OKAY GOOD AFTERNOON. WE'LL START
TODAY'S BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE
HEARING ON EDUCATION FINANCE
TODAY IS HEARING VERY NARROW, UM
T K THROUGH 12 HEARING ON
EDUCATION AND THE ARTS, FOCUSING
ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
RECENTLY PASSED PROP 28. AS WELL
AS LOOKING AT THE EXISTING
CALIFORNIA FUNDING STREAMS,
INCLUDING THE ARTS AND MUSIC
BLOCK GRANT AND LASTLY, THE
BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR CULTURE
PASSES, ARTS AND ENRICHMENT. UM
WITH THAT ISSUE NUMBER ONE WE'RE
GOING TO BRING UP OUR FIRST
PANEL. WE CAN COME UP START
COMING UP DUFLO AND CD AS WELL
AS CREATE, SEE A BUT FIRST WE'RE
GOING TO BEGIN WITH AUSTIN
BEUTNER, WHO'S NOT WITH US TODAY
IN PERSON, BUT AUSTIN IS
AVAILABLE, UM VIA WEB BACKS. AND
OF COURSE, AUSTIN IS, UM THE
PRINCIPLE BEHIND PROP 28. WHICH
THE VOTERS, UM GIVE THIS TEMPER
APPROVAL FOR IN THE FALL OF 2022
TO FUND MORE ARTS PROGRAM IN OUR
SCHOOLS. HOSTIN IF YOU JUST
START TALKING, WE'LL BE ABLE TO
SEE YOU ON OUR VIDEO. CAN YOU
HEAR ME? OK CAN YOU START OVER
BECAUSE I HAD YOU HAD THE MEAT
BUT NONSENSE. START OVER. YEAH I
STARTED JUST WITH A THANK YOU
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MCCARTHY FOR
HAVING ME ALL OF YOU FOR
ALLOWING ME A CHANCE TO SHARE A
FEW THOUGHTS. AND THEN I'D BE
DELIGHTED TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. AND IF
IT'S OKAY, I'LL JUST GIVE A
LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT AND WHAT
OUR INTENT WAS AN AUTHORING THIS
INITIATIVE AND THEN GO INTO A
FEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION
DETAILS THAT I THINK WE'RE ALL
WRESTLING WITH TRYING TO DO THE
BEST FOR KIDS AT THE MOMENT.
THAT'S OKAY BY YOU. SURE THING?
YEP. ALL RIGHT, SO I'LL START
WITH I THINK WITH THIS GROUP.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A PREACHING
TO THE CHOIR. BUT WHY ARTS AND
MUSIC, I THINK SO ALL OF US WHO
HAVE BEEN IN SCHOOLS, ALL OF US
WHO WERE IN SCHOOL, WHICH I
THINK COVERS JUST ABOUT
EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM. I
UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE ARTS
AND MUSIC PLAYS IN THE COMPLETE
EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN. UH IT'S
NOT JUST ART FOR ART'S SAKE, BUT
HEARTS IS A PART OF A COMPLETE
EDUCATION, WHERE IT LEADS TO
HIGHER ATTENDANCE AS PART OF
SOCIAL EMOTIONAL WELLNESS. UH
THE SAME PARTS OF THE BRAIN ARE
ACTIVATED IN MUSIC AND DANCE AND
PETER OR THE SAME PARTS OF THE
BRAIN THAT ARE INVOLVED IN
CRITICAL THINKING AND ACADEMIC
SKILLS. SO LOTS AND LOTS OF
REASONS WHY ARTS AND MUSIC IN
SCHOOLS IS A GOOD THING. BUT
UNFORTUNATELY WE WERE PRESENTED
WITH THE DILEMMA, WHICH IS
BARELY ONE IN FIVE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS IN CALIFORNIA HAVE A
FULL TIME PRUDENTIAL ARTS AND
MUSIC EDUCATOR AND THAT'S NOT
SUFFICIENT. SO WE DECIDED TO GO
TO THE BALLOT TO MAKE SURE THAT
THERE'S FUNDING OF SUFFICIENT
FUNDING AND ONGOING BASIS TO
ALLOW SCHOOLS TO BUILD TRULY
WORLD CLASS ARTS AND MUSIC
PROGRAMS IN THEIR SCHOOLS, AND
BY THE WAY WHEN I USE ARTS AND
MUSIC. I'M NOT SPEAKING AS
LITERALLY AS THE STATE STANDARD,
WHERE ART UH, ENCOMPASSES ALL
MUSIC IS ONE OF THE MEDIATORS
WHEN I SAY ARTS AND MUSIC.
PLEASE ACCEPT THAT AS A LAY TERM
FOR ALL OF THE DIFFERENT FORMS
OF ART AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION
MAY TAKE AND I THINK WE'RE ALL
AWARE OF THE INITIATIVE. LAYS
OUT THE BROAD RANGE OF THOSE FOR
MORE TRADITIONAL FORMS LIKE SONG
AND DANCE TO MORE CURRENT FORMS
OR CONTEMPORARY FORMS, LIKE
ANIMATION AND VISUAL ARTS AND
THE LIKE. WE WENT OUT TO GET
SIGNATURES. I THINK, AS YOU
KNOW, IN LESS THAN 90 DAYS, AND
MORE THAN A MILLION CALIFORNIA
VOTERS SIGNED ONTO THE CAUSE WE
PUT TOGETHER AN AMAZING
COALITION. AND REALLY, FOR THE
FIRST TIME IN A LONG, LONG TIME.
UM NOT JUST LABOR IN SCHOOLS,
BUT LABOR OUTSIDE OF SCHOOLS,
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS,
BUSINESSES. THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY
AND ALL UNITED IN SUPPORT OF
PUBLIC EDUCATION. THAT LED TO
MORE THAN 64% SUPPORT AMONGST
VOTERS. THAT'S THE BIGGEST
MARGIN OF VICTORY IN CALIFORNIA
HISTORY FOR AN EDUCATIONAL
INITIATIVE. UH AND IT'S GOING TO
LEAD TO THE LARGEST INVESTMENT
IN ARTS AND MUSIC AND PUBLIC
SCHOOLS IN THE NATION'S HISTORY
. THAT'S SOMETHING WE AS
CALIFORNIANS CAN BE PROUD OF.
AND I KNOW WE'RE GOING AGAIN.
LEAD THE NATION IN WHAT HAPPENS
IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I'M SURE
SOME OF WHAT YOUR COMMITTEE AND
OTHERS IN THE ASSEMBLY WILL
WRESTLE WITH HIS. LET'S MAKE
SURE THE MONEY IS PUT THE BEST
USE AND HELPS KIDS IN THE
GREATEST WAY POSSIBLE. SO IF YOU
OF THE DETAILS AROUND
IMPLEMENTATION WILL SPEAK TO AND
SOMETIMES IT'S FOR INFERRED IN
THE LANGUAGE OF THE INITIATIVE.
SOMETIMES WE USE SIMPLE TERMS
WHERE, UM, 10 PAGES MIGHT HAVE
BEEN WELL SUBSTITUTED FOR ONE
PARAGRAPH THAT WE THOUGHT IT WAS
IMPORTANT THAT VOTERS UNDERSTAND
THE ESSENCE AND THE INTENT AS
OPPOSED TO ACTUALLY WRITE ALL OF
THE DETAILS. IT STARTS
FUNDAMENTALLY WITH EQUITY. WE
BUILT A FORMULA WHERE EVERY
SCHOOL CHILD PRESCHOOL THROUGH
12TH. GRADE IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA BENEFIT ALL SIX
MILLION AND THEN WE DOUBLE DOWN
AND MADE SURE A SECOND DOSE WENT
TO EVERY CHILD WHOSE FAMILY
LIVES BELOW THE POVERTY LINE, SO
IN EFFECT TO FOR ONE IN HIGH
NEED SCHOOLS IN TERMS OF THE
AMOUNT OF FUNDING AND I THINK
THE FORMULA'S PRETTY CLEAR. IT
MAY CAUSE SOME HEARTBURN BECAUSE
WE'VE INCLUDED PRESCHOOL
STUDENTS, BUT I'M SURE THE STATE
KEEPS GOOD RECORDS AND CAN LOOK
AT THE WHOLE SYSTEM PRESCHOOL
ALL THE WAY THROUGH 12TH GRADE
TO MAKE SURE THE MONEY IS
APPROPRIATELY ALLOCATED. THE
SECOND IS WE LEFT IT UP TO THE
SCHOOL TO DECIDE AS A FORMER
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR. I THINK I
CAN SPEAK TO THIS AUTHENTICALLY.
I'VE I FEEL PROGRAMS LIKE THIS.
OUR BEST DECIDED BY THAT LOCAL
SCHOOL COMMUNITY EDUCATORS,
STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. THEY
SERVE, GETTING TOGETHER AND
DECIDING WHETHER IT IS A SONG OR
DANCE THEATER ANIMATION WILL
BEST SERVE THE CHILDREN IN THEIR
SCHOOLS. WHATEVER THEY SPEND THE
MONEY ON NEEDS TO BE FOR ARTS
AND MUSIC, AND ONLY FOR ARTS AND
MUSIC. IT NEEDS TO BE ALIGNED
WITH THE STATE STANDARDS IN THE
ARTS. WE HAVE MADE IT CLEAR THE
MONEY SHOULD BE USED TO
SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT. LET ME
SPEAK TO THAT BECAUSE I THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT. THE INTENT OF
PROP 98 IS FOR THE NEW FUNDING
TO INCREASE. PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS
AND NOT BE A SUBSTITUTE SOURCE
OF FUNDING FOR EXISTING
PROGRAMS. FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE
SCHOOL SPENDING $200,000 IN ARTS
AND MUSIC IN THIS CURRENT SCHOOL
YEAR, 22 23 THE SCHOOL NEEDS TO
CONTINUE TO SPEND AT LEAST THAT
AMOUNT FOR ARTS EDUCATION NEXT
SCHOOL YEAR 23 24 BEFORE
ACCESSING PROP 28 FUNDS.
LANGUAGE IN THE INITIATIVE
MIRRORS WELL ESTABLISHED FEDERAL
GUIDELINES FOR THE USE OF TITLE
ONE FULL SCHOOLS, FUNDS FOR
SCHOOLS, BY EXAMPLE, WHICH SET
FORTH CLEAR AND ENFORCEABLE
RULES IN THIS AREA. LANGUAGE IN
THE INITIATIVE, AND THE
INTENSITY AUTHORS, I THINK IS
CLEAR THE FUNDS ARE GOING TO BE
USED TO ADD TWO ADDITIONAL
PROGRAMS IN ARTS AND MUSIC. IT
DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THE SOURCE
OF FUNDING WAS FOR AN EXISTING
PROGRAM FROM 28 FUNDING IS MEANT
TO BUILD ON THE CURRENT EFFORT
AT SCHOOLS. UH THERE'S A
CHALLENGE WE PROBABLY WILL NEED
TO BRING ABOUT 15,000 EDUCATORS
INTO SCHOOLS TO PROPERLY SERVE
STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA. WE
RECOGNIZED THIS WILL TAKE SOME
TIME. SO WE BUILT A RAMP SCHOOLS
HAVE IN ANY YEAR, THREE YEAR
PERIOD OVER WHICH TO SPEND THOSE
FUNDS. WE HOPE SCHOOLS ARE
LOOKING AT THEIR PROGRAMS. OVER
THE LONG TERM, NOT NECESSARILY
THE SHORT TERM WE BUILT IN
SAFEGUARDS TO MAKE SURE THE
LION'S SHARE 80 PLUS PERCENT OF
FUNDS ARE SPENT ON SCHOOL STAFF
THAT CAN BE CERTIFICATED OR
CLASSIFIED. THAT MIGHT CREATE
PATHWAYS FOR CT AND OTHER
PROGRAMS, THE STATE HAVE TO
BRING PERFECT PRACTICING
ARTISTS. PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS IN
THE SCHOOLS AS TEACHERS AS
INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS OR TEACHING
AIDS. WE BUILT IN. FURTHER RAMP
TO MAKE SURE THAT, UM THE MONEY
IS NOT SIPHONED OFF FOR
ADMINISTRATION PURPOSES, SO NO
MORE THAN 1% CAN BE SPENT. BY
SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS ON
ADMINISTRATION. WE THINK THAT'S
A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT AND
HOPEFULLY THAT'S PUT TO GOOD
USE, BUT THE LION'S SHARE IS
MEANT TO BE SPENT IN SCHOOLS. UM
CONTINUING ON THAT PATH, YOU
KNOW, LET ME JUST STATE, I
THINK. OUR INTENT IS THE IS TO
HAVE THE MONEY BE PUT TO WORK.
