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THIRD READING
Bill No: SB 1023
Author: Liu (D), et al.
Amended: 5/27/14
Vote: 21
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE : 9-0, 3/26/14
AYES: Liu, Wyland, Block, Correa, Galgiani, Hancock, Hueso,
Huff, Monning
SENATE HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE : 4-0, 4/22/14
AYES: Liu, Berryhill, DeSaulnier, Hancock
NO VOTE RECORDED: Wyland
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 7-0, 5/23/14
AYES: De Le�n, Walters, Gaines, Hill, Lara, Padilla, Steinberg
SUBJECT : Community colleges: support service for foster
youth
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill authorizes the Office of the Chancellor of
the California Community Colleges (CCC), in cooperation with the
Department of Social Services (DSS) and county child welfare
agencies and county probation departments, to enter into
agreements with up to 10 CCC districts to provide additional
funds for services in support of foster youth.
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Community College Extended Opportunity Programs and Services
(EOPS) . Existing law establishes the EOPS to increase the
enrollment of students who are affected by language, social and
economic disadvantages, improve the delivery of programs and
services to the disadvantaged, and increase the number of
students who successfully complete their chosen educational
objectives, are placed into career employment, and transfer to
four-year institutions. The EOPS is to supplement the regular
educational programs of the CCC.
A student must meet the following to be eligible for EOPS:
1. Be a resident of California.
2. Be enrolled full-time (12 units); the EOPS Director is
authorized to allow up to 10% of EOPS students to be enrolled
in nine units.
3. Not have completed more than 70 units of degree applicable
credit coursework.
4. Qualify to receive a Board of Governors Grant (low-income).
5. Be educationally disadvantaged as determined by the EOPS
Director.
To remain eligible for EOPS, a student must apply for financial
aid, maintain academic progress, and complete and meet an
educational plan and responsibility agreement.
Cooperative Agencies Resources For Education (CARE) programs .
Existing law authorizes the Chancellor's office, in cooperation
with DSS and Employment Development Department, to enter into
agreements with CCC districts that have established CARE
programs. The purpose of the CARE program is to provide
additional funds for support services that are to include at a
minimum child care and transportation allowances, books and
supplies, counseling, and other related services. CCC districts
are authorized to apply for funds by providing specific
information such as how many students will be served and the
level of cooperation with other agencies serving the students.
Participants in the CARE program must be at least 18 years of
age, be a single head-of-household, be receiving public
assistance, and desire to complete his/her high school education
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or pursue a job-related curriculum The Board of Governors (BOG)
of CCC is required to adopt guidelines and be responsible for
the administration of funds for the CARE program.
Student Success Act . Existing law established the Student
Success Act, which applies to all the CCC students, for the
purpose of increasing student access and success by providing
effective core matriculation services, including orientation,
assessment and placement, counseling and other education
planning services and academic interventions. The CCC has the
responsibility to provide student services and support,
including orientation, assessment, counseling and education
planning, referral to specialized support services, and
evaluation of each student's progress and referral to
appropriate interventions. Students have the responsibility to
identify an academic and career goal, declare a specific course
of study, be diligent in class attendance and completion of
assigned coursework, and complete courses and maintain academic
progress toward an educational goal.
This bill authorizes the Office of the Chancellor of the CCC, in
cooperation with the DSS and county child welfare agencies, to
enter into agreements with up to 10 districts to provide
additional funds for services in support of foster youth.
Specifically, this bill:
1. Authorizes the Office of the Chancellor of the CCC, in
cooperation with the DSS and county child welfare agencies
and county probation department, to enter into agreements
with up to 10 districts to provide additional funds for
services in support of foster youth.
2. Authorizes a CCC district to apply to the BOG of the CCC for
funding to administer this program. This bill requires the
application to:
A. Demonstrate that all existing resources have been
exhausted.
B. Provide the number of foster youth who will be served.
C. Describe the extent of cooperation between the local
county child welfare department, DSS, the local EOPS, and
the CCC district.
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3. Establishes eligibility for participation in cooperating
agencies foster youth educational support program as a
student meeting both of the following requirements:
A. Be a current or former foster youth in California whose
dependency was established by the court on or after the
youth's 16th birthday.
B. Be no older than 25 years of age at the beginning of
the academic year of participation.
4. Authorizes the Chancellor to allow students who are enrolled
in at least nine units per semester to participate.
