Bill Text: CA AB75 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Budget Act of 2019: augmentation.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2020-06-29 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 9, Statutes of 2020. [AB75 Detail]
Download: California-2019-AB75-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Senate
June 13, 2019 |
Assembly Bill | No. 75 |
Introduced by |
December 03, 2018 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2019.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation:Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
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Section 8207 is added to the Education Code, to read:8207.
(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:SEC. 2.
Section 8227.7 of the Education Code is amended to read:8227.7.
(a) Commencing July 1,SEC. 3.
Section 8236.3 is added to the Education Code, to read:8236.3.
(a) Commencing January 1, 2020, and notwithstanding any other law, a provider operating a state preschool program within the attendance boundary of a public school, except a charter or magnet school, where at least 80 percent of enrolled pupils are eligible for free or reduced-price meals, may enroll four-year-old children, as defined in Section 8208, as follows:SEC. 4.
Section 8239 of the Education Code is amended to read:8239.
(a) The Superintendent shall encourage state preschool program applicants or contracting agencies to offer full-day services through a combination of part-day preschool slots and wraparound generalSEC. 5.
Section 8263 of the Education Code, as amended by Section 6 of Chapter 945 of the Statutes of 2018, is amended to read:8263.
(a) (1) The Superintendent shall adopt rules and regulations on eligibility, enrollment, and priority of services needed to implement this chapter. In order to be eligible for federal and state subsidized child development services, families shall meet at least one requirement in each of the following areas:(2)
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Section 8263 of the Education Code, as added by Section 7 of Chapter 945 of the Statutes of 2018, is amended to read:8263.
(a) (1) The Superintendent shall adopt rules and regulations on eligibility, enrollment, and priority of services needed to implement this chapter. In order to be eligible for federal and state subsidized child development services, families shall meet at least one requirement in each of the following areas:(2)
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Section 8265.5 of the Education Code is amended to read:8265.5.
(a) In order to reflect the additional expense of serving children who meet any of the criteria outlined in subdivision (c), the provider agency’s reported child days of enrollment for these children shall be multiplied by the adjustment factors listed below.SEC. 8.
Section 8266.2 is added to the Education Code, to read:8266.2.
Commencing with the 2019–20 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, for purposes of this chapter, reimbursement rates for part-day California state preschool programs shall be adjusted in order to reflect the additional expense of serving children who meet the criteria described in paragraph (3) or (4) of subdivision (c) of Section 8265.5. For part-day California state preschool programs serving children for less than four hours per day, the part day reimbursement rate established by the annual Budget Act shall be adjusted pursuant to paragraphs (3) and (4) of subdivision (c) of Section 8265.5.SEC. 9.
Section 8278.3 of the Education Code is amended to read:8278.3.
(a) (1) The Child Care Facilities Revolving Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury to provide funding for loans for the renovation, repair, or improvement of an existing building to make the building suitable for licensure forSEC. 10.
Article 13.1 (commencing with Section 8280) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 6 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code, to read:Article 13.1. Early Learning and Care Infrastructure and Workforce Development
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(a) The Superintendent shall administer the Early Learning and Care Infrastructure Grant Program to expand access to early learning and care opportunities for children up to five years of age by providing resources to build new facilities or retrofit, renovate or expand existing facilities pursuant to this section.8280.1.
(a) The Superintendent shall administer the Early Learning and Care Workforce Development Grants Program to expand the number of qualified early learning and care professionals and increase the educational credentials of existing early learning and care professionals across the state, pursuant to this section.SEC. 11.
Article 14 (commencing with Section 8286) of Chapter 2 of Part 6 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code is repealed.SEC. 12.
Article 14 (commencing with Section 8286) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 6 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code, to read:Article 14. Early Childhood Policy Council
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(a) The Early Childhood Policy Council is hereby established to advise the Governor, the Legislature, and the Superintendent on statewide early learning and care policy, including the planning for, and the implementation and evaluation of, the state’s Master Plan for Early Learning and Care and the 2019 California Assembly Blue Ribbon Commission on Early Childhood Education Final Report.SEC. 13.
