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SB-673 Adult Education Block Grant Program: reporting requirements.(2021-2022)

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Date Published: 03/10/2021 09:00 PM
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Amended  IN  Senate  March 10, 2021
Amended  IN  Senate  March 08, 2021

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill
No. 673

Introduced by Senator Portantino

February 19, 2021

An act to add Section 84918 to the Education Code, relating to adult education.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


SB 673, as amended, Portantino. Adult Education Block Grant Program: reporting requirements.
Existing law creates 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. Existing law requires the chancellor and the Superintendent to provide to the Director of Finance, the State Board of Education, and the Legislature preliminary reports on or before October 30 following each fiscal year for which funds are appropriated for the program and final reports on or before February 1 of the following year about the use of specified funds and outcomes for adults statewide and in each adult education region.
This bill would require the Legislative Analyst’s Office chancellor and the Superintendent to convene a task force that includes certain representatives to review these reporting requirements, as specified, develop findings and recommendations based on its review, and submit its findings and recommendations to the Department of Finance and the Legislature no later than January 1, 2023.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NOYES   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 84918 is added to the Education Code, to read:

84918.
 The Legislative Analyst’s Office chancellor and the Superintendent shall convene a task force to review the reporting requirements specified in Section 84917, and based on its review, develop any findings and recommendations. The review shall include an assessment on the type of data being collected, whether the report includes sufficient and timely data on student outcomes, and the adequacy of the reporting intervals. The Legislative Analyst’s Office task force shall include representatives from the appropriate fiscal subcommittees and policy committees of the Legislature, the Department of Finance, the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, the State Department of Education, the Statewide Director of Immigrant Integration, and adult education providers. The task force shall issue its findings and recommendations to the Department of Finance and, pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code, the Legislature no later than January 1, 2023.