Amended in Senate February 20, 2014

Senate Bill No. 897

Introduced by Senator Steinberg

January 13, 2014

An act to amend Section 84830 of, and to add begin delete Sections 33134 and end delete begin insert Section end insert 52377.5 to, the Education Code, and to repeal Section 86 of Chapter 48 of the Statutes of 2013, relating to educational programs.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 897, as amended, Steinberg. Educational programs: competitive grant programs and adult education.

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(1) Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to, among other things, execute, under the direction of the State Board of Education, the policies which have been decided by the state board and direct, under general rules and regulations adopted by the state board, the work of all appointees and employees of the state board.

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This bill, for any competitive grant program administered by the State Department of Education, would require the Superintendent to consider whether, as a condition of receipt of funds, the grant recipient shall be required to include specified social studies standards in the program funded by the grant.

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(2)

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begin insert (1) end insert  Existing law provides for the allocation of funds appropriated by the Budget Act of 2013 for the establishment of the California Career Pathways Trust. Existing law requires these funds to be apportioned, and available for expenditure in the 2013-14 fiscal year to the 2015-16 fiscal year, inclusive, to school districts, county superintendents of schools, charter schools, and community colleges in the form of one-time competitive grants for career pathways programs that accomplish certain objectives, including, among other things, funding specialists in work-based learning who, through specified actions, connect school districts, county superintendents of schools, charter schools, and community colleges with business entities, and establishing regional collaborative relationships and partnerships with business entities, community organizations, and local institutions of postsecondary education. Existing law also requires the Superintendent begin insert of Public Instruction end insert to consult with the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and organizations representing businesses in considering grant applications pursuant to those provisions.

This bill would begin delete authorize the specialists funded by the one-time competitive grants to connect school districts, county superintendents of schools, charter schools, and community colleges with public sector entities, and would authorize the one-time competitive grants to be available for career pathways programs that establish regional collaborative relationships and partnerships with public sector entities. end delete begin insert provide that business entities include public sector entities for purposes of these provisions. end insert The bill would require the Superintendent to also consult with representatives of the public sector in considering the grant applications. begin insert The bill, for a career pathways program connected with a public sector entity, would require the Superintendent to consider whether, as a condition of receipt of funds, the grant recipient shall be required to include specified social studies standards in the career pathways program funded by the grant. end insert

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(3)

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begin insert (2) end insert  Existing law, pursuant to funding made available in the annual Budget Act, requires the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and the State Department of Education to jointly provide 2-year planning and implementation grants to regional consortia of community college districts and school districts for purposes of developing regional plans to better serve the educational needs of adults. Existing law requires the grant funds to be used by each regional consortium to create and implement a plan to better provide adults in the region with certain classes and programs, including, among other things, elementary and secondary basic skills, including classes required for a high school diploma or high school equivalency certificate begin delete , end delete and classes and courses for immigrants eligible for educational services in citizenship and English as a 2nd language, and workforce preparation classes in basic skills.

This bill would require the classes and courses related to elementary and secondary basic skills and the classes and courses for immigrants, as described above, to include basic instruction in American government and civics that includes, but is not limited to, instruction on (A) federal, state, and local government, (B) the 3 branches of government, (C) the importance of civic engagement, and (D) registering to vote. The bill would apply these requirements to any funding provided for the 2-year planning and implementation grants in the 2015-16 fiscal year, or any other statute providing this funding that takes effect on or after January 1, 2015. begin delete The bill would authorize a regional consortium to comply with these requirements by incorporating into its classes and courses any state employee civics orientation on federal and state government developed and made available online by the department. end delete

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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SECTION 1.  

Section 33134 is added to the Education Code,
to read:

33134.  

For any competitive grant program administered by the
department, the Superintendent shall consider whether, as a
condition of receipt of funds, the grant recipient shall be required
to include the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework
for Social Studies State Standards in the program funded by the
grant.

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Section 52377.5 is added to the Education Code,
to read:

52377.5.  

(a) Funding appropriated in Item 6110-280-0001 of
the Budget Act of 2013 for career technical education shall be
allocated for the establishment of the California Career Pathways
Trust.