Article 19.5 (commencing with Section 8430) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 6 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code, to read:Article 19.5. Childcare Providers
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The Legislature finds and declares that this article is intended to support future collective bargaining legislation. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation granting family childcare providers the right to democratically choose a representative to meet and negotiate in a formal process with the state regarding the applicable scope of bargaining.8431.
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(a) For purposes of this section, the Public Employment Relations Board, as established pursuant to Section 3541 of the Government Code, shall determine if an entity seeking information is a provider organization within the meaning of subdivision (b) of Section 8431, as follows:SEC. 14.
Chapter 8.5 (commencing with Section 10850) is added to Part 7 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code, to read:CHAPTER 8.5. California Cradle-to-Career Data System Act
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This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Cradle-to-Career Data System Act.10851.
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:10852.
It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to do all of the following:10853.
(a) The California Cradle-to-Career Data System Workgroup is hereby established to do both of the following:10854.
(a) (1) On or before July 15, 2019, the executive director of the state board shall designate a representative to serve on the workgroup.10855.
(a) The director shall lead the workgroup.10856.
(a) A planning facilitator that contracts with the Office of Planning and Research pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 10855 shall report to the Department of Finance and the Legislature by July 1, 2020, on the proposed structure of the data system, including, but not limited to, the entity charged with managing the data system, the architecture of the data system, and the information that will be available on the data system.10857.
(a) A planning facilitator that contracts with the Office of Planning and Research pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 10855 shall report to the Department of Finance and the Legislature by January 1, 2021, its recommendations on all of the following:10858.
(a) The partner entities shall, and the University of California is requested to, enter into memoranda of understanding for data sharing purposes, as necessary, for the implementation of this chapter.10859.
The sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in the 2019–20 fiscal year to the Office of Planning and Research on a one-time basis, available for encumbrance and expenditure through the 2021–22 fiscal year, subject to all of the following:SEC. 15.
Section 14002.05 is added to the Education Code, to read:14002.05.
Notwithstanding any other law, the following provisions govern transfers to Section A of the State School Fund:SEC. 16.
Section 17375 of the Education Code is amended to read:17375.
(a)(2)The State Allocation Board shall release disbursements of grant funds to school districts with approved applications for retrofit projects, to the extent funds are available for the state’s 60 percent
matching share, if the school district has provided its 40 percent local matching share, unless the school district meets the requirements for financial hardship pursuant to Section 17075.10, and upon certification by the school district that the school district has entered into a binding contract for completion of the approved project.
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Section 33050 of the Education Code is amended to read:33050.
(a) The governing board of a school district or a county board of education, on a districtwide or countywide basis or on behalf of one or more of its schools or programs, after a public hearing on the matter, may request the state board to waive all or part of any section of this code or any regulation adopted by the state board that implements a provision of this code that may be waived, except:(1)
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Section 35147 of the Education Code is amended to read:35147.
(a) Except as specified in this section, any meeting of the councils or committees specified in subdivision (b) is exempt from the provisions of this article, the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), and the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code).SEC. 19.
Section 37700 of the Education Code is amended to read:37700.
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the(b)If a school district operates one or more schools on a four-day week pursuant to this section and the program for the school year provides less than the 180 days of instruction required under Section 46200, as it read on January 1, 2013, the Superintendent shall reduce the local control funding formula grant apportionment
pursuant to Section 42238.02, as implemented pursuant to Section 42238.03, for the average daily attendance of each affected grade level, by 0.0056 multiplied by that apportionment for each day less than what was required by subdivision (a) of this section, as this section read on January 1, 2013, up to a maximum of five days. If a school district operates one or more schools on a four-day school week pursuant to this section and the program provides less than the minimum instructional minutes required under Section 46201, as it read on January 1, 2013, the Superintendent shall reduce the local control funding formula grant apportionment pursuant to Section 42238.02, as implemented pursuant to Section 42238.03, for the average daily attendance of each affected grade level, by the amount of that apportionment multiplied by the percentage of the minimum required minutes at that grade level that the school district failed to offer.
