California Assembly Bill AB1618 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 1618INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Galgiani FEBRUARY 8, 2012 An act to amend Section 1790 of the Education Code, relating to technical education. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1618, as introduced, Galgiani. Technical education. Existing law declares the intent of the Legislature to encourage the establishment of technical, agricultural, and natural resource conservation schools in those areas of the state where they are needed in order to reduce the number of school dropouts, combat juvenile delinquency, and to provide more skilled and trained workers. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 1790 of the Education Code is amended to read: 1790.  (a)    The Legislature finds and declares: (1) that young people who have dropped out of high school, thereby failing to receive a minimum education, are faced with limited opportunities and employment barriers because of their lack of training and skills; (2) that  such   these  young people comprise a  disproportionatel y   disproportionately  large segment of the unemployed or unemployables in this state; (3) that  such   these  young people are disproportionately involved in juvenile delinquency and youth offenses; (4) that  such   these  young people comprise a disproportionate share of those on the welfare rolls; (5) that there is an increasing shortage of the skilled and trained workers needed because of rapid technological change; (6) that many  such   of th   ese  young people by aptitude are not suited for purely academic studies; (7) that many  such   of these  young people would benefit from technical, agricultural  ,  and natural resource conservation training so as to become independent, productive workers; and (8) that  such  technical, agricultural  ,  and natural resource conservation training would provide skilled workers needed by our rapidly developing technology.  It   (b)     It  is the intent and purpose of the Legislature to encourage the establishment of technical, agricultural  ,  and natural resource conservation schools in those areas of the state where they are needed in order to reduce the number of school dropouts, combat juvenile delinquency, and to provide more skilled and trained workers.  The provisions of this   This  article shall be liberally construed to carry out these intents and purposes.