BILL ANALYSIS Ó SB 232 Page 1 Date of Hearing: July 8, 2015 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Jimmy Gomez, Chair SB 232 (Hall) - As Amended March 19, 2015 ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Policy | Education |Vote:| 7-0 | |Committee: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-------------+-------------------------------+-----+-------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-------------+-------------------------------+-----+-------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No SUMMARY: This bill authorizes a state-appointed school district administrator to request the advice and assistance of the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence (CCEE). SB 232 Page 2 FISCAL EFFECT: Unknown, likely absorbable costs to the CCEE. The 2013-14 Budget Act provided $10 million for the CCEE. The CCEE has just begun meeting and the majority of these funds have not been spent. COMMENTS: 1)Purpose. The CCEE was created as part of the accountability structure under the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) to advise and assist school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education with the achievement of goals in their local plans and petitions under the LCFF. This bill seeks to clarify that a state-appointed administrator has the authority to request the assistance of the CCEE. 2)Background. Current law authorizes the governing board of a school district to request an emergency apportionment through the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) if the governing board determines during a fiscal year that its revenues are less than the amount necessary to meet its current year expenditure obligations. As a condition of the district's receipt of the emergency loan, the SPI must, among other things, assume all the legal rights, duties, and powers of the governing board and, in consultation with the county superintendent of schools, appoint an administrator to act on the SPI's behalf. Since the SPI assumes all the legal rights, duties, and powers of the governing board, it appears that the SPI currently has SB 232 Page 3 the authority to request technical assistance or the advice of the CCEE on behalf of that district. According to the author's office, however, there is sufficient ambiguity in existing law to warrant clarification. Analysis Prepared by:Misty Feusahrens / APPR. / (916) 319-2081