(d)Notwithstanding subdivisions (a), (b), and (c), upon a determination that a school district identified in subdivision (a) equals or exceeds its local control funding formula target computed pursuant to Section 42238.02 as determined by the calculation of a zero difference pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 42238.03, the school district, as a condition of apportionment pursuant to Section 42238.02, as implemented pursuant to Section 42238.03, shall offer 180 days or more of instruction per school year, and meet the minimum minute requirements pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section
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Section 41202 of the Education Code is amended to read:41202.
The words and phrases set forth in subdivision (b) of Section 8 of Article XVI of the Constitution of the State of California shall have the following meanings:SEC. 21.
Section 41202.5 of the Education Code is amended to read:41202.5.
(a) The Legislature finds and declares both of the following:SEC. 22.
Section 41203.1 of the Education Code is amended to read:41203.1.
(a) For the 1990–91 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, allocations calculated pursuant to Section 41203 shall be distributed in accordance with calculations provided in this section. Notwithstanding Section 41203, and for purposes of this section, school districts, community college districts, and direct elementary and secondary level instructional services provided by the State of California shall be regarded as separate segments of public education, and each of these three segments of public education shall be entitled to receive respective shares of the amount calculated pursuant to Section 41203 as though the calculation made pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution were to be applied separately to each segment and the base year for purposes of this calculation under paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution were based on the 1989–90 fiscal year. Calculations made pursuant to this subdivision shall be made so that each segment of public education is entitled to the greater of the amounts calculated for that segment pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution.SEC. 23.
Section 41207.46 is added to the Education Code, to read:41207.46.
If the Director of Finance determines that, for the 2018–19 fiscal year, the state has applied moneys for the support of school districts and community college districts in an amount that exceeds the minimum funding obligation required for the 2018–19 fiscal year pursuant to Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, the excess, up to three hundred sixty-eight million three hundred fifty-five thousand dollars ($368,355,000), shall be deemed, as of June 30, 2019, a payment in satisfaction of the outstanding balance of the minimum funding obligation to school districts and community college districts, pursuant to Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, for the 2009–10 fiscal year.SEC. 24.
Section 41404.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:41404.5.
A school district with an average daily attendance of more than 400,000 as of the 2016–17 second principal apportionment shall be exempt from any reduction in state support pursuant to Section 41404 for the 2019–20 fiscal year to the 2021–22 fiscal year, inclusive. A school district subject to this exemption shall submit the following to the Superintendent, the Department of Finance, and the budget committees of both houses of the Legislature:SEC. 25.
Section 44226 is added to the Education Code, to read:44226.
The commission may receive donations, bequests, grants, and philanthropic funding, subject to such conditions or restrictions as the executive director of the commission may deem advisable, and subject to the approval of the Director of Finance as provided in Section 11005 of the Government Code.SEC. 26.
Article 5 (commencing with Section 44690) is added to Chapter 3.1 of Part 25 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Education Code, to read:Article 5. 21st Century California School Leadership Academy
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(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:SEC. 27.
Article 14 (commencing with Section 45500) is added to Chapter 5 of Part 25 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Education Code, to read:Article 14. Classified School Employee Summer Assistance Program
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(a) The Classified School Employee Summer Assistance Program is hereby established.SEC. 28.
Section 46392 of the Education Code is amended to read:46392.
(a) If the average daily attendance of a school district, county office of education, or charter school during a fiscal year has been materially decreased during a fiscal year because of any of the following, the fact shall be established to the satisfaction of the Superintendent by affidavits of the members of the governing board or body of the school district, county office of education, or charter school and the county superintendent of schools:(d)
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Section 47604.33 of the Education Code is amended to read:47604.33.
(a) Each charter school shall annually prepare and submit the following reports to its chartering authority and the county superintendent of schools, or only to the county superintendent of schools if the county board of education is the chartering authority:SEC. 30.
Section 47605 of the Education Code is amended to read:47605.