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. AND AS
REASONABLY AS POSSIBLE IN BEHALF
OF STUDENTS, AND THAT THREE YEAR
ON RAMP IS MEANT TO LAUNCH A
PROGRAM. SO, FOR INSTANCE, THE
80% THRESHOLD TO MAKE SURE THE
MONEY IS SPENT ON SCHOOL STAFF.
THE FIRST YEAR OF SCHOOL MIGHT
NEED TO SPEND A LITTLE MORE THAN
20% IF IT'S AN INSTRUMENTAL
PROGRAM. BUT WE HOPE IF THAT
SCHOOL DECIDES TO APPLY FOR A
WAIVER THEY'RE ABLE TO SHOW CTE
, A THREE YEAR PROGRAM WHERE IT
MIGHT BE 30% THE FIRST YEAR FOR
INSTRUMENTAL BUT 10% NONE NON
SCHOOL STAFF THE NEXT TWO YEARS
BECAUSE THEY BOUGHT THE
INSTRUMENTS, AND AFTER THAT, A
LITTLE BIT OF TRAINING, PERHAPS
A LITTLE BIT OF SHEET MUSIC,
WHATEVER MIGHT BE NEEDED, BUT
THEN THE LION'S SHARE SHOULD BE
SPENT AFTER THAT ON SCHOOL
STAFF, SO SCHOOLS WE HOPE. LOOK
AT THIS PROGRAMMATICALLY. BUT
THE PERFECT COULD BE THE ENEMY
OF THE GOOD AS THIS GOES
FORWARD. BECAUSE STUDENTS ARE IN
SCHOOLS TODAY AND THEY CAN
BENEFIT FROM THIS FUNDING
BEGINNING IN THE NEW SCHOOL
YEAR, WHICH STARTS ACTUALLY IN
JULY. AND SOME SCHOOLS MAY
DECIDE THE BEST USE OF THE FUNDS
IS TO BEGIN IN SUMMER SCHOOL AND
START OFFERING STUDENTS ACCESS.
FOR INSTANCE, I WAS ASKED A
QUESTION THE OTHER DAY WILL THE
AMOUNT IS STILL WIGGLING A
LITTLE BIT WELL, WE PURPOSEFULLY
SET THE AMOUNT BASED ON PRIOR
YEAR PROP 98 FUNDING, KNOWING
THAT THOSE FUNDS WOULD BE MORE
OR LESS SET. A LEGISLATURE.
GOVERNOR STILL FINE TUNE THAT
THROUGH THE COURSE OF A YEAR. WE
KNOW HOW IT WORKS. AND I'M TOLD
THAT THE ADJUSTMENT MAYBE AS
MUCH AS 19 MILLION 19 MILLION ON
. THE 941 MILLION, WHICH PROP 28
WILL SUPPLY THE SCHOOLS. IS LESS
THAN 2. AND SO RATHER THAN THE
PERFECT BEING IN THE ENEMY OF
THE GOOD AT SCHOOLS WERE TOLD
THEY ALLOCATED 95% OF THEIR
DOLLARS TODAY THEY CAN START
THEIR PROGRAM. IT COULD BE TRUE
UP LATER IN THE PLUS OR MINUS 2%
DEALT WITH, BUT IF WE ALLOW
PERFECTION TO BE THE ENEMY OF
THE GOOD THAN CHILDREN WILL BEAR
THE CONSEQUENCE BECAUSE EVERY
CHILD WHO IS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE
IN ARTS AND MUSIC IS GOING TO
HAVE A BRIGHTER DAY AND A BETTER
FUTURE. SO THE SOONER WE CAN PUT
THE FUNDS AND TO WORK IN SCHOOLS
, THE BETTER WE ARE, YOU KNOW,
WE'VE HIT THAT AS A LITTLE BIT
OF BACKGROUND. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
CARDI B. HAPPY TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS ISSUES OR DELVE DEEPER
INTO ANY OF THE TOPICS THAT
MIGHT MAKE SENSE. THANK YOU. IT
WAS CERTAINLY CAN COME BACK NEXT
. WE'LL HEAR FROM OUR PANEL WITH
US TODAY. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
L A. OH, C D E AND CREATE.
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS, CHRIS FERGUSON
, WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
. THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET DOES
INCLUDE AN ESTIMATE OF $941
MILLION TO SUPPORT THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF PROPOSITION 90
OR PROPOSITION 28 TO SUPPORT
ARTS AND MUSIC PROGRAMS IN THE
STATE WILL CERTAINLY ADJUST THAT
ESTIMATE AT THE MAY REVISION. WE
ARE WORKING WITH INTERESTED
PARTIES TO DETERMINE IF THERE
ARE ANY PARTICULAR AREAS OF
CLARITY THAT WOULD NEED TO, UM
YOU KNOW, EITHER REQUIRE
GUIDANCE AND OR POTENTIAL
TRAILER BILL LANGUAGE, BUT AT
THIS POINT WE HAVE PUT FORWARD
NO TRAILER BILL LANGUAGE AND WE
HAVEN'T SOUGHT SPECIFIC GUIDANCE
WITH THAT. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER
ANY QUESTIONS AT THE APPROPRIATE
TIME. I WOULD NOTE. UM ONE LAST
THING, THOUGH, AND THAT IS THE
PROPOSITION 98 GUARANTEE WOULD
BE RE BENCHED IN FUTURE YEARS TO
ACCOMMODATE THE PAYMENT THIS
YEAR. SO THE STRUCTURE OF THE
INITIATIVE IS SUCH THAT THAT 941
MILLION WOULD BE PERMANENTLY
BAKED INTO THE GUARANTEE,
STARTING IN 24 25. OKAY. THANK
YOU. ELLA Ó. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS. MICHAEL
ALFEREZ WITH THE LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST'S OFFICE HAS NOT EVEN
EURASIAN AND SORRY IN YOUR
AGENDA. THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION HAS SEVERAL SUGGESTED
MODIFICATIONS. WE WERE ABLE TO
REVIEW HIS MODIFICATIONS AND
DON'T HAVE ANY SPECIFIC
CONCERNS. WITH THEM AT THIS
TIME, BUT CAN'T FOLLOW UP IN THE
FUTURE IF ANY SPECIFIC CONCERNS
ARISE, HAPPIEST ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS THE APPROPRIATE TIME.
OKAY. THANK YOU. C D. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I'M
ERIN AND MEDIA FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,
SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION, TONY THURMAN,
PROPOSITION. 28 WAS PASSED IN
NOVEMBER, 2022 ESTABLISHING THE
ARTS AND MUSIC AND SCHOOLS
FUNDING GUARANTEE AND
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT WITH THE GOAL
OF CREATING MINIMUM FUNDING THAT
IS DEDICATED TO ARTS PROGRAM
EDUCATION, WHICH INCLUDES
INSTRUCTION, TRAINING, SUPPLIES
, MATERIALS AND PARTNERSHIP
PROGRAMS IN THE VARIOUS AREAS OF
ARTS OR MUSIC EDUCATION.
BEGINNING WITH THE 2023 24
FISCAL YEAR. THE PROPOSITION
REQUIRES THE STATE TO PROVIDE A
MINIMUM LEVEL OF FUNDING FOR
ARTS AND MUSIC PROGRAMS TO
SUPPORT PUBLIC SCHOOL PRESCHOOL
THROUGH GRADE 12 SCHOOLS,
INCLUDING CHARTER SCHOOLS AND
THE STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS. ARTS
IS A NECESSARY PART OF A WELL
ROUNDED EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
SHOWS THAT ARTS EDUCATIONAL
EXPERIENCES HAVE REMARKABLE
IMPACTS ON STUDENTS, ACADEMIC,
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL OUTCOMES.
ADDITIONALLY THERE IS EVIDENCE
THAT ARTS EDUCATION HAS A
POSITIVE IMPACT ON STUDENT
ATTENDANCE. THE TEAM THAT CTE IS
WORKING HARD ON THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROGRAM.
WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE THE
LEGISLATURE INTERESTED PARTIES
TO CLARIFY SOME PROGRAM
PROVISIONS AND ENSURE THAT THE
PROGRAM IS IMPLEMENTED AS
OUTLINED IN THE AGENDA. WE HAVE
IDENTIFIED SEVERAL ISSUES WITH
THE LANGUAGE AROUND THE
ALLOCATION OF FUNDING AT THE
SCHOOL SITE LEVEL FOR
PRESCHOOLS, FOR EXAMPLE. THE CD
DOES NOT CURRENTLY COLLECT
ENROLLMENT DATA FOR THE
CALIFORNIA STATE PRESCHOOL
PROGRAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE ALLOCATION
FORMULA OF THE PROPOSITION WE
HAVE SUBMITTED SUGGESTED CLEANUP
LANGUAGE TO FINANCE INTO THE
LEGISLATURE FOR CONSIDERATION.
THERE ARE A FEW ISSUES WE'RE
WORKING TOGETHER WITH FINANCE ON
THAT SUBJECT. WE HAVE RECEIVED
QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS FROM THE
FIELD REGARDING THE SUPPLEMENT,
NOT SUPPLANT REQUIREMENT IN
PARTICULAR IN THE STATUTE. THE
MAIN CONCERN CENTERS AROUND THE
BASELINE FUNDING REQUIREMENT. IN
ESSENCE, WHAT CONSTITUTES
EXISTING FUNDING AS DEFINED IN
THE STATUTE AND HOW THAT IMPACTS
WHETHER SCHOOL IS SUPPLEMENTING
OR SUPPLANTING FUNDING FOR THEIR
PROGRAMS. THE CURRENT LANGUAGES
NOT PROVIDE EXPLICIT DIRECTION
FOR HOW THIS REQUIREMENT
INTERACTS WITH VARIOUS POSSIBLE
SCENARIOS. FOR EXAMPLE,
TREATMENT OF ONE TIME FUNDS
WHETHER THEY BE FROM STATE OR
FEDERAL SOURCES, OR OTHERWISE
TREATMENT OF FUNDS FROM PITA
ORGANIZATIONS, CHARITABLE
DONATIONS, PHILANTHROPY,
ETCETERA, THAT MAYBE ONE TIME
ONGOING AND ALSO FLUCTUATING
YEAR TO YEAR. IF THERE'S NOT
TECHNICAL CLEANUP LANGUAGE
ADOPTED TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE
FISCAL IMPLEMENTATION HURDLES,
THEN IT'S UNCLEAR HOW SOON THE
CD WILL BE ABLE TO BEGIN
APPORTIONING FUNDS TO ELIA'S
PURSUANT TO THE CURRENT STATUTE.
WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH FINANCE
AS I MENTIONED TO GET DEDICATED
STAFFING AND IMPLEMENTATION
RESOURCES FOR THIS PROGRAM.
CURRENTLY THE WORK IS BEING
SPREAD OVER MULTIPLE DIVISIONS
WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT AND DOES
NOT HAVE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS
AT THIS TIME FOR THE PROGRAM.
JUST THIS WEEK, THE C D DID POST
A PROP 28 WEB PAGE ON OUR PUBLIC
WEBSITE WITH SOME F A Q. S. THAT
LIAISE AND OTHERS CAN CAN AVAIL
THEMSELVES OF THAT CONCLUDES MY
PRESENTATION AT THIS TIME. I
ALSO HAVE WITH ME, PETE CALLOUS
FROM THE CAREER IN COLLEGE
TRANSITION DIVISION TO ANSWER
ANY ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMATIC
QUESTIONS. YOU MAY HAVE. THANK
YOU. OKAY THANK YOU. NEXT CREATE
CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN
CARDI AND MEMBERS OF THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS
TOM BIKINI, AND I'M, THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CREATE
CALIFORNIA. SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE
KNOWN AS FORMERLY AS THE
CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE FOR ARTS
EDUCATION. WE'VE BEEN AROUND
SINCE 1973, CALIFORNIA ADVOCATES
FOR HIGH QUALITY ARTS EDUCATION
FOR ALL STUDENTS BY PROVIDING
POLICY EXPERTISE AND MOBILIZING
A STATEWIDE NETWORK OF ADVOCATES
AND ALLIED PARTNERS. WHERE THE
LARGEST STATEWIDE COALITION OF
PARENTS, STUDENTS, EDUCATORS AND
BUSINESS LEADERS DEDICATED TO
ARTS EDUCATION AND THE UNITED
STATES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT
TODAY AND ADDRESS THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF PROPOSITION 28
. I BELIEVE THIS MAY BE THE
FIRST HEARING EVER DEDICATED TO
ARTS, EDUCATION AND THE STATE'S
HISTORY AND MAYBE THE COUNTRY
AND THIS HISTORIC MEASURE AS
NOTED. BY OUR PROPONENT AUSTIN
BEUTNER WAS PASSED BY OVER 64%
OF CALIFORNIA VOTERS A CLEAR
MANDATE. UM I THINK YOU'VE HEARD
THE RATIONALE BEHIND PROP 28.
BUT I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT OUR
RESEARCH BACKS UP THE POINTS
MADE EARLIER BY AUSTIN BEUTNER
RECENT STUDY BY S R I EDUCATION
COMMISSIONED BY THE WILLIAM AND
FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION FOUND
THAT IN 2019 2020 SCHOOL YEAR,
ONLY 11% OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS
PROVIDED THE REQUIRED STANDARDS
BASED COURSE OF STUDY IN THE
VISUAL AND PERFORMING DARTS.
INSUFFICIENT FUNDING AND A LACK
OF PROPER TRAINING OF TEACHERS
AND DEDICATED STAFF REMAINED THE
TWO BIGGEST BARRIERS IDENTIFIED
ACCORDING TO THE STUDY AS A
BARRIER TO ARTS, EDUCATION AND
PROP 28 OFFERS US THE
OPPORTUNITY TO REMOVE THOSE
BARRIERS. IT WILL ENSURE THAT WE
HAVE THE NECESSARY FUNDING AND
STAFFING TO ALL ENSURE ALL
STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE
RECEIVE EQUALITY ARTS EDUCATION
, UM, AT FIRST REVIEW CREATE
CALIFORNIA BELIEVES THAT WE
SUPPORT THE DEPARTMENT'S
IMPLEMENTATION RECOMMENDATIONS
PRESENTED TODAY WE WOULD LIKE
MORE TIME TO REVIEW THEM WITH
OUR COALITION PARTNERS ACROSS
THE STATE, BUT WE WANT TO
EMPHASIZE THAT WE ABSOLUTELY
SUPPORT THE DEPARTMENT'S REQUEST
FOR STAFFING. TO BE SURE TO
IMPLEMENT THIS MEASURE AS
OUTLINED BY VOTERS. WE HAVE A
FEW OTHER POINTS WE'D LIKE TO
RAISE TODAY AS WE LOOK TOWARDS
IMPLEMENTATION DATA COLLECTION
IS GOING TO BE KEY TO ENSURE
APPROPRIATE IMPLEMENTATION OF
PROP 28. WE URGE THE
CONSIDERATION OF UTILIZING COW
PADS AS THE DATA SYSTEM FOR
COURSE OFFERINGS AND ENROLLMENT
FOR BOTH ELEMENTARY AND
SECONDARY DATA. THIS WILL HELP
ENSURE PROPER MONITORING AND
OVERSIGHT OF THE PROPOSITION FOR
YEARS TO COME. WE SUPPORT THE
POLICY OF ALLOWING MULTIPLE
SCHOOL SITES. THIS IS AN ISSUE
THAT HAS COME UP ACROSS THE
STATE TOWARDS IMPLEMENTATION TO
PULL FUNDS TO HIRE ITINERANT
TEACHERS AND OR CONTRACT
DISTRICT WIDE ARTS PARTNERS,
ESPECIALLY WHEN THIS ADVANCES
EDUCATIONAL EQUITY WITHIN THE
DISTRICT. WE THINK THIS WILL BE
PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT TO OUR
RURAL COMMUNITIES IN THIS STATE.
WE ENCOURAGE THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND CTC TO DESIGNATE
VAP A AS A QUALIFIED TEACHER
SHORTAGE AREA TO HELP POTENTIAL
STUDENTS. LEVERAGED FINANCIAL
AID PROGRAMS. AIM TO BUILD THE
TEACHER PIPELINE HAS NOTED. WE
ANTICIPATE THIS PROPOSITION WILL
ALLOW US TO HIRE 14,000 TO
15,000 NEW TEACHERS, AND WE KNOW
AS IN MANY SUBJECT AREAS WE NEED
TO BUILD THAT PIPELINE OF FUTURE
TEACHERS. QUICK CALIFORNIA
STRONGLY ALSO ENCOURAGES THE
LEGISLATOR TO PROTECT THE ARTS,
MUSIC AND INSTRUCTIONAL
MATERIALS. DISCRETIONARY BLOCK
GRANT. ALSO ON TODAY'S AGENDA,
AS THESE FUNDS ARE ONE TIME AND
BEING DEDICATED TO SCHOOLS AND
ARE ALREADY IN PLANNED USE AND
ARE SEPARATE FOR USES FROM PROP
28. THEY INCLUDE DIVERSE USES
WELL BEYOND ARTS AND MUSIC,
INCLUDING TEACHER PENSIONS AND
OTHER STRUCTURAL COSTS. THANK
YOU AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESENT TODAY. QUICK
CALIFORNIA'S EXCITED TO BE A
PARTNER WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION TO HAVE WORKED WITH
AUSTIN BEUTNER AND THE
PROPOSITION. OUR TEACHER
ASSOCIATION PARTNERS IN THE MANY
NONPROFIT ARTS ORGANIZATIONS
ACROSS THE STATE TO EFFECTIVELY
IMPLEMENT THIS MEASURE, AS
DIRECTED BY VOTERS. THANK YOU.
OKAY THANK YOU. UM BEFORE YOU
PROCEED FOR THE FIRST TIME,
WE'RE GONNA TAKE ROLL TODAY
BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY HAVE A VOTE
LATER ON TODAY. MCCARTHY.
ALVAREZ. TORONTO'S DOLLY! PHªN
SUKI SANCHEZ. OKAY QUESTIONS FOR
THIS PANEL. MR ALVAREZ. UM FIRST
OF ALL, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THE WORK OF THE ADVOCATES TO GET
THIS BEFORE US. I THINK IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE UM,
PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES,
ESPECIALLY FOR A LOT OF CHILDREN
THAT DON'T UM, IN THE ARTS OF
THE DATA IS QUITE CLEAR. UM OVER
THE YEARS REPEATEDLY HAS
DEMONSTRATED THAT CHILDREN THAT
ARE THAT RECEIVE ARTS EDUCATION
SCHOOLS PERFORM BETTER. UM, SO I
THINK THIS IS A GOOD THING
OVERALL. AH! ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT I HAVE A QUESTION FROM THE
TESTIMONY. UM, THAT WAS PRINTED
BY TOM. I BELIEVE. CRAIG
CALIFORNIA WAS, UM HE MENTIONED
SOMETHING ABOUT THE NEED FOR
TEACHERS AT WHICH WE SEE AS A
HIGH NEED ALL AROUND. BUT YOU
MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT, UM
MAKING SURE THAT THEIR THOSE WHO
WANT TO PURSUE CAREERS IN VAP A
HAVE ARE ELIGIBLE FOR PROGRAMS
ARE THEY CURRENTLY NOT ELIGIBLE
FOR SOME OF THE TEACHER AID
PROGRAMS THAT EXIST OUT THERE.
UM WE KNOW THE DESIGNATED
SHORTAGE AREA THEY WOULD HAVE
GREATER ACCESS. EITHER ARE SOME
PROGRAMS THEY WOULD CERTAINLY BE
ABLE TO ACCESS WE'VE BEEN
WORKING WITHIN SINCE THE C D. E
FOUNDATION TEACHER RESIDENCY LAB
TO MAKE SURE THAT THE VISUAL
PERFORMING ARTS UH, DISCIPLINES
AND CREDENTIALS ARE INCLUDED IN
THEIR WORK, AND WE KNOW PRIVATE
PHILANTHROPY IS LOOKING TO
SUPPORT THAT WORK. BUT WE
BELIEVE THE SHORTAGE DESIGNATION
WOULD HELP OPEN UP ADDITIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES. OKAY? I WOULD. I
WOULD AGREE WITH THAT. ON THE
ISSUE OF THE UM. SUPPLANT VERSUS
. WHAT'S THE PHRASE SUPPLANT
VERSUS? UM. WE DON'T WANT THIS
MONEY TO SUPPLANT EXISTING
FUNDING FOR ARTS THAT MIGHT
EXIST AT A CAMPUS. WHAT IS THE
CURRENT DISCUSSION? MAYBE FROM
ELIO ADMINISTRATION. ANYBODY
WHO'S CD THAT CAN HELP ME
UNDERSTAND WHAT DIRECTION THIS
MIGHT BE HEADED IN, SO WE KNOW
EXACTLY WHAT TO EXPECT. HOW ARE
WE GOING TO COUNTER SCORE ANY
EXISTING PROGRAMMING AT SOME OF
THE SCHOOLS. AS IT RELATES TO
THIS FUNDING. MR
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WOULD ALSO BE
HAPPY. I APPRECIATE THE WHERE
THE QUESTION WAS DIRECTED AFTER
, UH CITY OR UH, DO YOU, F
COMMENTED I'D LOVE TO COMMENT
AFTER THEIR REMARK. ANSWER THE
QUESTION. YEAH IT'S CERTAINLY
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE HASN'T
PROVIDED ANY FORMAL GUIDANCE.
