California Senate Bill SB660 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 660AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 7, 2013 AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 24, 2013 AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 24, 2013 INTRODUCED BY Senator Hancock FEBRUARY 22, 2013 An act to add  Sections 52334.7 and 52334.8   Section 52334.7  to the Education Code, relating to career technical education. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 660, as amended, Hancock. Career technical education: funding. Existing law provides funding for various career technical education programs, including regional occupational centers and programs, specialized secondary programs, partnership academies, and agricultural career technical education programs. This bill would  , for the 2013-14 fiscal year, require the Superintendent of Public Instruction, using funds appropriated in the annual Budget Act for regional occupational centers and programs, to apportion from the amounts provided in the annual Budget Act for those purposes an amount to each county office of education in the same relative proportion of funding that the county office of education, school districts, and joint powers agencies within that county received in the 2012-13 fiscal year for those purposes. The bill would, for the 2014-15 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, require the allocation made to those entities to be adjusted annually for increases in cost of living and for purposes of equalizing the per pupil allocations, as specified. The bill would authorize local educational agencies that operate career technical education programs to form into a Regional Career Technical Education Collaborative to share in the cost of developing and maintaining a career technical education program based upon curricula aligned with the California Career Technical Education Standards and Common Core State Standards, and would require the apportioned funds to be expended only to ensure the development and maintenance of a high-quality career technical education program. The bill would require the governing board of each regional occupational center or program, California partnership academies, agricultural career technical education programs, and other career technical education programs,   require county   superintendents of schools and school districts, subject to existing expenditure requirements for the 2013-14 and 2014-15 fiscal years for the purpose of regional occupational centers or programs,  to comply with specified requirements  as a condition of receiving funds  , including, among others, certifying to the State Department of Education that each course within a sequence is aligned  to   with  the California Career Technical Education Standards  and, where appropriate, the Common Care State Standards  . The bill would require the Superintendent to incorporate various factors and quality indicators into the accountability measures for regional occupational centers and programs  and other related programs  , and would require the Superintendent to develop an evaluation instrument to evaluate the programs within each  regional career technical education collaborative   county office of education and school district  commencing with the  2015-16   2014-  15  school year.  By   imposing new requirements on specified county superintendents of schools and school districts, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.   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:  no   yes  . THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 52334.7 is added to the Education Code, to read:  52334.7. (a) For the 2013-14 fiscal year: (1) Notwithstanding Section 42605 or any other law, from funds appropriated in Items 6110-105-0001, 6110-122-0001, 6110-166-0001, and 6110-167-0001 of Section 2.00 of the annual Budget Act, the Superintendent shall apportion an amount to each county office of education in the same relative proportion of funding that the county office of education, school districts, and joint powers agencies within that county received from funds appropriated for those items in the 2012-13 fiscal year. (2) From the funds described in paragraph (1), each county office of education shall allocate to regional occupational centers and programs in accordance with Section 52321, school districts, and county offices of education a proportion of these funds in the same relative proportion of funding that these entities received in the 2012-13 fiscal year. (b) For the 2014-15 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, and from the funds appropriated in the annual Budget Act specifically for the purposes described in paragraphs (1) and (2), the allocation made to each regional occupational center and program, school district, and county office of education shall be adjusted annually for the following purposes: (1) For purposes of providing increases in costs of living, the product of the prior year allocation made pursuant to this section and the index described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 42238.1 shall be added to the prior year allocation. (2) For purposes of equalizing the provided per pupil allocations, the prior year allocation made pursuant to this section shall be adjusted pursuant to Section 52334.8. (c) (1) (A) Local educational agencies that operate career technical education programs may form into a Regional Career Technical Education Collaborative (RCTEC) for purposes of this paragraph. (B) Notwithstanding any other law, within an RCTEC formed pursuant to subparagraph (A), two or more of the following entities may enter into an agreement to use funding received from Items 6110-105-0001, 6110-122-0001, 6110-166-0001, and 6110-167-0001 of Section 2.00 of the annual Budget Act to share in the cost of developing and maintaining a career technical education program based upon curricula aligned with California Career Technical Education Standards and Common Core State Standards: (i) The governing board, or its designee, of a regional occupational center or program. (ii) The chair or designee of a schoolsite Agricultural Advisory Committee. (iii) A site