(a) (1) Except as set forth in paragraph (2), a petition for the establishment of a charter school within a school district may be circulated by one or more persons seeking to establish the charter school. A petition for the establishment of a charter school shall identify a single charter school that will operate within the geographic boundaries of that school district. A charter school may propose to operate at multiple sites within the school district if each location is identified in the charter school petition. The petition may be submitted to the governing board of the school district for review after either of the following conditions is met:SEC. 31.
Section 47605.6 of the Education Code is amended to read:47605.6.
(a) (1) In addition to the authority provided by Section 47605.5, a county board of education may also approve a petition for the operation of a charter school that operates at one or more sites within the geographic boundaries of the county and that provides instructional services that are not generally provided by a county office of education. A county board of education may approve a countywide charter only if it finds, in addition to the other requirements of this section, that the educational services to be provided by the charter school will offer services to a pupil population that will benefit from those services and that cannot be served as well by a charter school that operates in only one school district in the county. A petition for the establishment of a countywide charter school pursuant to this subdivision may be circulated throughout the county by any one or more persons seeking to establish the charter school. The petition may be submitted to the county board of education for review after either of the following conditions is met:SEC. 32.
Section 47606.5 of the Education Code is amended to read:47606.5.
(a) On or before July 1, 2015, and each year thereafter, the governing body of a charter school shall hold a public hearing to adopt a local control and accountability plan using a template adopted by the state board. The governing body of a charter school shall update the goals and annual actions to achieve those goals identified in the charter petition pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 47605 or subparagraph (A) of paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 47605.6, as applicable, using the template for the local control and accountability plan and annual update to the local control and accountability plan adopted by the state board pursuant to Section 52064 and shall include all of the following:SEC. 33.
Section 47632 of the Education Code is amended to read:47632.
For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall be defined as follows:SEC. 34.
Section 47635 of the Education Code is amended to read:47635.
(a) A sponsoring local educational agency shall annually transfer to each of its charter schools funding in lieu of property taxes equal to the lesser of the following two amounts:SEC. 35.
Section 48985 of the Education Code is amended to read:48985.
(a) If 15 percent or more of the pupils enrolled in a public school that provides instruction in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, speak a single primary language other than English, as determined from the census data submitted to the department pursuant to Section 52164 in the preceding year, all notices, reports, statements, or records sent to the parent or guardian of any such pupil by the public school or school district shall, in addition to being written in English, be written in the primary language, and may be responded to either in English or the primary language.SEC. 36.
Section 51222 of the Education Code is amended to read:51222.
(a) All pupils, except pupils excused or exempted pursuant to Section 51241, shall be required to attend upon the courses of physical education for a total period of time of not less than 400 minutes each 10 schooldays. Any pupil may be excused from physical education classes during one of grades 10, 11, or 12 for not to exceed 24 clock hours in order to participate in automobile driver training. Such pupil who is excused from physical education classes to enroll in driver training shall attend upon a minimum of 7,000 minutes of physical education instruction during such school year.SEC. 37.
Section 52064.5 of the Education Code is amended to read:52064.5.
(a) On or before October 1, 2016, the state board shall adopt evaluation rubrics for all of the following purposes:SEC. 38.
Section 52065 of the Education Code is amended to read:52065.
(a) The superintendent of a school district shallSEC. 39.
Section 52073 of the Education Code is amended to read:52073.
(a) (1) By September 1, 2018, the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence and the department shall establish a process, administered by the department, to select, subject to approval by the executive director of the state board, county offices of education to serve as geographic lead agencies to conduct the activities required pursuant to this section.SEC. 40.
Section 52452 of the Education Code is amended to read:52452.
(a) There is hereby created within theSEC. 41.
Section 53070 of the Education Code is amended to read:53070.
(a) The California Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program is hereby established as a state education, economic, and workforce development initiative with the goal of providing pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, with the knowledge and skills necessary to transition to employment and postsecondary education. The purpose of this program is toSEC. 42.
Section 53071 of the Education Code is amended to read:53071.
The department shall administer this program as a competitive grant program. An applicant shall demonstrate all of the following to be considered for a grant award:SEC. 43.
Section 53072 of the Education Code is amended to read:53072.