WHAT WE WOULD DO AT THIS POINT
IS WE, UH POINT BACK TO THE
TERMS OF THE PROPOSITION AND THE
WAY IT'S STRUCTURED, AND IT DOES
SAY THAT THE FUNDS SHALL
SUPPLEMENT AND NOT SUPPLANT, AND
IT DEFINES WHAT IT MEANS TO
SUPPLEMENT. UH AND SPECIFICALLY
, IT SAYS THAT IT SHALL MEAN
THAT IT SHALL BE THESE FUNDS
SHALL BE USED TO INCREASE AH
ARTS AND MUSIC PROGRAMS AND
DEFINES WHAT ART MEANS PROGRAMS
MEANING THE PROPOSITION AS WELL
AND SHALL NOT SUPPLEMENT
EXISTING FUNDING SOURCES. SO
SOME OF THE QUESTION AROUND WHAT
COUNTS TOWARD EXISTING
EXPENDITURES WHETHER ONE TIME
RESOURCES, PITA RESOURCES, I
THINK ARE ARE THINGS THAT WE'RE
LOOKING AT, UM, BUT HOLISTICALLY
THE TERMS OF THE PROPOSITION
ITSELF DO SAY IN THE DEFINITION
THAT THEY'RE INTENDED TO
INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF
EXPENDITURES OR THE AMOUNT OF
FUNDING THAT EXPENDITURES
SUPPORTING ARTS AND MUSIC
PROGRAMS. THANK YOU. YEP SIR. IF
I MIGHT ADD, I THINK THAT'S
INCREASE IS THE OPERATIVE
LANGUAGE. UM THE PRECISE SOURCE
OF EXISTING FUNDING WE KNEW
GOING INTO THIS, UH, WOULDN'T
NECESSARILY BE EASY, BUT THE
ANSWER WE THINK IS OBVIOUS,
WHICH IS TO INCREASE AND LET'S
TALK ABOUT PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT
OF SCHOOLS. FOR INSTANCE, MOST
OF IT IS STRUCTURALLY ONE TIME
IT MAY RECUR. BUT IT
STRUCTURALLY ONE TIME AND BY NO
MEANS WAS THE EFFORT OF THE
INTENT OF THIS INITIATIVE TO
REPLACE EXISTING PHILANTHROPY
WITH PUBLIC DOLLARS. WE HOPE TO
FIND THREE WILL CONTINUE TO BE
BUILT ON SO WHETHER IT'S TO A
LEAD OR OTHER FORMS OF PRIVATE
SUPPORT. UM THEY STRUCTURALLY
ARE IN EFFECT ONE TIME, BUT WE
DIDN'T WANT TO. REPLACE THOSE
MEANING. SUPPLANT WITH PUBLIC
DOLLARS. THE SAME WOULD BE TRUE
WITH SCHOOL BUDGETS. UM HAVING
WORKED IN A LARGE AND COMPLEX
SCHOOL SYSTEM. WHAT GETS
TRANSLATED FROM SACRAMENTO TO
SCHOOLS IN THE MAKING OF THAT
SAUSAGE IS NOT SIMPLE, UH, AND
THE HOST OF ONE TIME MONIES THAT
EFFECTIVELY RECUR AT THE STATE
LEVEL. WE WANTED TO STAY OUT OF
THAT AND MAKE IT CRYSTAL CLEAR
SUPPLEMENT. MEANS MORE SUPPLANT
MEANS REPLACING EXISTING FUNDING
IRRESPECTIVE OF THE SOURCE, AND
I KNOW THAT'S GOING TO CAUSE
SOME HEARTBURN. BUT THAT WAS OUR
INTENT. THANK YOU. OKAY THANK
YOU, MR FONG. THANK YOU SO MUCH
, MR CHAIR AND THANK YOU TO ALL
OUR ARTS ADVOCATES UNTIL THEIR
COLLEAGUES HERE TODAY FOR THE
PRESENTATION AND THANK YOU TO MR
BERNARD FOR HIS LEADERSHIP AND
EFFORTS AROUND PROP 28. AND THE
TEAM. UM QUESTION I HAD WAS JUST
LIKE, OH, MR ALVAREZ COMMENTS ON
THE ARTS WORKFORCE. I THINK THAT
WE CAN DO WITH CTE AND ARE
EDUCATION PARTNERS TO ADVOCATE
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS
GONNA WORK FORCE IN THE ARTS AND
MUSIC. MEDIA ARTS DANCE, UM. IS
CRITICAL AS WE CONTINUE TO LOOK
AT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROP 28
ALSO WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT
WE'RE LOOKING AT SUPPLEMENTING
FUNDS AND ARE SUPPLANTING FUNDS
AS WELL AS TO INCREASE ARTS AND
MUSIC, EDUCATION, SO REALLY WANT
TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AS WELL IN
TERMS OF DATA REPORTING WHEN WE
LOOK AT THE REPORTING FOR
METRICS ON THIS AND THE
REPORTING EXPONENT, EXPONENTIAL
TEMPLATES FOR SCHOOL SITES AND
EARLY EIGHTIES. WHAT HOW ARE WE
GOING TO CAPTURE THAT DATA AND
HOW WE HOW ARE WE GOING TO
ENSURE THAT THE REPORTING
INCLUDES AND DISTINGUISHES
EXISTING, NOT PROBABLY NONPROFIT
20 FUNDED ARTS PROGRAMMING AND
THESE REPORTS. UM I THINK MOST
OF THAT WORK IS SO UNDER
DEVELOPMENT, BUT I DO HAVE THE
DIVISION DIRECTOR. THAT WILL BE
, UM PROGRAMMATICALLY
IMPLEMENTING THAT PETE CALLOUS
HERE IN THE AUDIENCE AS WELL. HE
MAY WANT TO COME UP IN A PINE OR
ADD MORE. THANK YOU. SURE COME
ON UP, MR KALLAS, THIS IS YOUR
MOMENT. YAHOO!
SO I'M REALLY ON THE REPORTING
PIECE AS, UM, MR HEREDIA SAID.
WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THIS
PART. I MEAN, IT'S A NEW PROGRAM
TO MY DIVISION. IT'S A CURRENT
COLLEGE TRANSITION DIVISION. SO
WE'RE PICKING UP THIS PIECE AND
REALLY MAKING IT PART OF OUR
DIVISION, SO IT'S GOING TO TAKE
US SOME TIME TO DEVELOP THIS
REPORTING PIECE. BUT WE ARE
WORKING ON IT. WE'RE WORKING ON
GETTING SOME MORE STAFF TO
SUPPORT IT. GREAT. I JUST WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IT LOOKS A
NONPROFIT 20TH AND HOURS
PROGRAMMING ALONG WITH PROPER
TORNADOES. WE LOOK AND
IMPLEMENT. ARTS PROGRAM HERE IN
CALIFORNIA FROM A NUMBER OF ARTS
ADVOCATES THROUGHOUT THE STATE
AND MY DISTRICT AS WELL IN THE
VERY EXCITED FOR THIS FUNDS AND
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S BEEN
SUPPLEMENTED VERSUS SUPPLANTED.
SO THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. YES
THANK YOU. JUST A FEW ISSUES
HERE, SO I GUESS THE BIG PICTURE
IS, UH, THE VOTERS AGREE THAT
ARTS MATTER TO PUBLIC EDUCATION
. I THINK YOU KNOW, RESEARCH
SHOWS THAT, UM WELL ROUNDED
EDUCATION ISN'T JUST, YOU KNOW
THE BASICS AND WRITING AND
READING AND ARITHMETIC OF THE
CLASSROOM. BUT ARTS AND MUSIC
AND SPORTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.
HELP STUDENTS LEARN AND
SOMETIMES STAY IN SCHOOL. AND
UH, I THINK INTUITIVELY THE
VOTERS AGREED, AND THEY VOTED
THAT THEY VOTED FOR THIS. AND SO
, AS MR FONG NOTED, THEY VOTED
FOR MORE. UM AND SO I THINK THE
NEXT ISSUE ON THE AGENDA IS
GLOBE PERPLEXING. WILL YOU GIVE
IT AND TAKE IT AWAY? SO WE $1
BILLION MORE FOR ARTS AND A
BILLION LESS THAN THE BLOCK
GRANTS FOR ARTS AND MUSIC AND,
YEAH, THEY'RE DIFFERENT. BUT IF
YOU ASK SOMEONE ON THE STREET
THERE, PROBABLY THE SAME THING
AND SO THEY KIND OF SCRATCHED
THEIR HEAD. UM SO WE WILL GET TO
THAT LATER. BUT I GUESS JUST
MAYBE JUST WALK US THROUGH HOW
THIS THIS WORKS, AND SO THE
MONEY GOES, IS GONNA GO RIGHT TO
NOT SURE. WHO SHOULD WHO SHOULD
ANSWER THIS RIGHT TO, UM MAYBE L
A OH, IT'LL GO RIGHT TO THE
EXISTING 1000 SCHOOL DISTRICTS
ON A FORMULA OR PER CAPITA. WHAT
HAVE YOU. UH YES, THAT'S CORRECT
. IT WILL GO TO LIAISE THAT
WOULD THEN DISTRIBUTE AMONG
THEIR SCHOOL SITES BASED ON
ENROLLMENT. THERE'S A CERTAIN
PORTION OF THE FUNDING THAT GOES
BASED ON TOTAL ENROLLMENT AND
THEN ANOTHER PORTION OF THE
FORMULA THAT GOES BASED ON
STUDENTS THAT I BELIEVE ARE LOW
INCOME ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE FOR
YOUR PRICE MEALS, SO IT GOES
RIGHT FROM STATE TREASURY
THROUGH C D E L E A S OR
STRAIGHT FROM THE CONTROLLER, SO
IT WOULD BE AT THIS POINT THE
PLAN FOR THE DESIGN OF THE
APPORTIONMENT SIT WOULD BE PAID
AS YOU DESCRIBED WHERE, THROUGH
CD UM THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL
APPORTIONMENT, SO THE SAME WAY
THAT ELIA'S RECEIVE LIKE
THERE'LL CFF FUNDING, UM MAYBE
602 FUNDING AND THOSE OTHER
PROGRAMS THAT ARE IN SO IT WOULD
BE ON A MONTHLY SCHEDULE ONCE WE
GET IMPLEMENTATION. UM, UP AND
RUNNING. AND THEN YOU KNOW,
SINCE EDUCATION AS AS WE KNOW IS
RUN HERE IN CALIFORNIA, NOT SO
MUCH THROUGH SACRAMENTO, BUT
LOCAL CONTROL THROUGH 1000
SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THAT'S HOW WE
SET IT UP. UH, LOCAL GOVERNMENT
TO UM AND SO HOW DOES HOW DO WE
HOW DO WE KNOW? FOLLOW UP THE
RULES AS FAR AS UM, ALL THESE
ELEMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT
SCHOOL DISTRICTS YOU KNOW WHAT
TO DO, AND ARE FOLLOWING THE
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES WITH
STAFFING, NO SUPPLANTING
WORKFORCE. ALL THAT. RIGHT
THERE. THERE ARE PROVISIONS AND
PERHAPS THE, UM THE MR BUCKNER
MAY WANT TO SPEAK TO SOME OF THE
INTENT ON THOSE AS WELL
POSSIBLY. BUT THERE ARE
PROVISIONS FOR ADDING SOME OF
THE DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS INTO
THE AUDIO GUIDE, SO THERE WOULD
BE AN ANNUAL CHECK. UM THERE IN
TERMS OF HOW DISTRICTS ARE
MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS, THINGS
LIKE CERTIFYING THAT THE FUNDS
WILL BE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THEIR PLANS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE OF THE
PROPOSITION, SO IT'S REALLY KIND
OF MORE. UM AND THEN, LIKE MY
COLLEAGUE, MR KALLAS MENTIONED
THERE'S THAT REPORTING ELEMENT
TO THE DEPARTMENT THAT WE'RE
STILL DEVELOPING, SO IT'S KIND
OF A FEW DIFFERENT PIECES
WORKING TOGETHER IN THE LONG RUN
TO HELP MAKE SURE THAT ELEAZAR
ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE
REQUIREMENTS. YEP. YES I'M HAPPY
TO ADD TO THAT, IF THAT'S
HELPFUL, SIR. SURE PARTNER
CHRISTIAN. LET ME JUST TRACE
BACK QUICKLY TO ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
FONG'S COMMENTS ABOUT THE
TEACHER PIPELINE IN THE ONE AREA
THAT THE STATE I KNOW HE'S
LOOKING AT CAREFULLY AS WAYS OF
ASSISTING THE PIPELINE OF
ARTISTS INTO SCHOOLS AS TEACHERS
. THERE'S THE TRADITIONAL SINGLE
SUBJECT CREDENTIAL. BUT THAT
EXISTS. UH THERE'S AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR PRACTICING
ARTISTS TO BECOME AN
INSTRUCTIONAL AIDE OR A
TEACHER'S AIDE AS A CLASSIFIED
MEMBER OF SCHOOL STAFF THAT
EXISTS AND I KNOW THAT CAREFUL
THOUGHT IS BEING GIVEN TO
WHETHER A TEACHING ARTIST AT THE
SCHOOL MIGHT CLASSIFY UNDER CT
AUTHORIZATION AS A TEACHER IN A
SCHOOL AND WE THINK THAT'S A
FINE IDEA. I HOPE THAT MISTAKE
CAN SUPPORT THAT BECAUSE THAT'S
GOING TO JUST OPEN UP. MUCH
BROADER PIPELINE OF TALENTED
PEOPLE TO SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE
INSTRUCTION TO CHILDREN. ARE UH
, LANGUAGE OR CERTAINLY, THE
INTENT WAS THAT THIS USE OF
FUNDS WOULD BE SUBJECT TO AUDIT,
JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER PIECE OF
SCHOOL FUNDING IS ON WHATEVER
REGULAR BASIS OR SCHEDULE C, D.