(b) The funds appropriated in Item 6110-280-0001 of the Budget
Act of 2013 shall be apportioned to school districts, county
superintendents of schools, charter schools, and community
colleges in the form of one-time competitive grants. Funds shall
be available for expenditure in the 2013-14 fiscal year to the
2015-16 fiscal year, inclusive.

(c) Grants shall be available for K-14 career pathways programs
that accomplish any of the following:

(1) Fund specialists in work-based learning, as defined in Section
51760.1, to convene, connect, measure, or broker efforts to
establish or enhance a locally defined career pathways program
that connects school districts, county superintendents of schools,
charter schools, and community colleges with business entities begin delete or
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(2) Establish regional collaborative relationships and
partnerships with business entities begin delete or public sector entities end delete ,
community organizations, and local institutions of postsecondary
education.

(3) Develop and integrate standards-based academics with a
career-relevant, sequenced curriculum following industry-themed
pathways that are aligned to high-need, high-growth, or emerging
regional economic sectors.

(4) Provide articulated pathways to postsecondary education
aligned with regional economies.

(5) Leverage and build on any of the following:

(A) Existing structures, requirements, and resources of the Carl
D. Perkins, California Partnership Academies, and regional
occupational programs, including staff knowledge, community
relationships, and course development.

(B) Matching resources and in-kind contributions from public,
private, and philanthropic sources.

(C) The California Community Colleges Economic and
Workforce Development Program and its sector strategies and
deputy sector navigators.

(D) Participation in the local California Community Colleges
Skills Panel.

(d) As a condition of receipt of funds, a grant recipient under
this section shall identify and set aside funding within its own
budget and obtain funding commitments from program partners
sufficient to support the ongoing costs of the program.

(e) The Superintendent shall consult with the Chancellor of the
California Community Colleges, organizations representing
businesses, and representatives of the public sector in considering
grant applications under this section.

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(f) For purposes of this section, business entities shall include
public sector entities.

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(g) For a career pathways program connected with a public
sector entity, the Superintendent shall consider whether, as a
condition of receipt of funds, the grant recipient shall be required
to include the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework
for Social Studies State Standards in the career pathways program
funded by the grant.

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(f)

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begin insert (h) end insert  No later than December 1, 2016, grant recipients and the
Superintendent shall report to the Department of Finance and to
the relevant policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature
outcome begin delete measures, which end delete begin insert measures that end insert shall include, but not
necessarily be limited to, all of the following:

(1) Pupil and student academic performance indicators.

(2) The number and rate of school or program graduates.

(3) Attainment of certificates, transfer readiness, and
postsecondary education enrollment.

(4) Transitions to appropriate employment, apprenticeships, or
job training.

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Section 84830 of the Education Code is amended to
read:

84830.  

(a) The Chancellor of the California Community
Colleges and the State Department of Education shall, pursuant to
funding made available in the annual Budget Act, jointly provide
two-year planning and implementation grants to regional consortia
of community college districts and school districts for the purpose
of developing regional plans to better serve the educational needs
of adults.

(1) Eligibility shall be limited to consortia consisting of at least
one community college district and at least one school district
within the boundaries of the community college district, either of
which may serve as the consortium’s fiscal agent, as determined
by the applicant consortium.

(2) If a community college district chooses not to participate in
a consortium, a neighboring community college district may form
a consortium with school districts within the boundaries of the
nonparticipating community college district.

(3) Consortia may include other entities providing adult
education courses, including, but not necessarily limited to,
correctional facilities, other local public entities, and
community-based organizations.

(b) Grant funds provided pursuant to this section shall be used
by each regional consortium to create and implement a plan to
better provide adults in its region with all of the following:

(1) Elementary and secondary basic skills, including classes
required for a high school diploma or high school equivalency
certificate.

(2) Classes and courses for immigrants eligible for educational
services in citizenship and English as a second language, and
workforce preparation classes in basic skills.

(3) Education programs for adults with disabilities.