A grant recipient under this chapter may consist of one or more, or any combination, of the following:SEC. 44.
Section 53073 of the Education Code is amended to read:53073.
(a) An applicant receiving a grant from this program in a prior fiscal year shall be eligible to apply to receive a renewal grant if the applicant’s career technical education program meets the requirements specified in Section 53071, and has been evaluated and deemed successful by the Superintendent, in collaboration with the state board, based on the metrics specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b).SEC. 45.
Section 53075 of the Education Code is amended to read:53075.
(a) When determining grant recipients, the department and the state board shall do both of the following:SEC. 46.
Section 56122 of the Education Code is amended to read:56122.
(a) The Superintendent shall establish guidelines for the development of local plans, including a standard format for local plans, and provide assistance in the development of local plans. The purposes of the guidelines and assistance shall be to help districts and county offices benefit from the experience of other local agencies that implement programs under this part, including, but not limited to, reducing paperwork, increasing parental involvement, improving transparency, and providing effective staff development activities. To the extent possible, all forms, reports, and evaluations shall be designed to satisfy simultaneously state and federal requirements.SEC. 47.
Section 56213 of the Education Code is repealed.If the computation made pursuant to Section 56836.15 results in a reduction in the funding of a necessary small special education local plan area pursuant to Section 56212, compared to that local plan area’s funding in the prior year, the local plan area may claim, in addition to the current year funding, an amount equal to 40 percent of the reduction.
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Section 56213 is added to the Education Code, to read:56213.
(a) A necessary small special education local plan area, as described in Section 56212, shall receive an additional funding amount pursuant to subdivision (b) if, between the fiscal year in which the computation is made and the prior fiscal year, it declines in both of the following:SEC. 49.
The heading of Chapter 4.7 (commencing with Section 56475) of Part 30 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code is amended to read:
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Section 56477 is added to the Education Code, to read:56477.
(a) Commencing with the 2019–20 fiscal year, the department shall jointly convene with the State Department of Developmental Services and the State Department of Health Care Services one or more workgroups that include representatives from local educational agencies, appropriate county agencies, regional centers, and legislative staff. The workgroups shall convene for the following purposes:SEC. 51.
Section 56836.045 is added to the Education Code, immediately following Section 56836.04, to read:56836.045.
For the 2020–21 fiscal year, the Superintendent shall only make the computations described in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 56836.08 and Section 56836.40 upon receiving a joint notification from the Director of Finance, or the director’s designee, and the chairperson and vice chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or their designees, that a bill providing for appropriations related to the budget bill, within the meaning of subdivision (e) of Section 12 of Article IV of the California Constitution, that is identified in the Budget Act of 2020 makes statutory changes designed to improve the academic outcomes of individuals with exceptional needs. These statutory changes may include, but are not limited to, all of the following topics:SEC. 52.
Section 56836.08 of the Education Code is amended to read:56836.08.
(a) For the 1998–99 fiscal year, the Superintendent shall make the following computations to determine the amount of funding for each special education local plan area:(1)
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Section 56836.165 of the Education Code is amended to read:56836.165.
(a) For the 2004–05 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the Superintendent shall calculate for each special education local plan area an amount based on (1) the number of children and youth residing in foster family homes, small family homes, and foster family agencies, (2) the licensed capacity of group homes licensed by the State Department of Social Services, and (3) the number of children and youth ages 3 to 21 years, inclusive, referred by the State Department of Developmental Services who are residing in skilled nursing facilities or intermediate care facilities licensed by the State Department of Health Care Services and the number of children and youth, ages 3 to 21 years, inclusive, referred by the State Department of Developmental Services who are residing in community care facilities licensed by the State Department of Social Services.SEC. 54.
Section 56836.24 of the Education Code is amended to read:56836.24.
(a) Commencing with the 2018–19 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the Superintendent shall make the following computations to determine the amount of funding for the purposes specified in Section 56836.23 for apportionment to each special education local plan area for the fiscal year in which the computation is made:SEC. 55.