E OR STATE OFFICIALS THINK IS
APPROPRIATE. IN ADDITION,
THERE'S A REQUIREMENT THAT EACH
SCHOOL COMMUNITY AND EACH SCHOOL
DISTRICT PREPARE REPORT. WHICH
SHOWS THE ANSWERS TO THREE
QUESTIONS AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL.
WHAT WAS THE MONEY SPENT ON HOW
THAT ALIGNED WITH STATE
STANDARDS AND WHAT IMPACT DO THE
EXPENDITURES HAVE ON KIDS? THE
IDEA THERE IS TO. HELP THE
WISDOM OF THE CROWD PROVIDE THE
AUDIT. IF YOU WILL AT THE
SCHOOL, SO TO EMPOWER SCHOOL
FAMILIES NOT ONLY TO MAKE THE
CHOICE OF THE PROGRAM AT THE
SCHOOL, BUT TO SEE THAT THE
MONEY IS BEING PUT TO GOOD USE,
BECAUSE THEY'LL BE ABLE TO
COMPARE THEIR PROGRAM WITH THE
SCHOOL DOWN THE STREET OR A
SCHOOL ACROSS THE STATE. ONCE
THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THAT
INFORMATION, SO WE HOPE THAT
PROVIDES A USEFUL TOOL. FOR
STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS TO
LOOK AND SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN
SCHOOLS. HOW THE MONEY IS BEING
SPENT IN THE ELEVATE GOOD
PROGRAMS, AND THOSE ARE SHARED
AROUND THE STATE. WE THINK THE
PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS WILL GET
BETTER AND BETTER, SO WE BUILT
IN A NEW MECHANISM A LITTLE BIT
OF AN EXPERIMENT AT SCHOOLS, BUT
WE THINK IF WE'RE GETTING THE
AGENCY TO FAMILIES AND MAKING
THE CHOICE, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE
THEY CONTINUE OF AGENCY. WE'RE
GOOD INFORMATION ABOUT THE
PROGRAM AT THEIR SCHOOL SO THEY
CAN WEIGH IN AND HELP THE SCHOOL
CONTINUE TO DO BETTER ON BEHALF
OF THEIR KIDS. OKAY THANK YOU.
UM, JUST TWO MORE ISSUES TO
PROBE JUST A BIT MORE ON THE ON
THE SUPPLANTING. SO AS FAR AS
MONITORING AND ENFORCING FOR THE
1000 SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS
CALIFORNIA. WALK ME THROUGH HOW
HOW THAT WILL WORK. I'M STILL
NOT STRAIGHT HERE. YEAH SO THE
LANGUAGE OF THE WELL NOW THE
STATUTE RIGHT, BUT OF THE
INITIATIVE, UH, TALKS ABOUT A
LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES
CERTIFYING THAT THOSE FUNDS
WOULD BE USED TO SUPPLEMENT NOT
SUPPLANT, UH AND THEN THAT IT
WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE ANNUAL
AUDIT, SO THAT'S ONE WAY THAT
THEY WOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE
TO THAT REQUIREMENT. HMM. AND
THEN WHAT ABOUT? I THINK ABOUT
IN HISTORY AND LAST 20 YEARS
WE'VE HAD SIGNIFICANT BALLOT
MEASURES THAT HAVE YOU KNOW
GREAT GOALS AND MADE A
DIFFERENCE LIKE PROP 63 THE
MILLION THEN MILLIONAIRE TAX FOR
MENTAL HEALTH. I THINK IT WAS
GOING TO GENERATE BILLION
DOLLARS. I THINK NOW IT'S LIKE
SEVEN BILLION SO UM. AND THEN
RIGHT WHEN IT LAUNCHED IT, UM I
THINK LIKE, FOUR ISH, REMEMBER,
THOSE ARE FORMER. OUR CURRENT
MARRIED JUST LEFT THE HE WAS IN
BETWEEN. ASSEMBLY IN THE IN THE
SENATE, AND THEN THE RECESSION
HIT AND THEN COUNTIES UM STARTED
THERE. THEY HAD SUPPLANTING
LANGUAGE IN THERE, AND THEY
STARTED USING THAT TO TIRE AND
THE GOAL WAS THE NOTION WAS WELL
. WE WANTED TO DO MORE MENTAL
HEALTH AND WHETHER OR NOT WE
HIRE HERE AND FIRE HERE, IT'S
ALL THE SAME. SO HOW WILL THAT
WORK HERE? IF THE IF THE ECONOMY
TANKS AND THERE'S RECESSION SO
HOW WILL THOSE TWO THINGS PLAY?
SO YOU'RE NOT? SUPPLANTING SO
YOUR THIS THING STAYS CONSTANT,
BUT YOU COULD. THIS IS A
STAFFING. REALLY IT'S A PEOPLE
INITIATIVE SO YOU COULD
POTENTIALLY REDUCE ON THE OTHER
END. IN A SOME TYPE OF ECONOMIC
CRISIS. RIGHT DID YOU WANT TO?
YEAH I CAN SPEAK TO THAT. I
THINK THERE'S A FEW COMPONENTS
TO UNPACK THERE IN TERMS OF THE
LANGUAGE. IT IS 1% OF THE
GUARANTEES. THE EXPECTATION IS
THAT THAT WOULD BE EVERY YEAR.
WHILE THAT AMOUNT COULD
FLUCTUATE FROM ONE YEAR TO THE
NEXT DISTRICTS WOULD STILL BE
HELD TO EXPEND AT LEAST THAT
MUCH ON THEIR PROGRAMS. UM AND
OF THE AMOUNT THAT'S BEING
ALLOCATED 80% WOULD HAVE TO
SUPPORT UM, DIRECT SALARY.
HOWEVER WITHIN THE TERMS OF THE
PROPOSITION IT DOES PROVIDE THE
STATE WITH ONE OPPORTUNITY TO,
UM, YOU KNOW, SUSPEND SOME OF
THE ALLOCATION OF THESE
RESOURCES IN THE EVENT THAT IT
ALSO SUSPENDED THE PROPOSITION
98 GUARANTEE. WHICH IS VERY RARE
AND HAS ONLY HAPPENED, UM YOU
KNOW, DURING MY CAREER ONE TIME
, I BELIEVE THAT WAS IN 2010 11
SO VERY RARE OCCURRENCE. THOSE
ARE SORT OF THE TWO COMPONENTS
THAT ARE IN THERE, BUT IT'S
LARGELY DESIGNED TO BE A STABLE
FUNDING SOURCE FROM ONE YEAR TO
THE NEXT SO THAT DISTRICTS UM
AND SCHOOLS CAN PLAY IN FROM ONE
YEAR TO THE NEXT. SURE THERE
WILL BE FLUCTUATION THERE, BUT
YOU KNOW THERE WILL BE A LOT OF
STABILITY AS WELL. AND THE TERMS
OF THE INITIATIVE AND NOW THE
STATUTE. IT'S 1% OF THE PRIOR
YEAR. GUARANTEE MOVING FORWARD
HAS TO BE EXPENDED ON OR SUPPORT
ARTS AND MUSIC PROGRAMS. SO NOT
ONLY DOES IT RE BENCH THE
GUARANTEE UPWARD, IT THEN
PERMANENTLY REQUIRES 1% OF THAT
GUARANTEE. TO SUPPORT THE
PROGRAMS. OKAY AND THEN, UH,
JUST FIND ONE FINAL QUESTION
BEFORE WE GO BACK TO MR ALVAREZ.
MR BUCKNER SAID. IT'S THE INTENT
TO ALLOW WAIVERS FOR 20. CAP FOR
ARTS MATERIALS. I WANT TO ASK,
UM CTE, IF THAT IF YOU BELIEVE
THAT AUTHORITY IS CLEAR TO DO
THAT. OR DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
FOR LEO. MM HMM. SO FROM
FINANCES PERSPECTIVE, WE WOULD
HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT
PARTICULAR PROVISION. I DO KNOW
THAT THERE IS A WAIVER PROVISION
IN THE INITIATIVE ITSELF, BUT I
AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE
SPECIFICS OF THE PROVISIONS.