(4) Short-term career technical education programs with high
employment potential.

(5) Programs for apprentices.

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(c) (1) The classes and courses described in paragraphs (1)
and (2) of subdivision (b) shall include basic instruction in
American government and civics that includes, but is not limited
to, instruction on all of the following:

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(A) Federal, state, and local government.

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(B) The three branches of government.

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(C) The importance of civic engagement.

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(D) Registering to vote.

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(2) The requirements of paragraph (1) shall apply to any funding
for the regional consortia provided in the 2015-16 fiscal year,
annual Budget Acts enacted after the 2015-16 fiscal year, or other
legislation that takes effect on or after January 1, 2015.

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(c)

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begin insert (d) end insert  Each regional consortium’s plan shall include, at a minimum:

(1) An evaluation of current levels and types of adult education
programs within its region, including education for adults in
correctional facilities; credit, noncredit, and enhanced noncredit
adult education coursework; and programs funded through Title
II of the federal Workforce Investment Act, known as the Adult
Education and Family Literacy Act (Public Law 105-220).

(2) An evaluation of current needs for adult education programs
within its region.

(3) Plans for parties that make up the consortium to integrate
their existing programs and create seamless transitions into
postsecondary education or the workforce.

(4) Plans to address the gaps identified pursuant to paragraphs
(1) and (2).

(5) Plans to employ approaches proven to accelerate a student’s
progress toward his or her academic or career goals, such as
contextualized basic skills and career technical education, and
other joint programming strategies between adult education and
career technical education.

(6) Plans to collaborate in the provision of ongoing professional
development opportunities for faculty and other staff to help them
achieve greater program integration and improve student outcomes.

(7) Plans to leverage existing regional structures, including, but
not necessarily limited to, local workforce investment areas.

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(d)

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begin insert (e) end insert  The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and
the State Department of Education may identify additional elements
that consortia must include in a plan.

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(e)

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begin insert (f) end insert  (1) On or before March 1, 2014, the Chancellor of the
California Community Colleges and the State Department of
Education shall submit a joint report to the Legislature and the
Governor. This report shall include, but not necessarily be limited
to, all of the following:

(A) The status of developing regional consortia across the state,
including identification of unserved geographic areas or emerging
gaps in regional program delivery.

(B) The status and allocation of grant awards made to the
regional consortia.

(2) The report shall be submitted to the Legislature as provided
in Section 9795 of the Government Code.

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(f)

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begin insert (g) end insert  (1) On or before March 1, 2015, the Chancellor of the
California Community Colleges and the State Department of
Education shall submit a joint report to the Legislature and the
Governor. This report shall include, but is not limited to, all of the
following:

(A) The plans developed by the regional consortia across the
state.

(B) Recommendations for additional improvements in the
delivery system serving adult learners.

(2) The report shall be submitted to the Legislature as provided
in Section 9795 of the Government Code.

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(g)

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begin insert (h) end insert  It is the intent of the Legislature to work toward developing
common policies related to adult education affecting adult schools
at local educational agencies and community colleges, including
policies on fees and funding levels.

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(h)

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begin insert (i) end insert  It is the intent of the Legislature to provide additional funding
in the 2015-16 fiscal year to the regional consortia to expand and
improve the provision of adult education.

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(i) (1) The classes and courses described in paragraphs (1) and
(2) of subdivision (b) shall include basic instruction in American
government and civics that includes, but is not limited to,
instruction on all of the following:

(A) Federal, state, and local government.

(B) The three branches of government.

(C) The importance of civic engagement.

(D) Registering to vote.

(2) The requirements of paragraph (1) shall apply to any funding
for the regional consortia provided in the 2015-16 fiscal year,
annual Budget Acts enacted after the 2015-16 fiscal year, or other
legislation that takes effect on or after January 1, 2015.

(3) Consortia may comply with the requirements of paragraph
(1) by incorporating into their classes and courses any state
employee civics orientation on federal and state government
developed and made available online by the State Department of
Education.

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Section 86 of Chapter 48 of the Statutes of 2013 is
repealed.