Article 6.5 (commencing with Section 56836.39) is added to Chapter 7.2 of Part 30 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code, to read:Article 6.5. Special Education Early Intervention Preschool Grant
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The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:56836.40.
(a) For any fiscal year in which moneys are appropriated for purposes of this section, the Superintendent shall make the following computations to determine the amount of funding for each school district for the special education early intervention preschool grant:SEC. 56.
Section 64001 of the Education Code is amended to read:64001.
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, as a condition of receiving funding for a program under Part 36 (commencing with Section 64000), a local educational agency shall ensure that each school of the local educational agency that operates any programs subject to Part 36 (commencing with Section 64000) consolidates any plans that are required by those programs into a single plan, unless otherwise prohibited by law. That plan shall be known as the School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA).SEC. 57.
Section 65001 of the Education Code is amended to read:65001.
(a) Schools with a common site administration may operate a shared schoolsite council if the schoolsite has a pupil population of less than 300.SEC. 58.
Article 5.1 (commencing with Section 69617) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code, to read:Article 5.1. Golden State Teacher Grant Program
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(a) Subject to moneys appropriated by the Legislature for the purposes of this section, the Student Aid Commission shall administer the Golden State Teacher Grant Program. Under the program, the Student Aid Commission shall provide one-time grant funds of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) to each student enrolled on or after January 1, 2020, in a professional preparation program leading to a preliminary teaching credential, approved by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, if the student commits to working in a high-need field at a priority school for four years after the student receives the teaching credential.SEC. 59.
Section 88827 of the Education Code is amended to read:88827.
(a) This section applies to the K–12 component only.SEC. 60.
Section 88828 of the Education Code is amended to read:88828.
This section applies to the K–12 component only. Each consortium shall administer a competitive grant program to distribute funding allocated pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 88827 to eligible grant recipients. Consortia are encouraged to collaboratively develop a uniform grant application process that includes a process for grant renewals and for a grant applicant to appeal a grant award decision of the K–12 Selection Committee. As part of the application process, each consortium shall ask applicants to indicate whether they have received a grant under the California Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program established pursuant to Chapter 16.5 (commencing with Section 53070) of Part 28 of Division 4 of Title 2. For each fiscal year, the chancellor’s office shall work with the State Department of Education to produce a list of grant recipients that receive funding under this program as well as through the California Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program, including the grant amounts awarded through each program and the purpose for which each grant was awarded. Local educational agencies applying to receive a grant from a consortium shall comply with all of the following:SEC. 61.
Section 88830 of the Education Code is amended to read:88830.
(a) When determining grant recipients under the K–12 component of the Strong Workforce Program, the K–12 Selection Committee shall consider past performance of grantees before awarding additional funds to those reapplying for grants.SEC. 62.
Section 88831 of the Education Code is amended to read:88831.
(a) A grant recipient for purposes of the K–12 component may consist of one or more, or any combination, of the following:SEC. 63.
Section 88833 of the Education Code is amended to read:88833.
(a) (1) Commencing with the 2018–19 fiscal year, the amount appropriated in the annual Budget Act for support of the K–12 Workforce Pathway Coordinators and the K–14 Technical Assistance Providers shall be used to establish a K–12 Workforce Pathway Coordinator within the geographical boundaries of each community college district, unless otherwise determined by the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the chancellor’s office. K–12 Workforce Pathway Coordinators shall be selected through a competitive process jointly administered by the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the chancellor’s office, for the provision of technical assistance and support to local educational agencies in implementing career technical education courses, programs, and pathways under both the California Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program established pursuant to Section 53070 and the K–12 component of the Strong Workforce Program. Duties of the K–12 Workforce Pathway Coordinators selected pursuant to this section include, but are not limited to, all of the following:SEC. 64.
Section 6253.21 is added to the Government Code, immediately following Section 6253.2, to read:6253.21.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, information regarding family childcare providers, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 8431 of the Education Code, is not subject to public disclosure pursuant to this chapter, except as provided in subdivision (b).SEC. 65.
Section 17581.6 of the Government Code is amended to read:17581.6.