THANK YOU, MR ALVAREZ, IF I
COULD JUST GO AHEAD THE IDEA WAS
THAT THAT WOULD BE LINKED TO THE
THREE YEAR TIME PERIOD TO USE AN
ALLOCATION OF FUNDS. SO, UM TO
START A PROGRAM SOMETIMES THE
MATERIALS OR THE TRAINING,
EDUCATOR, TRAINING OR SUPPLIES
MIGHT BE MORE THAN 20% BUT THE
THERE WAS NO INTENT OR DESIRE TO
ALLOW A RECURRING WAIVER IF YOU
WILL, FOR THAT PROVISION OF THE
IDEA WAS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME
BY THE INSTRUMENTS ON FRONT IF
YOU HAVE TO TRAIN THE
PROFESSIONALS, THEN RUN THE
PROGRAM, SO I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT THOSE TWO
THINGS TOGETHER. UH NOT IN
ISOLATION BECAUSE I'D BE
DISAPPOINTED PERSONALLY TO SEE
SCHOOLS APPLY FOR CONTINUING
WAIVERS WHEN IT WAS OUR INTENT
TO MAKE SURE THE LINES HERE. THE
80 PLUS PERCENT OF THE DOLLARS
WENT TO SCHOOL STAFF WHO HAVE AN
ONGOING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
PROGRAM. STUDENTS AND FAMILIES
IN THE SCHOOL AND SO ON ALL THE
BENEFITS WE KNOW OF HAVING
PROPERLY TRAINED STAFF PROVIDING
INSTRUCTION AT SCHOOLS, OKAY.
THANK YOU, MR ALVAREZ. BACK TO
YOU. JUST ONE QUESTION JUST FOR
CLARIFICATION BECAUSE I MIGHT
HAVE JUST MISUNDERSTOOD. THE
FUNDING IS REQUIRED TO GO
SPECIFICALLY TO THE SCHOOL BASED
ON THE ALLOCATION IS BASED ON
THE STUDENT POPULATION AT THE
SCHOOL. IS THAT CORRECT? NOT TO
THE DISTRICT, BUT THAT'S
CORRECT. IT'S CALCULATED AT THE
AT THE SCHOOL SITE LEVEL. IT'S
CALCULATED AND ALSO GRANTED ARE
ALLOCATED DIRECTLY TO THE
SCHOOL. SO THE FUNDS WILL GO TO
THE L E. A BUT THEY WILL KNOW
FROM US HOW THEY WERE CALCULATED
AND THEN YES, SO THERE WILL BE
SOME TRANSPARENCY THERE IN TERMS
OF THEM, KNOWING WHAT THEY
GENERATED. APPRECIATE THAT. OKAY
FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
SEEING NOW, AND THIS IS AN
INFORMATIONAL, UM, ITEM. WE WILL
HOLD THIS ISSUE OPEN. AND
REVISIT IT LATER IN THE BUDGET
PROCESS ISSUE NUMBER TWO ARTS,
ARTS, MUSIC AND INSTRUCTIONAL
MATERIALS DISCRETIONARY BLOCK
GRANT DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE L.
A. O C. D.
SURE ONCE AGAIN CHRIS RIGGS IN
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE,
SO THE ADMINISTRATION HAS PUT
FORWARD A REDUCTION OF 1.2
ROUGHLY 1.2 BILLION TO THE ARTS,
MUSIC AND INSTRUCTIONAL
MATERIALS. DISCRETIONARY BLOCK
GRANT, UM, IN RECOGNITION OF THE
PASSAGE OF PROPOSITION 28, WHICH
IS NOW PROVIDING AN ONGOING
FUNDING SOURCE FOR ARTS, MUSIC
AND UM, INSTRUCT FOR ARTS AND
MUSIC PROGRAMS, SO CERTAINLY WE
RECOGNIZE THAT THAT'S A $1.2
BILLION.01 TIME REDUCTION. WE
ALSO UTILIZE THOSE RESOURCES TO
SUPPORT THE OVERALL PROPOSITION
98 PACKAGE THAT'S BEEN PUT
FORWARD WHICH, AS YOU MAY RECALL
DOES NOT REFLECT ANY ONGOING
PRODUCTIONS. ALL OF THE ONGOING
PROGRAMS ARE FULLY SUPPORTED. SO
YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY THOSE
RESOURCES WERE USED TO HELP
BALANCE THAT APPROACH. UM YOU
KNOW, BUT WE RECOGNIZE CERTAINLY
THAT THERE ARE L E. A S LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT ARE
CONCERNED WITH THAT REDUCTION,
BUT WE THINK HOLISTICALLY IN THE
SHORT TERM THAT THAT IT'S A
REASONABLE APPROACH TO SUPPORT
LONG TERM FISCAL STABILITY.
THANK YOU. L A OH! MICHAEL
AFFAIRS WITH THE L A U WE WOULD
LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT AS MR FERGUSON
MENTIONED THAT THE PROPOSED
REDUCTION IN OURS MUSIC AND
INSTRUCTIONAL BLACK GRAIN IS
NEEDED TO FUND OTHER PROPOSALS
INCLUDED IN THE GOVERNOR'S
BUDGET WHILE MAINTAINING
SPENDING AT THE PURPLE
PROPOSITION 90 MINIMUM
GUARANTEE. ELIA'S WERE NOTIFIED
OF THEIR ALLOCATIONS IN THE
FALL, AND HALF OF THE FUNDING
WAS DISPERSED IN DECEMBER. OUR
UNDERSTANDING OUR UNDERSTANDING
IS THAT MANY L E. A S HAVE
ADOPTED PLANS FOR HOW TO SPEND
THEIR FUNDING THAT HAVE, YOU
KNOW, USED COMMUNITY INPUT, AND,
UM, ARTS GROUPS. UH OUR EMPLOYEE
GROUPS RATHER, THE RELEASING A
BLACK GRAND BY ONE THIRD WOULD
BE DISRUPTIVE TO LOCAL PLANNING
, AS THEY WOULD HAVE TO REVISIT
THE PLANS THAT THEY'VE ALREADY
ADOPTED AND COULD REQUIRE
CHANGING LARGER ASPECTS OF THEIR
LOCAL BUDGET PLANS. GIVEN THAT
WE RECOMMEND THE LEGISLATURE
TAKE ACTIONS THAT WOULD MINIMIZE
THE OR ELIMINATE THE PROPOSAL
REDUCTION TO THE BLACK GRANT,
FOR EXAMPLE, AS WE TALKED ABOUT
IN THE PREVIEWS HEARING WE'RE
RECOMMENDING REJECTING $250
MILLION IN FUNDING FOR LITERACY
COACHES. SO UM, THAT'S WHAT
WE'RE FREE UP $250 MILLION THAT
COULD BE USED TO MINIMIZE THE
REDUCTION TO THE ARTIST GRANT,
FOR EXAMPLE, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS AT THE APPROPRIATE
TIME. OKAY. THANK YOU. C D. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I'M
DR MIKE TORREZ. I'M FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,
SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION, TONY THURMOND. THE
FUNDS FOR THE ARTS, MUSIC AND
STRUCTURAL MATERIALS BLOCK GRANT
ARE MUCH MORE FLEXIBLE THAN
PROPOSITION 28 FUNDS. THE BLOCK
GRANT FUNDS CAN BE USED IN FIVE
GENERAL AREAS, INCLUDING
OBTAINING STANDARDS, ALIGNED
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. AND
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR
SPECIFIED SUBJECT AREAS. THESE
SUBJECT AREAS INCLUDE VISUAL AND
PERFORMING ARTS, WORLD LANGUAGES
, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, ENGLISH
LANGUAGE ARTS, INCLUDING EARLY
LITERACY, ETHNIC STUDIES,
FINANCIAL LITERACY, MEDIA,
LITERACY, COMPUTER LITERACY AND
HISTORY. SOCIAL SCIENCE, SO FAR
MORE THAN JUST ART AND MUSIC. IN
ADDITION TO THESE CONTENT AREAS
, THE SECOND AREA OF BLOCK GRANT
FUND USE IS FOR OBTAINING
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR
IMPROVING SCHOOL CLIMATE. SCHOOL
CLIMATE INCLUDES TRAINING ON DE
ESCALATION AND RESTORATIVE
JUSTICE PRACTICES. ASSET BASED
PEDAGOGY. THESE ANTI BIAS
TRANSFORMATIVE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL
LEARNING MEDIA LITERACY, DIGITAL
LITERACY, PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND
LEARNING THROUGH PLAY. THE THIRD
THROUGH FIFTH USES OF THE BLOCK
GRANT GO WAY BEYOND CURRICULUM
AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT,
INCLUDING DEVELOPING DIVERSE,
CULTURALLY RELEVANT AND
MULTILINGUAL SCHOOL LIBRARY BOOK
COLLECTIONS. PAYING FOR
OPERATIONAL COSTS, INCLUDING
RETIREMENT AND HEALTH CARE, COST
INCREASES AND TOWARDS COVID 19
RELATED COSTS NECESSARY TO KEEP
PUPILS AND STAFF SAFE AND
SCHOOLS OPEN FOR IN PERSON
INSTRUCTION. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM
THE DESCRIPTION OF THE USES FOR
THESE FUNDS. THE BLOCK GRANT
ALLOWS A MUCH WIDER RANGE OF
EXPENDITURE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL
THAN PROP 28 FUNDS. WE'D LIKE TO
NOTE THAT PROP 28 CALLS OUT
FUNDING FOR THE CALIFORNIA STATE
PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS PROVIDED BY
ELIA'S, WHILE THE ARTS, MUSIC
AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
DISCRETIONARY BLOCK GRANT DOES
NOT INCLUDE THE CSP P PROGRAMS
OPERATED BY L. E. A S. AS THE L
E A L E O MENTIONED PER
REQUIREMENTS. WE, TOO, HAVE
HEARD THAT ELIA'S HAVE ALREADY
ADOPTED PLANS BY THEIR LOCAL
GOVERNING BOARDS FOR HOW TO USE
THESE FUNDS. REDUCING THESE
FUNDS WOULD REQUIRE THE ELIA'S
TO REVISIT THEIR BUDGETS AND GET
NEW LOCAL BOARD APPROVAL. C D E
ISSUED THE FIRST APPORTIONMENT
OF $1.8 BILLION DIRECTLY TO
LIAISE IN NOVEMBER OF 2022. THE
SECOND APPORTIONMENT WAS
SCHEDULED TO BE RELEASED IN MAY
OF 2023 BUT HAS BEEN DELAYED
UNTIL THE SUMMER OF 2023 PENDING
THE OUTCOME OF THE GOVERNOR'S
PROPOSAL THAT WOULD REDUCE THE
APPROPRIATION FOR THIS PROGRAM
FROM $3.5 BILLION TO $2.3
BILLION. THIS APPROACH AVOIDS
NEEDING TO RECOVER THE
OVERPAYMENT OF FUNDS FROM ALL L
E A S SHOULD THE REDUCTION
PROPOSAL BE ADOPTED? WITH THE
FLEXIBILITY OF THESE FUNDS. THE
CDC RECOMMENDS THAT THE FUNDING
FOR THE ARTS, MUSIC AND
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
DISCRETIONARY BLOCK GRANT NOT BE
REDUCED. THESE FUNDS WILL HELP
ELIA'S MEET MANY OF THEIR
COMPETING NEEDS. UM I HAVE WITH
ME TODAY. ERIN HEREDIA, WHO YOU
HEARD FROM IN THE FIRST ISSUE
FROM THE SCHOOL FISCAL SERVICES
DIVISION TO HELP ANSWER ANY
FISCAL RELATED QUESTIONS YOU MAY
HAVE, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER
ANY PROGRAMMATIC RELATED
QUESTIONS AT THE APPROPRIATE
TIME. OKAY? THANK YOU QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS. DO WE HAVE ANY? UM
ANY INFORMATION SO FAR ON ON
ROUGHLY HOW DISTRICTS UTILIZES,
ARE THERE ARE THERE TRANSIT? IT
WAS DISCRETIONARY. WE LIST MANY.
