any other law, from funds
appropriated in Items 6110-105-0001, 6110-122-0001,
6110-166-0001, and 6110-167-001 of Section 2.00 of the annual
Budget Act, the Superintendent shall apportion an amount to each
county office of education in the same relative proportion of
funding that the county office of education, school districts, and
joint powers agencies within that county received from funds
appropriated for those items in the 2012-13 fiscal year.

(2) From the funds described in paragraph (1), each county
office of education shall allocate to regional occupational centers
and programs in accordance with Section 52321, school districts,
and county offices of education a proportion of these funds in the
same relative proportion of funding that these entities received in
the 2012-13 fiscal year.

(b) For the 2014-15 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter,
the allocation made to each regional occupational center and
program, school district, and county office of education shall be
adjusted annually for increases in costs of living by adding the
product of the prior year allocation and the index described in
paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 42238.1 to the prior
year allocation.

(c) (1) (A) Local educational agencies that operate career
technical education programs may form into a Regional Career
Technical Education Collaborative (RCTEC) for purposes of this
paragraph.

(B) Notwithstanding any other law, within an RCTEC formed
pursuant to subparagraph (A), two or more of the following entities
may enter into an agreement to use funding received from Items
6110-105-0001, 6110-122-0001, 6110-166-0001, and
6110-167-0001 of Section 2.00 of the annual Budget Act to share
in the cost of developing and maintaining a career technical
education program based upon curricula aligned with California
Career Technical Education Standards and Common Core State
Standards:

(i) The governing board, or its designee, of a regional
occupational center or program.

(ii) The chair or designee of a schoolsite Agricultural Advisory
Committee.

(iii) A site director of a California partnership academy.

(iv) The superintendent or governing board of a school district,
or its appointee.

(C) The agreement formed pursuant to subparagraph (B) shall
remain in effect for one year, and shall be renewable annually
thereafter with the consent of the parties to the agreement.

(2) Notwithstanding any other law, funds allocated pursuant to
this section and funds subject to an agreement pursuant to
subparagraph (B) may be expended only to ensure the development
and maintenance of a high-quality career technical education
program.

(3) In the absence of an agreement pursuant to subparagraph
(B), funds appropriated in Items 6110-122-0001, 6110-166-0001,
and 6110-167-0001 of Section 2.00 of the annual Budget Act may
be expended only for the purposes of the programs for which they
were appropriated.

(d) (1) As a condition of receipt of funds pursuant to this
section, the governing board of each regional occupational center
or program, in collaboration with individuals representing partner
school districts, California partnership academies, agricultural
career technical education programs, and other career technical
education programs within each RCTEC, shall do all of the
following:

(A) Develop a plan for establishing a sequence of courses by
July 1, 2015. This plan shall not be in conflict with the plan
developed pursuant to Section 52302, and, to the extent it is
appropriate, shall be based on that plan and shall update that
plan.

(B) Certify to the department by September 1, 2016, that each
sequence of courses specified in the plan required by this
subdivision has been developed.

(C) Report each new sequence of courses and each modification
to existing sequences to the department no later than September
1 of the fiscal year in which the changes are implemented.

(D) Certify to the department that each course within a sequence
is aligned to the California Career Technical Education Standards.

(E) Certify to the department that each course, where
appropriate, is aligned to the Common Core State Standards.

(2) Programs receiving funds pursuant to this section shall
collect and report data as required by the department to prepare
and update an accountability measure as provided in existing
statute and in subdivision (e).

(e) (1) To determine the quality and effectiveness of a career
technical education course of study or sequence of career technical
education courses funded pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b), the
Superintendent shall incorporate into the accountability measures
for regional occupational centers and programs, agricultural
career technical education programs, partnership academies, and
specialized secondary education programs a uniform accountability
metric based on any career-ready standards adopted pursuant to
the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (20 U.S.C.
Sec. 6301 et seq.) and the following program quality indicators
in the California State Plan for Career Technical Education:

(A) Leadership at all levels.

(B) High-quality curriculum and instruction aligned with state
standards.

(C) Career exploration and guidance.

(D) Pupil support and leadership development.

(E) Industry partnerships and advisory committees.

(F) System alignment and coherence, including postsecondary
education institution involvement.

(G) After school, extended day, and out-of-school opportunities.

(H) Reflection of labor market demands and provision of current
equipment.

(I) Skilled faculty and professional development.

(J) Career technical education outreach and communication.

(K) Data-based pupil evaluation, accountability, and continuous
improvement.

(2) In addition to the indicators listed in paragraph (1), the
accountability measures shall include the rates at which pupils
complete a course of study or sequence of career technical
education courses that provide the skills and knowledge necessary
to attain entry-level employment in business or industry, or to
pursue postsecondary education after those pupils graduate from
high school. The pupil data shall include, but are not necessarily
limited to, all of the following:

(A) The number of pupils completing high school.

(B) The number of pupils earning an industry-recognized
certification or licensure or other measures of technical skill
attainment.

(C) The number of pupils completing career technical education
courses and completing a career technical education program of
study, consisting of a sequence of two or more career technical
education courses.

(D) The number of pupils employed and the types of businesses
in which they are employed.

(E) The number of pupils enrolled in postsecondary education
or apprenticeship programs, or serving in the Armed Forces.

(3) The accountability measures shall also include data on the
industry certifications available for pupils to complete.

(f) The Superintendent shall develop an evaluation instrument
to evaluate the programs within each RCTEC commencing with
the 2015-16 school year, and annually thereafter.

(1) The evaluation shall be based on the uniform metric
developed pursuant to subdivision (e) and may be based on the
existing evaluation instrument described in the California County
Superintendents Educational Services Association Course of Study
document.

(2) The Superintendent shall collaborate with stakeholders
including, but not limited to, representatives from:

(A) Regional occupational centers and programs.

(B) California partnership academies.

(C) Agricultural career technical education programs.

(D) County offices of education.

(E) The California School Boards Association.

(F) The Association of California School Administrators.

(G) The California Teachers Association.

(H) The California Manufacturers and Technology Association.

(I) The Building Trades Association.

(3) The completed evaluation instrument shall be reviewed by
an independent local review council comprised of representatives
from the following:

(A) A county office of education.

(B) A school district.

(C) An industry advisory committee, advisory board, or member
of local business and industry.

(D) The Regional Occupational Centers and Programs Joint
Powers Authority, where applicable.

(E) Postsecondary education.

(F) A local workforce investment board.

(4) The evaluation instrument shall be submitted to the
department for review.

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SECTION 1.  

Section 52334.7 is added to the Education Code,
to read:

52334.7.  

(a) Notwithstanding Section 42605 or any other law,
for the 2015-16 fiscal year and each subsequent fiscal year, from
funds appropriated in Items 6110-105-0001, 6110-122-0001,
6110-166-0001, and 6110-167-0001 of Section 2.00 of the annual
Budget Act, the Superintendent shall apportion from the amounts
provided in the annual Budget Act for those items an amount to
each county office of education, school district, and joint powers
agency based on the same relative proportion that each county
office of education, school district, and joint powers agency
received from each of those items in the 2012-13 fiscal year.

(b) Local educational agencies that operate career technical
education programs may form into regions for purposes of this
section.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law, funds apportioned pursuant
to subdivision (a) and funds subject to an agreement entered into
pursuant to subdivision (b) may be expended only to ensure the
development and maintenance of a high-quality career technical
education program.

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