(a) Funding apportioned pursuant to this section shall constitute reimbursement pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution for the performance of any state mandates included in the statutes and executive orders identified in subdivision(4)
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Section 1596.86 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:1596.86.
(a) The director shall annually publish and make available to interested persons a list or lists covering all licensed child day care facilities, other than small family day care homes, and the services for which each facility has been licensed or issued a special permit. The lists shall also specify the licensed capacity of the facility and whether it is licensed by the department or by another public agency.SEC. 67.
Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5886) is added to Part 4 of Division 5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:CHAPTER 3. Mental Health Student Services Act
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(a) The Mental Health Student Services Act is hereby established as a mental health partnership competitive grant program for the purpose of establishing mental health partnerships between a county’s mental health or behavioral health departments and school districts, charter schools, and the county office of education within the county.SEC. 68.
(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:SEC. 69.
Notwithstanding any other law, the Paradise Unified School District may request the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team to conduct an evaluation of the need for additional funding and statutory changes for the 2021–22 fiscal year as a result of the state of emergency declared by the Governor in November 2018 and provide recommendations to the Department of Finance, the Legislature, and the Superintendent of Public Instruction by October 30, 2020.SEC. 70.
(a) A basic aid school district that experiences a decrease in local property tax revenues as a result of the state of emergency declared by the Governor in November 2018 shall be reimbursed from the General Fund for losses experienced in the 2018–19 and 2019–20 fiscal years. The amounts of the reimbursements shall be submitted to the Department of Finance by the respective county auditor-controllers of the affected counties not later than November 30 of each respective fiscal year. The funds needed for reimbursement shall be allocated by the Controller to the affected school districts according to a schedule provided by the Department of Finance not later than January 30 of each respective fiscal year.SEC. 71.
For purposes of the 2019–20 and 2020–21 school years, the population density requirements in Section 8484.65 of the Education Code shall be waived for those local educational agencies in the County of Butte that were directly impacted by the Camp Fire.SEC. 72.
For the 2018–19 school year, to the extent a pupil was enrolled in a school in the County of Butte on October 3, 2018, the 2018–19 California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) Census Day, and the pupil was made homeless because of the Camp Fire, the pupil may be counted as an unduplicated pupil based on categorical eligibility for the National School Lunch Program for purposes of funding through the local control funding formula pursuant to Sections 2574 and 42238.02 of the Education Code, provided that a homeless program record is submitted in CALPADS before January 28, 2019, or through an audit finding or auditor’s letter of concurrence consistent with the procedures established pursuant to Section 42238.02 of the Education Code.SEC. 73.
(a) The Breakfast After the Bell Program is hereby established and shall be administered by the State Department of Education. Funding for the program is provided in Item 6100-488 of the Budget Act of 2019.SEC. 74.
With respect to Section 19 of this act, the Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique circumstances facing the Big Sur Unified School District, the Leggett Valley Unified School District, and the Reeds Creek Elementary School District.SEC. 75.
With respect to Section 24 of this act, the Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique circumstances facing the Los Angeles Unified School District.SEC. 76.
If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.SEC. 77.
(a) The sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Controller for allocation to the State Department of Education, the State Department of Social Services, the Department of Human Resources, and the Public Employment Relations Board for costs associated with the implementation of Article 19.5 (commencing with Section 8430) of Chapter 2 of Part 6 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code.SEC. 78.
(a) Consistent with the intent expressed in subdivision (c) of Section 76 of Chapter 15 of the Statutes of 2017, the sum of two million dollars ($2,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for allocation to the Southern California Regional Occupational Center for instructional and operating costs in the 2019–20 fiscal year. It is the intent of the Legislature that this allocation assist the Southern California Regional Occupational Center to transition to a fully fee-supported funding model.SEC. 79.
(a) For the 2019–20 fiscal year, the sum of three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($350,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the State Department of Education to support the alignment and integration of the online platforms supporting the California School Dashboard, the Local Control and Accountability Plan Electronic Template System, and the School Accountability Report Card. In performing this work, every effort shall be made to maximize the consistency of school-level data reported through the School Accountability Report Card with the state priorities described in subdivision (d) of Section 52060 of the Education Code and included in California’s accountability system and reported through the California School Dashboard.SEC. 80.
