California Senate Bill SB505 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 505AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 28, 2013 AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 15, 2013 AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 24, 2013 AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 1, 2013 INTRODUCED BY Senator Jackson FEBRUARY 21, 2013 An act to amend  Sections 47634.4, 51871, 51872,   Section  51874  , 52270, 78910.10, and 78910.15 of, and to repeal Section 52295.55 of,   of  the Education Code, relating to education technology. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 505, as amended, Jackson. Education technology. (1) Existing law creates, until January 1, 2014, the California Technology Assistance Project administered by the State Department of Education to provide a regionalized network of technical assistance to schools and school districts on the implementation of education technology. The California Technology Assistance Project is composed of regional consortia that work collaboratively with school districts and county offices of education to meet locally defined educational needs that can be effectively addressed with the use of technology. Existing law requires the State Board of Education to award grants to fund a school district or county office of education in each region of the California Technology Assistance Project to act as the lead agency to administer the services of that region. Existing law requires grant funding to be provided through the annual Budget Act. This bill  would instead require county offices of education to provide technical assistance to schools and school districts on the implementation of education technology. The bill would instead require county offices of education to work collaboratively with school districts to meet locally defined educational needs that can be effectively addressed with the use of technology. The bill  would provide that these provisions would remain in effect until January 1, 2019.  To the extent that the bill would impose additional duties on county offices of education, the bill would create a state-mandated local program.  (2) Existing law requires the State Department of Education to administer specified provisions governing education technology and authorizes school districts, county offices of education, and state special schools to apply to the State Board of Education to participate in grant programs related to education technology. Existing law requires funding to be provided through the annual Budget Act to the Superintendent of Public Instruction to provide centralized statewide educational technology services that address locally defined needs and are more efficiently and effectively provided on a statewide basis. Under existing law, these provisions remain in effect until January 1, 2014. This bill would instead provide that these provisions would remain in effect until January 1, 2019.  (3) This bill would also make nonsubstantive and conforming changes.   (4) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.   This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.  Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program:  yes   no  . THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:  SECTION 1.   Section 47634.4 of the Education Code is amended to read: 47634.4. (a) A charter school that elects to receive its funding directly, pursuant to Section 47651, may apply individually for federal and state categorical programs, not excluded in this section, but only to the extent it is eligible for funding and meets the provisions of the program. For purposes of determining eligibility for, and allocation of, state or federal categorical aid, a charter school that applies individually shall be deemed to be a school district, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. (b) A charter school that does not elect to receive its funding directly, pursuant to Section 47651, may, in cooperation with its chartering authority, apply for federal and state categorical programs not specified in this section, but only to the extent it is eligible for funding and meets the provisions of the program. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the 2006-07 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, a charter school may not apply directly for categorical programs for which services are exclusively or almost exclusively provided by a county office of education. (d) Consistent with subdivision (c), a charter school may not receive direct funding for any of the following county-administered categorical programs: (1) American Indian Education Centers. (2) The California Association of Student Councils. (3) The Center for Civic Education. (4) County Office Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team. (5) The K-12 High Speed Network. (e) A charter school may apply separately for district-level or school-level grants associated with any of the categorical programs specified in subdivision (d). (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the 2006-07 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, in addition to the programs listed in subdivision (d), a charter school may not apply for any of the following categorical programs: (1) Agricultural Career Technical Education Incentive Program, as set forth in Article 7.5 (commencing with Section 52460) of Chapter 9 of Part 28. (2) Bilingual Teacher Training Assistance Program, as set forth in Article 4 (commencing with Section 52180) of Chapter 7 of Part 28. (3) California Peer Assistance and Review Program for Teachers, as set forth in Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 44500) of Chapter 3 of Part 25. (4) The college preparation program set forth in Chapter 8.3 (commencing with Section 52240) of Part 28. (5) Foster youth programs pursuant to Chapter 11.3 (commencing with Section 42920) of Part 24. (6) Gifted and talented pupil programs pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 52200) of Part 28. (7) Home-to-school transportation programs, as set forth in Article 2 (commencing with Section 39820) of Chapter 1 of Part 23.5 and Article 10 (commencing with Section 41850) of Chapter 5 of Part 24. (8) International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, as set forth in Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 52920) of Part 28. (9) Professional Development Block Grant, as set forth in Article 5 (commencing with Section 41530) of Chapter 3.2 of Part 24. (10) Program to Reduce Class Size in Two Courses in Grade 9 (formerly The Morgan-Hart Class Size Reduction Act of 1989), as set forth in Chapter 6.8 (commencing with Section 52080) of Part 28. (11) Pupil Retention Block Grant, as set forth in Article 2 (commencing with Section 41505) of Chapter 3.2 of Part 24. (12) Reader services for blind teachers, as set forth in Article 8.5 (commencing with Section 45370) of Chapter 5 of Part 25. (13) School and Library Improvement Block Grant, as set forth in Article 7 (commencing with Section 41570) of Chapter 3.2 of Part 24. (14) School Safety Consolidated Competitive Grant, as set forth in Article 3 (commencing with Section 41510) of Chapter 3.2 of Part 24. (15) School safety programs, as set forth in Article 3.6 (commencing with Section 32228). (16) Specialized secondary schools pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 58800) of Part 31. (17) State Instructional Materials Fund, as set forth in Article 3 (commencing with Section 60240) of Chapter 2 of Part 33. (18) Targeted Instructional Improvement Block Grant, as set forth in Article 6 (commencing with Section 41540) of Chapter 3.2 of Part 24. (19) Teacher dismissal apportionment, as set forth in Section 44944. (20) The deferred maintenance program, as set forth in Article 1 (commencing with Section 17565) of Chapter 5 of Part 10.5. (21) The General Fund contribution to the State Instructional Materials Fund pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 60240) of Chapter 2 of Part 33. (22) Year-Round School Grant Program, as set forth in Article 3 (commencing with Section 42260) of Chapter 7 of Part 24.   SEC. 2.   Section 51871 of the Education Code is amended to read: 51871. The county offices of education shall provide technical assistance to schools and school districts on the implementation of education technology as set forth in policies of the State Board of Education. The county offices of education shall work collaboratively with school districts to meet locally defined educational needs that can be effectively addressed with the use of technology, including, but not necessarily limited to, all of the following areas: (a) Professional development. (b) Electronic learning resources. (c) Hardware. (d) Telecommunications infrastructure. (e) Technical assistance to school districts in developing a support system to operate and maintain an education technology infrastructure, including improving pupil recordkeeping and tracking related to pupil instruction. (f) Coordination with and support for the funding and implementation of federal, state, and local programs. (g) Funding. (h) Technical assistance and information to support access, planning, and the use of high-speed telecommunications networks. (i) Technology planning and implementation assistance to rural and technologically underserved school districts and county offices of education.   SEC. 3.   Section 51872 of the Education Code is amended to read: 51872. (a) The State Department of Education shall administer this article, except for Section 51871. The duties of the State Department of Education shall include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following: (1) Assisting the State Board of Education on education technology plans, policies, programs, and activities. (2) Providing for the statewide coordination, planning, and evaluation of education technology programs and resources. (3) Advancing the use of technology in the curriculum and in the administration of elementary and secondary schools. (b) Funding shall be provided through the annual Budget Act to the Superintendent of Public Instruction to provide centralized statewide educational technology services that address locally defined needs and are more efficiently and effectively provided on a statewide basis. The statewide educational technology services to be supported by this statute shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (1) Review of electronic learning resources including, but not limited to, software, online resources, and video, for alignment with the content standards adopted by the state board. (2) Professional development focused on digital school leadership for educational administrators in the areas of data-driven decisionmaking, integrating technology into standards-based curriculum, technology planning, professional development needs of staff, financial planning for technology, and operations and maintenance. (3) Access for schools to training, support, and other resources for technical professionals in California. (c) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall report annually, in writing, to the State Board of Education and the Legislature on the services provided, persons served, and the funds expended for those purposes in the prior year.   SEC. 4.   SECTION 1.  Section 51874 of the Education Code is amended to read: 51874. Sections 51871, 51872, 51873, this section, and the heading of this article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2019, and as of that date are repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2019, deletes or extends that date. All matter omitted in this version of the bill appears in the bill as amended in the Senate, May 15, 2013. (JR11)