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                                                          AB 798
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Date of Hearing:   May 12, 1999

              ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
                    Carole Migden, Chairwoman

             AB 798 (Wildman) - As Amended: 4/12/99 

Policy Committee:                               
EducationVote:15-0 

Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local  
Program:NoReimbursable:           No

  SUMMARY  :

This bill revises the funding formula for adults in local  
correctional facilities. Specifically, this bill allows a  
district to use an enrollment figure based on the highest  
average daily attendance authorized during any of the last five  
fiscal years, multiplied by 1.25, unless the Legislature  
approves a greater increase in the annual Budget Act.

  FISCAL EFFECT  :

Unknown GF (Prop 98) costs, potentially over $1.4 million to  
allow school districts to claim a higher calculation for funding  
for adults in correctional facilities, when such facilities  
decline in enrollment.

  COMMENTS  :

  1)Purpose . The author contends this bill protects counties' jail  
  education program so that the temporary closing and remodeling  
  of jails can be accommodated from year to year without  
  reduction to education programs.  The author states that the  
  1998-99 Budget Act provided $15.6 million to reimburse local  
  agencies for providing adult education to inmates in county  
  correctional facilities, while only $14.2 million was  
  allocated by the State Department of Education for this  
  purpose.  This discrepancy was due to the temporary closure of  
  facilities for renovations and administrative reasons. Current  
  reimbursements are capped at a certain percentage.  When  
  facilities reopen, the increase in adults served in the  
  educational programs exceeds the cap.









                                                          AB 798
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  2)Current Funding Formula .  Existing law prohibits any increase  
  to the ADA for adults in correctional facilities unless the  
  Legislature approves such increases in the annual budget.


  Analysis Prepared by  :    Jai Sookprasert / APPR. / (916)  
319-2081