director of a California partnership academy. (iv) The superintendent or governing board of a school district, or its appointee. (C) The agreement formed pursuant to subparagraph (B) shall remain in effect for one year, and shall be renewable annually thereafter with the consent of the parties to the agreement. (2) Notwithstanding any other law, funds allocated pursuant to this section and funds subject to an agreement pursuant to subparagraph (B) may be expended only to ensure the development and maintenance of a high-quality career technical education program. (3) In the absence of an agreement pursuant to subparagraph (B), funds appropriated in Items 6110-122-0001, 6110-166-0001, and 6110-167-0001 of Section 2.00 of the annual Budget Act may be expended only for the purposes of the programs for which they were appropriated. (d) (1) As a condition of receipt of funds pursuant to this section, the governing board of each regional occupational center or program, California partnership academies, agricultural career technical education programs, and other career technical education programs, shall do all of the following: (A) Develop a plan for establishing a sequence of courses by July 1, 2015. This plan shall not be in conflict with the plan developed pursuant to Section 52302, and, to the extent it is appropriate, shall be based on that plan and shall update that plan. (B) Certify to the department by September 1, 2016, that each sequence of courses specified in the plan required by this subdivision has been developed. (a) For the 2013-14 fiscal year: (1) Notwithstanding Section 42605 or any other law, from funds appropriated in Items 6110-105-0001, 6110-122-0001, 6110-166-0001, and 6110-167-0001 of Section 2.00 of the annual Budget Act, the Superintendent shall apportion an amount to each county office of education in the same relative proportion of funding that the county office of education, school districts, and joint powers agencies within that county received from funds appropriated for those items in the 2012-13 fiscal year. (2) From the funds described in paragraph (1), each county office of education shall allocate to regional occupational centers and programs in accordance with Section 52321, school districts, and county offices of education a proportion of these funds in the same relative proportion of funding that these entities received in the 2012-13 fiscal year. (b) For the 2014-15 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, and from the funds appropriated in the annual Budget Act specifically for the purposes described in paragraphs (1) and (2), the allocation made to each regional occupational center and program, school district, and county office of education shall be adjusted annually for the following purposes: (1) For purposes of providing increases in costs of living, the product of the prior year allocation made pursuant to this section and the index described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 42238.1 shall be added to the prior year allocation. (2) For purposes of equalizing the provided per pupil allocations, the prior year allocation made pursuant to this section shall be adjusted pursuant to Section 52334.8. (c) (1) (A) Local educational agencies that operate career technical education programs may form into a Regional Career Technical Education Collaborative (RCTEC) for purposes of this paragraph. (B) Notwithstanding any other law, within an RCTEC formed pursuant to subparagraph (A), two or more of the following entities may enter into an agreement to use funding received from Items 6110-105-0001, 6110-122-0001, 6110-166-0001, and 6110-167-0001 of Section 2.00 of the annual Budget Act to share in the cost of developing and maintaining a career technical education program based upon curricula aligned with California Career Technical Education Standards and Common Core State Standards: (i) The governing board, or its designee, of a regional occupational center or program. (ii) The chair or designee of a schoolsite Agricultural Advisory Committee. (iii) A site director of a California partnership academy. (iv) The superintendent or governing board of a school district, or its appointee. (C) The agreement formed pursuant to subparagraph (B) shall remain in effect for one year, and shall be renewable annually thereafter with the consent of the parties to the agreement. (2) Notwithstanding any other law, funds allocated pursuant to this section and funds subject to an agreement pursuant to subparagraph (B) may be expended only to ensure the development and maintenance of a high-quality career technical education program. (3) In the absence of an agreement pursuant to subparagraph (B), funds appropriated in Items 6110-122-0001, 6110-166-0001, and 6110-167-0001 of Section 2.00 of the annual Budget Act may be expended only for the purposes of the programs for which they were appropriated. (d) (1) As a condition of receipt of funds pursuant to this section, the governing board of each regional occupational center or program, California partnership academies, agricultural career technical education programs, and other career technical education programs, shall do all of the following: (A) Develop a plan for establishing a sequence of courses by July 1, 2015. This plan shall not be in conflict with the plan developed pursuant to Section 52302, and, to the extent it is appropriate, shall be based on that plan and shall update that plan. (B) Certify to the department by September 1, 2016, that each sequence of courses specified in the plan required by this subdivision has been developed.   52334.7.   (a) Each county superintendent of schools, subject to paragraph (2) of subdivision (k) of Section 2575 for purposes of regional occupational centers or programs offered by the county office of education, and each school district, subject to paragraph (7) of subdivision (a) of Section 42238.03 for purposes of regional occupational centers or programs, shall do all of the following:   (C)   (   1)  Report each new sequence of courses and each modification to existing sequences to the department no later than September 1 of the fiscal year in which the changes are implemented.  (D)   (   2)  Certify to the department that each course within a sequence is aligned to   with  the California Career Technical Education Standards.  (E)   (   3)  Certify to the department that each course, where appropriate, is aligned  to   with  the Common Core State Standards.  (2) Programs receiving funds pursuant to this section shall collect   (4)     Collect  and report data as required by the department to prepare and update an accountability measure as provided in existing statute and in subdivision  (e)   (b)  .  (e)   (b)  (1) To determine the quality and effectiveness of a career technical education course of study or sequence of career technical education courses  funded pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b)   offered by the county offices of education and school districts  , the Superintendent shall incorporate into the accountability measures for regional occupational centers and  programs, agricultural career technical education programs, partnership academies, and specialized secondary education  programs a uniform accountability metric based on any career-ready standards adopted pursuant to the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.) and the following program quality indicators in the California State Plan for Career Technical Education: (A) Leadership at all levels. (B) High-quality curriculum and instruction aligned with state standards. (C) Career exploration and guidance. (D) Pupil support and leadership development. (E) Industry partnerships and advisory committees. (F) System alignment and coherence, including postsecondary education institution involvement. (G) After school, extended day, and out-of-school opportunities. (H) Reflection of labor market demands and provision of current equipment. (I) Skilled faculty and professional development. (J) Career technical education outreach and communication. (K) Data-based pupil evaluation, accountability, and continuous improvement. (2) In addition to the indicators listed in paragraph (1), the accountability measures shall include the rates at which pupils complete a course of study or sequence of career technical education courses that provide the skills and knowledge necessary to attain entry-level employment in business or industry, or to pursue postsecondary education after those pupils graduate from high school. The pupil data shall include, but are not necessarily limited to, all of the following: (A) The number of pupils completing high school. (B) The number of pupils earning an industry-recognized certification or licensure or other measures of technical skill attainment. (C) The number of pupils completing career technical education courses and completing a career technical education program of study, consisting of a sequence of two or more career technical education courses. (D) The number of pupils employed and the types of businesses in which they are employed. (E) The number of pupils enrolled in postsecondary education or apprenticeship programs, or serving in the United States Armed Forces. (3) The accountability measures shall also include data on the industry certifications available for pupils to complete.  (f)   (   c)  The Superintendent shall develop an evaluation instrument to evaluate the  regional occupational centers or  programs within each  RCTEC   county office of education and school district  commencing with the  2015-16   2014-   15 school  year, and annually thereafter.   year.  (1) The evaluation shall be based on the uniform accountability metric developed pursuant to subdivision  (e)   (b)  and may be based on the existing evaluation instrument described in the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association Course of Study document. (2)  The   In developing the evaluation instrument, the  Superintendent shall collaborate with stakeholders including, but not limited to, representatives from: (A) Regional occupational centers and programs. (B) California partnership academies. (C) Agricultural career technical education programs. (D) County offices of education. (E) The California School Boards Association. (F) The Association of California School Administrators. (G) The California Teachers Association. (H) The California Manufacturers and Technology Association. (I) The Building Trades Association. (3) The completed evaluation instrument shall be reviewed by an independent local review council comprised of representatives from the following: (A) A county office of education. (B) A school district. (C) An industry advisory committee, advisory board, or member of local business and industry. (D) The Regional Occupational Centers and Programs Joint Powers Authority, where applicable. (E) Postsecondary education. (F) A local workforce investment board. (4) The  completed  evaluation instrument shall be submitted to the department.  SEC. 2.   Section 52334.8 is added to the Education Code, to read: 52334.8. (a) The Superintendent shall compute an equalization adjustment for each regional occupational center or program, school district, and county office of education receiving an allocation of funds pursuant to Section 52334.7, so that the allocation of moneys to those entities pursuant to that section per unit of average daily attendance for any fiscal year is not less than the allocation of those moneys to those entities pursuant to that section per unit of average daily attendance for that same fiscal year above which fall not more than 10 percent of the total statewide units of average daily attendance for entities receiving an allocation of funds pursuant to that section. (b) For each regional occupational center or program, school district, and county office of education receiving an allocation of funds pursuant to Section 52334.7, the Superintendent shall compute an adjustment to the fiscal year allocation by multiplying the amount computed for each regional occupational center or program, school district, and county office of education pursuant to subdivision (a) by the average daily attendance generated by that regional occupational center or program, school district, and county office of education.   SEC. 2.   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.