California Assembly Bill AB659 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 659AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 19, 2013 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Nazarian FEBRUARY 21, 2013 An act to amend Section  8006   1620  of the Education Code, relating to  career technical education.   co   unty educational agencies.  LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 659, as amended, Nazarian.  Career technical education.   County educational agencies: county school service fund budgets: posting online.   Existing law requires the county board of education to hold a public hearing on the proposed county school service fund budget for that fiscal year. Existing law further requires that the agenda for that hearing be posted at least 72 hours prior to the hearing and that it include the location where the budget will be available for inspection.   This bill would authorize the county board of education to post the proposed budget on its Internet Web site for public inspection.   Existing law establishes within the State Department of Education a career technical education staff responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of a basic integrated statewide information system for career technical education and technical training. Existing law requires the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to collect and maintain information related to career technical education and technical training within the California Community Colleges for inclusion within the integrated statewide information system.   This bill would make 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 1620 of the   Education Code   is amended to read:  1620. On or before July 1 of each fiscal year, the county board of education shall hold a public hearing on the proposed county school service fund budget for that fiscal year (the "budget year"). The public hearing shall be held  prior to   before  the adoption of the budget by the county board of education, and shall occur not less than three days following the availability of the proposed budget for public inspection. The agenda for that hearing shall be posted at least 72 hours  prior to   before  the hearing and shall include the location of where the budget will be available for inspection.  The county board of education may post the proposed budget on its Internet Web site for public inspection.  At the hearing,  any   a  taxpayer directly affected by the county school service fund budget may appear before the county board of education and speak on the proposed budget or  any   an  item therein.  SECTION 1.   Section 8006 of the Education Code is amended to read: 8006. (a) There is, in the department a career technical education staff responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of a basic integrated statewide information system for career technical education and technical training. The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges shall collect and maintain information related to career technical education and technical training within the California Community Colleges for inclusion within the integrated statewide information system. (b) The data gathering and analysis capabilities of the system described in subdivision (a) shall include, but not be limited to, maintaining comprehensive inventory of all programs of all career technical education and technical training programs that are maintained by the public schools.