CATEGORIES AND THERE ARE MORE
THAN WHAT IS IN THE TITLE. DO WE
HAVE ANY CLUE AS FAR AS REALLY
ACTIONS FROM SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
SO THE YOU KNOW THE DISCRETION
IS AGAIN AS YOU MENTIONED TO THE
L E. A AND THOSE PLANS NEEDED TO
GO BEFORE THEIR LOCAL SCHOOL
BOARDS, SO THERE WAS NO
PROVISION FOR THE PLANS TO GO TO
CD SO WE HAVE NOT. WE DO NOT
HAVE THAT INFORMATION. YOU HAVE
ANY INSIGHT AND CAN BE SEEN
ANYTHING AS FAR AS NO, YOU
HAVEN'T. ARE THEY SPENDING IT
YET? YOU KNOW, A LOT OF SCHOOL
DISTRICTS ARE SITTING ON A LOT
OF ONE TIME MONEY WITH PANDEMIC
MONEY. WHETHER IT'S FEDERAL OR
STATE. UM INFUSION PROJECT ONE
TIME MONEY HERE BECAUSE WE SPENT
OVER FOUR YEARS LATER. SURE, I
ASSUME IT'S THE SAME THING WE
FACE IN ALL THESE ISSUES AS THAT
ONE TIME, YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD TO
FIND PEOPLE TO DO THESE TASKS.
YEAH I AGREE WITH THE I DON'T
THINK WE DON'T KNOW. UM SIMILAR
TO AN ANNOYING THE OUT HOW THE
FUNDING IS BEING SPENT OR PLAN
TO BE SPENT. WE'RE NOT SURE IN
TERMS OF THE TIMING, THEY DO
HAVE SEVERAL YEARS TO SPEND
THOSE FUNDS THAT WE WOULD EXPECT
THAT THAT FUNDING WOULD BE
SPREAD OUT OVER A PERIOD OF
TIME. I THINK YOUR POINT THAT
THE MOON ROOM, MCCARTY PROBABLY
ALSO DEPENDS ON THE SPECIFIC
ACTIVITIES. SO IF YOU'RE BUYING
SUPPLIES, MAYBE THAT'S MORE
FRONT LOADED BECAUSE THAT'S JUST
A MATTER OF GOING OUT AND
PURCHASING THEM. THAT'S
SOMETHING YOU DON'T HAVE KIND OF
SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES OR ANYTHING
LIKE THAT. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO
PERSONNEL, THAT MIGHT BE
SOMETHING THAT'S MORE SPENDING
RELATED TO STEP THAT WOULD BE
SPREAD OUT OVER A LONGER PERIOD
OF TIME. QUESTIONS. YES, MR ALI.
SO I THINK THIS FOR ELIO AND, UM
, CD SO PREVIOUSLY WERE FROM CD
. WE HAVE THE LITERACY COACHES.
THE 250 MILLION THAT WAS
REQUESTED. CORRECT. THAT'S
CORRECT, OKAY AND WANT TO KEEP
THAT. IN THE BUDGET AS IT MOVES
FORWARD, AS WELL AS THE
DISCRETIONARY BLOCK GRANT, WHICH
IS 1.2 BILLION, BUT JUST THE
LIST THAT YOU JUST MENTIONED OF
ALL THE WAYS THAT THEY COULD BE
SPENDING THE 1.2 BILLION BLOCK
GRANT WOULD LITERACY COACHES
FALL UNDERNEATH OF THAT? COULD
THEY USE THAT IN THEIR BLOCK
WITH BLOCK GRANT FUNDING? SO
SHOULD THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD.
UM DID YOU KNOW SHOULD SHOULD.
THE PLAN INCLUDE THAT IN THE
LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD APPROVE IT.
AND CONSIDER THAT TO BE FALL
WITHIN THOSE FIVE CATEGORIES
THAN THAN THE ANSWER WOULD BE
US. I THINK I'M NOT AT TWO. GO
BACK AND LOOK AT THE LANGUAGE.
I'M NOT COMPLETELY SURE THEY
COULD USE THIS THE SPECIFIC PART
BUT WE ALSO PROVIDED THE BIGGEST
ONE TIME PARAPHERNALIA DID LAST
YEAR WAS THE LEARNING RECOVERY
EMERGENCY? BLOCK GRANT. UM
PROBABLY GOT THE NAME SOMEWHAT
WRONG, BUT YOU GET THE IDEA. I
THINK IT WAS ABOUT $8 BILLION IN
THAT FUNDING, WE THINK WOULD BE
IN A LOT. LITERACY COACHES WOULD
BE AN ALLOWABLE USE BECAUSE
THAT'S SPECIFICALLY IS RELATED
TO HELPING STUDENTS LEARN TO
READ BY THIRD GRADE THE LINE
WITH HEART TRYING TO HELP
ADDRESS LEARNING GLOSS, SO MAYBE
NOT WITH THIS PARTICULAR
PARTICULAR PART OF FUNDING, BUT
WE THINK THAT OTHER BLOCK GROUND
WOULD BE ALLOWABLE BECAUSE IT
WAS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE
ELIO NOT TO THE 250 BILLION FOR
LITERACY COACHES WAS TO NOT TO
CONTINUE THAT FORWARD. CORRECT
WE RECOMMENDED NOT PROVIDING THE
ADDITIONAL FUNDS. PROPOSED IN
THE BUDGET. WAS PART OF THAT
RECOMMENDATION BECAUSE THERE WAS
PARTS OF HATE TO SAY PARTS OF
MONEY, BUT FUNDING AVAILABLE IN
DIFFERENT THAT ACTUALLY WASN'T
THE SPECIFIC. I MEAN, THAT IS
ALSO A GOOD POINT THAT THAT IS
IN ALLOWABLE USE. I THINK
DISTRICTS COULD USE ANY LCF
FUNDING OTHER KINDS OF THINGS
THAT THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A
PRIORITY. I THINK IN PART WE
FELT AS WELL THAT THIS WAS
SOMETHING THAT WE JUST DID ONE
ROUND OF FUNDING LAST YEAR. WE
STILL DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT
WHAT'S GOING ON AND HOW
DISTRICTS ARE HOW SUCCESSFUL
THAT IS GOING ON. SO WE THOUGHT
THAT WAS ANOTHER REASON TO PAUSE
AND AGAIN IN THIS CASE, WE ARE
UM, YOU KNOW, WE ARE REMOVING
SOMETHING FROM LAST YEAR'S
BUDGET, AND WE KNOW THAT THAT
CAUSES A LOT OF DISRUPTION. AND
SO RATHER THAN DOING THAT, WE
WOULD PREFER TO NOT DO THE
THINGS I THINK THAT WAS JUST THE
GENERAL APPROACH. THANK YOU.
NUMBER OF QUESTIONS HERE. OKAY?
HOLD THIS ISSUE OPEN AS WELL.
NEXT, ADAM.
OKAY. WE'LL START WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE LAO THAN
CD. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
MEMBERS PAULA FINISHER TANG WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET INCLUDES
100,000,001 TIME NON PROPOSITION
98 GENERAL FUND TO PROVIDE ALL
CLASS OF 2024 HIGH SCHOOL
SENIORS WITH ACCESS TO OFF
CAMPUS, LEARNING EXPERIENCES AT
ARTS AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS,
MUSEUMS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.
FUNDING WILL BE ALLOCATED TO
LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES BASED
ON THE PROPORTIONATE ENROLLMENT
OF CURRENT 11TH GRADE STUDENTS
WHO MAKE UP THE CLASS OF 2024.
THESE FUNDS MAY BE USED FOR
ADMISSION AND TRANSPORTATION TO
ARTS AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
AND MUSEUMS, LIVE ART AND
CULTURAL PERFORMANCES SUCH AS
OPERAS AND PLAYS. AND ARTS AND
CULTURAL ENRICHMENT WORKSHOPS.
THIS PROPOSAL HAS A DIFFERENT
FOCUS ON THE FIRST TWO PROGRAMS
THAT WERE DISCUSSED IN PREVIOUS
PANELS. AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED
THE ARTS, MUSIC AND
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS BLOCK
GRANT IS DISCRETIONARY. DESIGNED
TO BE USED BROADLY FOR VARIOUS
PURPOSES FROM INSTRUCTIONAL
MATERIALS TO COVERING
OPERATIONAL COSTS. ADDITIONALLY
PROPOSITION 28 REQUIRES FUNDING
TO PRIMARILY BE USED TO HIRE
ARTS EDUCATORS. THIS PROPOSAL IS
INTENDED TO SUPPORT HIGH SCHOOL
SENIORS. WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO
UTILIZE THE FULL EXTENT OF
PROPOSITION 28 PROGRAMS THAT
COULD STILL BE IN THE RAMP UP
STAGE NEXT YEAR. WITH
OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE AND
IMMERSIVE ENHANCE ON ART AND
CULTURAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES
THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THE TYPICAL
CLASSROOM. THE ADMINISTRATION
RECOGNIZES THE POSITIVE IMPACTS
THAT ART AND CULTURAL
EXPERIENCES CAN HAVE ON STUDENT
ACHIEVEMENT, MENTAL HEALTH AND
WELL BEING AND ENGAGEMENT WITH
SCHOOL AND LEARNING. ALL THOSE
SCHOOLS COULD USE OTHER SOURCES
OF FUNDING TO SUPPORT THESE
ACTIVITIES. OFTENTIMES FUNDING
FROM THESE SOURCES, LIKE THE
ARTS, MUSIC AND INSTRUCTIONAL
MATERIALS BLOCK GRANT. OR THE
LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA IS
FOR BROADER USE. AND SCHOOLS MAY
HAVE OTHER COMPETING PRIORITIES
FOR THESE FUNDS. PROVIDING
DESIGNATED FUNDING FOR THIS
PURPOSE. WILL ALLOW SCHOOLS TO
SEE THE VALUE OF THESE TYPES OF
EXPERIENCES FOR THEIR STUDENTS.
