Bill Text: CA SB786 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Adult education: Adult Education Block Grant Program: joint powers authorities.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)

Status: (Failed) 2016-11-30 - From Assembly without further action. [SB786 Detail]

Download: California-2015-SB786-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 786	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JULY 6, 2015
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 19, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Allen

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2015

   An act to amend  Section 84830 of   Sections
84907 and 84908 of, and to add Section 84908.5 to,  the
Education Code, relating to adult education.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 786, as amended, Allen.  Adult education:  regional
consortia.   Adult Education Block Grant Program. 

   Existing law establishes the Adult Education Block Grant Program
under the administration of the Chancellor of the California
Community Colleges and the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The
program requires the chancellor and the Superintendent, with the
advice of the Executive Director of the State Board of Education, to
divide the state into adult education regions and approve one adult
education consortium in each adult education region, as specified.
The program also requires the chancellor and the Superintendent, with
the advice of the executive director, to certify, no later than July
31, 2015, the amount of state funds required to be expended for
adult education by a school district and county office of education,
as specified. The program further requires the chancellor and the
Superintendent to apportion funds appropriated for the program in the
Budget Act of 2015 to each school district and county office of
education by August 30, 2015, in accordance with a specified formula
and, by October 30, 2015, to allocate the funds that remain after the
apportionment to each consortium, as specified.  
   This bill would also provide that the chancellor and the
Superintendent, with the advice of the executive director, (1)
certify the amount of state funds required to be expended for adult
education by joint powers authorities consisting of one or more
community colleges, school districts, or county offices of education,
or a combination of these, (2) apportion an amount to each of these
joint powers authorities in accordance with the same formula, and (3)
allocate to each consortium the funds that remain after this
apportionment, as specified. In regard to these joint powers
authorities, the deadlines in existing law would not apply. 

   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.  
   This bill would authorize a county office of education and joint
powers authority consisting of community college districts, school
districts, county offices of education, or a combination of these, to
join a regional consortium for these purposes. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   SECTION 1.    Section 84907 of the  
Education Code   is amended to read: 
   84907.  No later than July 31, 2015, the chancellor and the
Superintendent, with the advice of the executive director, shall
certify, for each school  district and  
district,  county office of education,  or joint powers
authority consisting of one or more community college districts,
school districts, or county offices of education, or a combination of
these,  the amount of state funds required to be expended for
adult education pursuant to paragraph (7) of subdivision (a) of
Section 42238.03, and paragraph (3) of subdivision (k) of Section
2575, respectively.
   SEC. 2.    Section 84908 of the   Education
Code   is amended to read: 
   84908.  (a) If the total amount certified for all school 
districts and   districts,  county offices of
 education   education, and joint powers
authorities  pursuant to Section 84907 is less than three
hundred seventy-five million dollars ($375,000,000), the chancellor
and the Superintendent shall do both of the following:
   (1) Apportion funds appropriated for the program in the Budget Act
of 2015, no later than August 30, 2015, to each school 
district or   district,  county office of 
education   education, or joint powers authority 
in an amount equal to the amount certified for that school 
district or   district,  county office of 
education   education, or joint powers authority, 
pursuant to Section 84907. As a condition of receipt of an
apportionment, a school  district or   district,
 county office of  education   education,
or joint powers authority  is required to be a member of a
consortium.
   (2) (A) (i) With the concurrence of the executive director,
approve a schedule of allocations to each consortium, no later than
October 30, 2015, of any funds appropriated for the program in the
Budget Act of 2015 that remain after funds have been apportioned
pursuant to paragraph (1).
   (ii) The chancellor and the Superintendent shall determine the
amount to be allocated to each consortium pursuant to this paragraph
based on that adult education region's share of the statewide need
for adult education.
   (B) Using the schedule approved pursuant to subparagraph (A), the
chancellor and the Superintendent shall do one of the following for
each consortium:
   (i) Apportion funds to a fund administrator designated by the
members of a consortium beginning no more than 30 days after approval
of the schedule pursuant to subparagraph (A).
   (ii) Apportion funds to members of a consortium beginning no more
than 30 days after receipt of a final distribution schedule from that
consortium.
   (b) If the total amount certified for all school 
districts and   districts,  county offices of
 education   education, and joint powers
authorities  pursuant to Section 84907 equals or exceeds three
hundred seventy-five million dollars ($375,000,000), the chancellor
and the Superintendent shall do both of the following:
   (1) Apportion funds appropriated for the program in the Budget Act
of 2015, no later than August 30, 2015, to each school 
district or   district,  county office of 
education   education, or joint powers authority 
in an amount equal to the amount certified for that school 
district or   district,  county office of 
education   education, or joint powers authority 
pursuant to Section 84907 multiplied by three hundred seventy-five
million dollars ($375,000,000), divided by the total amount certified
for all school  districts and   districts,
 county offices of  education   education,
and joint powers authorities  pursuant to Section 84907.
   (2) (A) (i) With the concurrence of the executive director,
approve a schedule of allocations to each consortium, no later than
October 30, 2015, of any funds appropriated for this program in the
Budget Act of 2015 that remain after funds have been apportioned
pursuant to paragraph (1).
   (ii) The chancellor and the Superintendent shall determine the
amount to be allocated to each consortium pursuant to this paragraph
based on that adult education region's share of the statewide need
for adult education.
   (B) Using the schedule approved pursuant to subparagraph (A), the
chancellor and the Superintendent shall do one of the following for
each consortium:
   (i) Apportion funds to a fund administrator designated by the
members of a consortium beginning no more than 30 days after approval
of the schedule pursuant to subparagraph (A).
   (ii) Apportion funds to members of a consortium beginning no more
than 30 days after receipt of a final distribution schedule from that
consortium.
   (c) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2016, and, as
of January 1, 2017, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute,
that becomes operative on or before January 1, 2017, deletes or
extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.
   SEC. 3.    Section 84908.5 is added to the  
Education Code   , to read: 
   84908.5.  The chancellor and the Superintendent may certify, as
required in Section 84907, and apportion, as required in Section
84908, funds after the dates enumerated in those sections for a joint
powers authority consisting of one or more community college
districts, school districts, county offices of education, or a
combination of these.  
  SECTION 1.    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 for the
purpose of developing regional plans to better serve the educational
needs of adults. A regional consortium may be composed of community
college districts, school districts, county offices of education, or
joint powers authorities, or a combination of these, provided that
any joint powers authority for this purpose shall be composed of
community college districts, school districts, county offices of
education, or a combination of these.
   (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.
   (c) (1) The classes and courses described in paragraphs (1) and
(2) of subdivision (b) shall distribute basic information on 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) It is the intent of the Legislature that, consistent with the
requirements of Sections 51225.3 and 52555, students enrolled in
classes and courses described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of
subdivision (b) in which instruction in American government and
civics is appropriate shall receive instruction in American
government and civics.
   (d) 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 of 1998, 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.
   (e) The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and the
State Department of Education may identify additional elements that
consortia must include in a plan.
   (f) (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, both 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 regional
consortia.
   (2) The report shall be submitted to the Legislature as provided
in Section 9795 of the Government Code.
   (g) (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, both of the following:
   (A) The plans developed by 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.
   (h) 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.
   (i) It is the intent of the Legislature to provide additional
funding in the 2015-16 fiscal year to regional consortia to expand
and improve the provision of adult education.