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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Bill No: SB 1348
Author: Vasconcellos (D)
Amended: 8/29/00
Vote: 21
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE : 10-3, 4/26/00
AYES: Alpert, McPherson, Alarcon, Chesbro, Dunn, Hayden,
O'Connell, Ortiz, Sher, Vasconcellos
NOES: Haynes, Knight, Monteith
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 9-2, 5/25/00
AYES: Johnston, Alpert, Bowen, Burton, Escutia, Karnette,
McPherson, Perata, Vasconcellos
NOES: Leslie, Mountjoy
SENATE FLOOR : 26-13, 5/31/00
AYES: Alarcon, Alpert, Bowen, Burton, Chesbro, Costa,
Dunn, Escutia, Figueroa, Hayden, Hughes, Johnston,
Karnette, McPherson, Murray, O'Connell, Ortiz, Peace,
Perata, Polanco, Schiff, Sher, Solis, Soto, Speier,
Vasconcellos
NOES: Brulte, Haynes, Johannessen, Kelley, Knight, Leslie,
Lewis, Monteith, Morrow, Mountjoy, Poochigian, Rainey,
Wright
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 43-29, 8/31/00 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Parenting education
SOURCE : Author
CONTINUED
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DIGEST : This bill proposes to convene a top level
statewide summit to determine whether the state should
develop a master plan for parenting education in nonschool
settings.
Assembly Amendments substantially change the bill. As it
left the Senate, the bill required the State Department of
Health Services to convene a summit to develop a master
plan for parenting education in nonpublic school settings.
ANALYSIS : This bill requires the Superintendent of
Public Instruction (SPI) to design, in consultation with
the Secretary of Education, to submit for consideration,
possible revision and approval, to the State Board of
Education (SBE), a proposal to convene a summit, on or
about September 1, 2001, for the purpose of assessing
whether it would be smart and wise for the State of
California to develop a master plan for parenting education
in nonschool settings, as specified, and to submit these
findings to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2002.
Specifically, this bill:
1.Makes various findings and declarations that the failure
to prepare young Californians to make informed, wise
choices regarding whether to become, and how to be good,
healthy, and effective parents results in too many unwise
choices and too little healthy parenting for the next
generation of Californians and that the State must
recognize, encourage, and build upon, rather than
duplicate, the effective and available parenting
education programs.
2.States legislative intent that the state convene a top
level statewide summit to determine whether parenting
education should be provided to every young Californian
and, if so, to design for submission to the Legislature
for its consideration, a comprehensive strategic action
plan for ensuring that every young Californian gain the
benefit of parenting education, in hopes of fostering the
development of healthier patents, and thereby healthier
families, children and adults.
3.Requires the SPI to design, in consultation with the
Secretary for Education, to submit for consideration
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possible revision, and approval to SBE, a proposal to
convene a summit, on or about September 1, 2001, for the
purpose of assessing whether it would be smart and wise
for the State of California to develop a master plan for
education in nonschool settings. Further requires that
upon the approval of the proposal, the SPI will convene
and conduct the parenting education summit pursuant to
the approved plans.
4.Requires the summit to include interested parties of all
ideologies and persuasions, legislative experts in
parenting issues, representatives of current providers,
academic experts, business leaders, family and child
development experts, faith leaders, health professionals,
experts in public school parenting education programs,
parents, and children.
5.Requires participation from the SPI, the Chairperson of
the SBE, the Secretary of Education, the State Department
of Health Services, the State Department of Mental
Health, the State Department of Alcohol and Drug
Programs, the State Department of the Youth Authority,
the Board of Corrections and the Attorney General in the
summit, as specified.
6.Requires that the summit have a variety of objectives,
including compiling an inventory of all parenting
education programs, the development of a method by which
parents of newborns may receive parenting education,
identification of licensed professionals who would be the
most appropriate educators, the creation of a means for
coordinating parenting education services, in
consultation with the State Department of Education
(SDE), the identification of the ways for developing
funding for the various options for parenting education,
and identification and development of additional methods
by which each of the state departments participating in
this summit can ensure that Californians receive
effective and useful parenting education, as specified.
7.Requires the SPI, in consultation with Secretary of
Education, prepare a report and submit it to SBE, as
specified. Further requires that the report then be
submitted to the Legislature on or before January 1,
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2002.
8.Requires SDE to make every reasonable effort to secure
private funding to underwrite the cost of this summit.
Specifies that SDE is not responsible for travel costs
and per diem associated with this summit for any
participant, except when required by state law or
administrative policy.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Alquist, Aroner, Bock, Calderon, Cardenas, Cedillo,
Corbett, Correa, Ducheny, Dutra, Firebaugh, Floyd,
Gallegos, Havice, Honda, Jackson, Keeley, Knox, Kuehl,
Lempert, Longville, Lowenthal, Machado, Mazzoni, Migden,
Nakano, Reyes, Romero, Scott, Shelley, Steinberg,
Strom-Martin, Thomson, Torlakson, Villaraigosa, Vincent,
Washington, Wayne, Wesson, Wiggins, Wildman, Wright,
Hertzberg
NOES: Aanestad, Ackerman, Ashburn, Baldwin, Bates, Battin,
Baugh, Brewer, Briggs, Campbell, Cox, Dickerson, Florez,
House, Kaloogian, Leach, Leonard, Maddox, Maldonado,
Margett, McClintock, Olberg, Robert Pacheco, Rod Pacheco,
Pescetti, Runner, Strickland, Thompson, Zettel
NC:sl 9/12/00 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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