(a) There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the State Department of Education the following amounts for the maintenance and support of the California School Dashboard and the School Accountability Report Card:SEC. 81.
(a) On or before June 30, 2020, an amount to be determined by the Director of Finance shall be appropriated from the General Fund to the Superintendent of Public Instruction in augmentation of Schedule (1) of Item 6100-161-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2019.SEC. 82.
(a) For the 2019–20 fiscal year, the sum of three million nine thousand dollars ($3,009,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the State Department of Education for the purposes set forth in subdivision (c).SEC. 83.
(a) The sum of seven million five hundred thousand dollars ($7,500,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Controller for allocation to the State Department of Education for the Broadband Infrastructure Grant Program to improve broadband connectivity at California local educational agencies and improve digital learning opportunities for pupils. Notwithstanding Section 16304 of the Government Code, this funding shall be available for encumbrance until June 30, 2024.SEC. 84.
(a) For the 2019–20 fiscal year, the sum of thirty-eight million one hundred thousand dollars ($38,100,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the State Department of Education to allocate in a manner consistent with subdivision (b) to coordinate and support professional learning opportunities for educators across the state.SEC. 85.
(a) The sum of thirty-six million dollars ($36,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Controller for allocation by the State Department of Education for the Classified School Employee Summer Assistance Program established pursuant to Section 45500 of the Education Code. Moneys appropriated pursuant to this section shall be available for expenditure and encumbrance through the 2021–22 fiscal year.SEC. 86.
For the 2019–20 fiscal year, the sum of four million dollars ($4,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the State Department of Education. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall allocate these funds to the Special Olympics of Northern and Southern California for the purposes of supporting the Unified Champion Schools Program, the Healthy Athletes Program, and the Community Sports Program. This funding shall be available for the 2019–20, 2020–21, and 2021–22 fiscal years.SEC. 87.
The sum of four million dollars ($4,000,000) appropriated for allocation to the San Francisco Unified School District pursuant to Section 150 of Chapter 32 of the Statutes of 2018 shall be deemed to be “General Fund revenues appropriated for school districts,” as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 41202 of the Education Code, for the 2018–19 fiscal year, and included within “total allocations to school districts and community college districts from General Fund proceeds of taxes appropriated pursuant to Article XIII B,” as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 41202 of the Education Code, for the 2018–19 fiscal year.SEC. 88.
The sum of two million dollars ($2,000,000) appropriated for allocation to the Sweetwater Union High School District pursuant to Section 151 of Chapter 32 of the Statutes of 2018 shall be deemed to be “General Fund revenues appropriated for school districts,” as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 41202 of the Education Code, for the 2018–19 fiscal year, and included within “total allocations to school districts and community college districts from General Fund proceeds of taxes appropriated pursuant to Article XIII B,” as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 41202 of the Education Code, for the 2018–19 fiscal year.SEC. 89.
The sum of one million seven hundred thousand dollars ($1,700,000) appropriated for allocation pursuant to Section 216 of the Education Code, as provided in Section 130 of Chapter 32 of the Statutes of 2018, shall be deemed to be “General Fund revenues appropriated for school districts,” as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 41202 of the Education Code, for the 2018–19 fiscal year, and included within “total allocations to school districts and community college districts from General Fund proceeds of taxes appropriated pursuant to Article XIII B,” as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 41202 of the Education Code, for the 2018–19 fiscal year.SEC. 90.
The Legislature finds and declares that Section 64 of this act, which adds Section 6253.21 to the Government Code, imposes a limitation on the public’s right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies within the meaning of Section 3 of Article I of the California Constitution. Pursuant to that constitutional provision, the Legislature makes the following findings to demonstrate the interest protected by this limitation and the need for protecting that interest:SEC. 91.
This act is a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill within the meaning of subdivision (e) of Section 12 of Article IV of the California Constitution, has been identified as related to the budget in the Budget Bill, and shall take effect immediately.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2019.