5. Requires support services to include but not be limited to:
A. Child care and transportation allowances.
B. Allowances for books and supplies.
C. Counseling and mental health services.
D. Career counseling.
E. Matriculation and transfer counseling.
F. Monitoring of academic progress.
G. Tutoring and mentoring.
H. Independent living skills support.
I. Housing assistance.
J. Frequent in-person contact.
K. Other related services.
6. Requires the BOG of the CCC, beginning January 31, 2017, and
biennially thereafter, to submit a report to the Governor,
the education policy committees of the Legislature, and
California Child Welfare Council describing its efforts to
serve students who are current and former foster youth. This
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bill requires the reports to include a review on a
campus-by-campus basis of the enrollment, retention,
transfer, and completion rates of foster youth, including
categorical funding of those programs.
7. Requires the BOG, in conjunction with the DSS, to adopt
guidelines for cooperating agencies foster youth educational
support program, and requires the BOG to be responsible for
the administration of the program funds, as specified.
8. States legislative intent that any student who participates
in cooperating agencies foster youth educational support
program meets the requirements of the Student Success Act, to
the extent the CCC meets its responsibilities to provide
support and services to students.
9. States legislative findings and declarations relative to the
poor educational outcomes of foster youth.
10.Provides that this bill is to become operative in a fiscal
year only if the BOG of the CCC certifies by resolution that
sufficient funds have been appropriated for that fiscal year.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
According to the Senate Appropriations Committee, the actual
level of program funding will be determined by the BOG, and
presumably is based on a budget appropriation for this purpose.
Foster youth services: Approximately $2 million (General
Fund) annually to provide the services described, depending on
the distribution of eligible participants and the level of CCD
participation.
Administration: Approximately $175,000 (General Fund) to the
CCCCO to establish the program and develop guidelines in
coordination with specified groups, which includes 1 PY for
the program and 1 PY office technician, and travel. Ongoing
costs will likely be significantly less, once the programs are
operational and staff is primarily responsible for only the
reporting requirements.
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SUPPORT : (Verified 5/27/14)
Abode Services
Alameda County Office of Education
Alliance for Children's Rights
Aspiranet
Beyond Emancipation
Bienvenidos Children's Center
Bill Wilson Center
Butte College
Butte County Independent Living Program
California Alliance of Child and Family Services
CASA County Chapters of: Alameda, Amador, Butte, Glenn, Contra
Costa, Del Norte, Eastern Sierra, El Dorado, Fresno, Madera,
Kern, Kings, Lassen, Los Angeles, Marin, Mendocino, Lake,
Merced, Monterey, Orange, Sacramento, San Benito, San
Bernardino, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San
Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Shasta County, Solano,
Sonoma, Stanislaus, Tulare, Ventura, Yolo County
California CASA Association
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
California State University, Chico
California State University, San Marcos
California Youth Connection
Camellia Network
Cerritos College
Child Advocates, Counties of Nevada and Placer County; and
Silicon Valley
Children's Hope Foster Family Agency
Children's Law Center of California
College of the Desert
College OPTIONS
County of Los Angeles, Department of Children and Family
Services
Cuyamaca College Unlimited Potential Program
East Bay Children's Law Offices
Encompass Community Services
Evergreen Valley College
Every Child Foundation
Family Care Network, Inc.
First Place for Youth
Five Acres
Foster & Kinship Care Education Program, Los Rios CCC District
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Foster Care Counts
Gavilan College
Glenn County Office of Education
Hartnell College Foster & Kinship Care Education Program
Humboldt State University
Imperial County Behavioral Health Services
Imperial Valley College EOPS
Imperial Valley College, Financial Assistance Office
Imperial Valley Regional Occupational Program
Larkin Street Youth Services
Legal Services for Children
Loyola Marymount University
National Association of Social Workers, California Chapter
National Center For Youth Law
National Council of Jewish Women-California
New Alternatives, Inc.
Norco College
Peacock Acres
Pepperdine University
Promises2Kids
Public Counsel
Redwood Children's Services, Inc.
Redwood Community Action Agency
Richstone Family Center
Riverside CCC District
San Gabriel Children's Center
San Joaquin County Human Services Agency
San Jose State University Guardian Scholars Program
Santa Ana College
Santa Monica College Guardian Scholars Program
Shasta College
Shasta County Independent Living Program
SIATech
Skyline College
Social Advocates for Youth
Soroptimist International of Visalia
Southbay Community Services
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Davis
University of California, Riverside
Victor Valley CCC
W&W Community Development, Inc.
West Hills College Coalinga
West Los Angeles College
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YWCA Santa Monica/Westside
PQ:d 5/27/14 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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