AND IF THE PROGRAM IS SUCCESSFUL
ENCOURAGE SCHOOLS TO PRIORITIZE
ONGOING FUNDING THAT THEY
RECEIVE TO PROVIDE FUTURE
STUDENTS WITH SIMILAR OFF
CAMPUS. ART AND CULTURAL
EXPERIENCES, ESPECIALLY FOR
STUDENTS WHO WOULD NOT OTHERWISE
BE ABLE TO ACCESS THESE
OPPORTUNITIES. THAT CONCLUDES MY
REMARKS, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME. OKAY? MAKE A
LOT OF FAVORS FOR THE L U. WE
WOULD NOTE THAT THIS IS ALSO
THIS PROPOSAL IS ALSO RELATED TO
THE PREVIOUS PANEL. THIS
PROPOSAL IS FUNDED WITH THE CUT
TO THE ARTS, MUSIC AND
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. BLACK
GRANT. WE'RE RECOMMENDING,
REJECTING THIS PROPOSAL AS IT IS
LIMITED IN YOUTH. AS I'VE SAID
IT'S FOR ONE SPECIFIC SETTINGS
TO SET OF ACTIVITIES AND ONLY
FOR ONE SPECIFIC, A WORD OF HIGH
SCHOOL SENIORS. TO THE EXTENT
THAT, UM, PROVIDING THESE TYPES
OF ACTIVITIES IS A LOCAL
PRIORITY. WE THINK THAT
DISTRICTS CAN USER LCF F FUNDING
OR LIKELY THE PORTION OF
PUBLICITY WHEN PROPOSITION 28
THAT ISN'T RESTRICTED FOR
STAFFING. TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE
THESE LIKE, UH, ACCESS TO THESE
ACTIVITIES. UM USING THESE OTHER
FUNDING SOURCES WOULD ALLOW THEM
TO PROVIDE THESE ACTIVITIES
ACROSS ALL GRADES, NOT JUST FOR
HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME. THANK YOU. C
D. GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN. CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. I'M DR MIKE TORREZ
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
, SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION, TONY THURMOND, WE
SUPPORT THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET
PROPOSAL OF $100 MILLION TO
ELIA'S FOR CULTURAL ENRICHMENT
FOR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AND
APPLAUD THE INTENTION BEHIND
THIS BILL. THE PURPOSE OF THE
FUNDING IS TO INCREASE STUDENT
ENGAGEMENT WITH CALIFORNIA'S
ARTS AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS.
MUSEUMS AND ART AND ENRICHMENT
EXPERIENCES THAT ARE OFFERED
OUTSIDE OF NORMAL SCHOOL
OFFERINGS. WITH THIS FUNDING,
SENIORS CAN ACCESS CULTURAL
ENRICHMENT EXPERIENCES ACROSS
THE STATE SEARCHES, FIELD TRIPS
TO MUSEUMS AND LIVE
PERFORMANCES. EXPENDITURES MAY
INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
THE COST OF ADMISSION AND
TRANSPORTATION TO CALIFORNIA
ARTS AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
AND MUSEUMS, LIVE PERFORMANCES
AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES,
WORKSHOPS AND LEARNING
EXPERIENCES. THIS PROPOSAL
ALIGNS WITH THE CALIFORNIA STATE
BOARD OF EDUCATION ADOPTED ARTS
EDUCATION STANDARDS FROM 2019
AND THE ADOPTED ARTS EDUCATION
CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK FROM 2020.
WHILE THE STANDARDS REPRESENT
THE WHAT OF INSTRUCTION, THE
FRAMEWORK SERVE AS THE HOW THEY
PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON THE FIELD ON
HOW TO BEST MEET THE
EXPECTATIONS OF THE STANDARDS
WHILE MEETING THE NEEDS OF ALL
STUDENTS. NOW FRAMEWORKS PROVIDE
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE
PUBLISHERS TO DEVELOP MATERIALS
THAT REFLECT BOTH THE STANDARDS
AND THE RESEARCH BASED BEST
PRACTICES HIGHLIGHTED IN THEM.
FRAMEWORKS ARE ORGANIZED BY
GRADE LEVEL OR GRADE SPAN AND
INCLUDE CHAPTERS ON ASSESSMENT,
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES AND
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING. THEY ALSO
INCLUDE CLASSROOM EXAMPLES AND
SUPPORTING MATERIALS AND
APPENDICES. SO ONE MAY WONDER
WHAT DO THE ARTS EDUCATION
STANDARDS AND CURRICULUM
FRAMEWORK SAY ABOUT ARTS RELATED
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING? THE ARTS
STANDARDS ARE COMPRISED OF, IN
PART THE ARTISTIC PROCESSES IN
VISUAL ARTS THAT PRESENTING
PROCESS SPEAKS TO THE FOLLOWING
ENDURING UNDERSTANDING, OBJECTS
, ARTIFACTS AND ARTWORKS
COLLECTED, PRESERVED OR
PRESENTED. EITHER BY ARTISTS,
MUSEUMS OR OTHER VENUES
COMMUNICATE MEANING AND A RECORD
OF SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND
POLITICAL EXPERIENCES, RESULTING
IN THE CULTIVATION OF
APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING.
IN CHAPTER SEVEN OF THE ARTS
EDUCATION FRAMEWORK. EACH GRADE
LEVEL STANDARD IN VISUAL ARTS
INCLUDES SKILLS THAT RELATE TO
THE ARTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT,
INCLUDING MUSEUMS AND OTHER
VENUES. THE FRAMEWORK ALSO
DISCUSSES THE WAYS MUSEUMS
PROVIDE PRIMARY SOURCES OF STUDY
FOR THE VISUAL ARTS AND
DESCRIBES APPROACHES TO
UNDERSTANDING ART AND PHYSICAL
AND VIRTUAL WEB BASED GALLERIES
AND MUSEUMS. THE FRAMEWORK
ALWAYS FRAMES, MUSEUM VISITS AND
EXPERIENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES IN
ARTS THERE THE SUPPORT OF MUSEUM
EDUCATORS WHO ARE ALSO PART OF
THE PRIMARY AUDIENCE FOR THE
CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK. WITHOUT
THIS PROPOSED PROGRAM. THERE ARE
A VARIETY OF REASONS MANY
STUDENTS WILL NOT HAVE THIS
IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY TO
EXPERIENCE THE ARTS. RESEARCH
SHOWS THAT CULTURALLY ENRICHING
FIELD TRIPS LEAD STUDENTS TO A
GREATER INTEREST IN ARTS,
GREATER TOLERANCE FOR PEOPLE
WITH DIFFERENT VIEWS AND BOOST
THEIR EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES,
ACCORDING TO A 2020 TO STUDY AT
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY. I'M
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
YOU HAVE AT THE APPROPRIATE
TIME. OKAY? QUESTIONS LET'S DO
OUR TEACHING. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. I HAD A QUESTION FOR
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. UM, WHERE
DID THIS IDEA COME FROM? THIS
WAS A PRIORITY THAT WAS
IDENTIFIED BY THE ADMINISTRATION
, PROVIDING OFF CAMPUS ART AND
CULTURAL ENRICHMENT.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS IS
ONE OF THE PRIORITIES AND SO WE
DECIDED, INCLUDING GOVERNOR'S
BUDGET. WAS THERE LIKE A
SPECIFIC, UH, EXPERIENCE OR OUR
PROGRAM THAT INSPIRED THIS
PROPOSAL. UM I AM. I'M NOT AWARE
OF ANY PARTICULAR EXPERIENCE,
BUT I'D LIKE TO PASS THAT
QUESTION OFF TO MY COLLEAGUE
CHRIS FERGUSON. YEAH CERTAINLY
THAT THERE ARE OTHER PROGRAMS
INTERNATIONALLY THAT HAVE BEEN
PUT FORWARD IN THIS SPACE. WE
KNOW THAT THE EUROPEAN UNION HAS
ARTS AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENT
PASSES THAT ALL STUDENTS CAN
UTILIZE. BUT I THINK IT'S PART
OF THE BROADER FRAMEWORK THAT WE
THINK ABOUT WHEN WE THINK ABOUT
EDUCATION, WHICH IS PROVIDING
YOU KNOW THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO
VOLUNTEER THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO
ENGAGE IN THE ARTS THAT JUST
HELPED, YOU KNOW, PRODUCE.
WORLDWIDE DID YOU KNOW
CALIFORNIA THAT UNDERSTANDS YOU
KNOW DIFFERENT ASPECTS
UNDERSTANDS DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF
THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND I THINK
THAT'S REALLY WHERE IT'S
GENERATED FROM. IS THERE ANY,
UH, PROVISION FOR, UM YOU KNOW,
UH. EQUITY. UH, YOU KNOW? THE
SIMILAR TO LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING
FORMULA THAT THAT DISTRICTS WITH
HIGHER POPULATIONS OF
DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS RECEIVE
MORE FUNDING. IS THAT
INCORPORATED AS PART OF THIS
PROPOSAL CURRENTLY AS IT THAT'S
PROPOSALS AND TRAILER BILL. THE
FUNDING WILL GO OUT BASED ON THE
PROPORTIONATE ENROLLMENT OF 11TH
GRADE STUDENTS, SO IT'S
APPROXIMATELY $200 PER STUDENT.
REGARDLESS OF, UM FACTORS SUCH
AS THEM CONSIDERATIONS OF
DUPLICATE PEOPLE'S OR OTHER
FACTORS. SO I KNOW THAT THERE
ARE, UM YOU KNOW? MY DAUGHTER'S,
UH, UH, MIDDLE SCHOOL. IS TAKING
A TRIP TO WASHINGTON, D. C. AS
WELL AS I BELIEVE THERE'S
ANOTHER TRIP TO JAPAN ACTUALLY.
AND I, I SUSPECT THAT NOT ALL
SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE SENDING
THEIR KIDS TO YOU KNOW, PLACES
AS FAR AS JAPAN, MUCH LESS, UH
WASHINGTON, D. C. UM BUT
CLEARLY, I MEAN, I WAS SURPRISED
THAT KIDS AND. MY DISTRICT HAVE
THE MONEY TO BE ABLE TO GO TO
THESE WONDERFUL EXCURSIONS TO
SEE THE WORLD AND YOU KNOW? BE
THE WELL ROUNDED CALIFORNIA
SAID. WE ALL WANT TO SEE, BUT IT
JUST SEEMS LIKE THIS MONEY WHERE
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT GIVING $200
TO EVERY KID, EVERY 11TH GRADER.
UH WHERE EVERY SENIOR BASED ON
THE 11TH GRADE COUNT, REGARDLESS
OF WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO
THESE MUSEUMS AND OTHER
WONDERFUL ACTIVITIES ON THEIR
OWN, ANYWAY. UM IT, UM. YOU
KNOW, I MEAN, I AGAIN IDEAL
WORLD. 200 BUCKS FOR EVERY KID,
UH, TO BE WELL ROUNDED
CALIFORNIA'S, YOU KNOW, SOUNDS
GREAT, BUT GIVEN OUR OVERALL UH
. BUDGET CONSTRAINTS. I'M
CONCERNED THAT YOU KNOW AGAIN AS
IT WAS A FORMER SCHOOL BOARD
MEMBER. I KNOW MY DEFAULT IS
LOCAL LOCAL DISTRICTS KNOW BEST
WHAT THEIR KIDS NEED, AND, UH
I'M CONCERNED THAT WE'RE DOING
THIS AT THE EXPENSE OF THAT
LOCAL CONTROL THAT DISTRICTS.
MAY BE ABLE TO USE BETTER WITH
THE DISCRETIONARY BLOCK GRANT TO
IDENTITY TO FUND WHAT THEY SEE
AS THE GREATEST NEEDS FOR THEIR
KIDS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR
CHAIR. QUESTIONS. I CONCUR WITH
YOU, UM, MR MARTIN. SUKI. A
COUPLE OF THINGS IS THAT ONE I
SEE YOU SAY WITH THE BUDGET WAS
PUT TOGETHER. WE GOT THE BUDGET
IN JANUARY. THE BUDGET WAS
PROBABLY PRINTED IN MID
DECEMBER. THOSE IDEAS WERE CUT
IT IN. SEPTEMBER OCTOBER
NOVEMBER VERY DIFFERENT THAN THE
ECONOMY TODAY, SO THINGS CHANGE
THINGS EVOLVE AND I GET IT WHEN
WE HAD PLENTY OF ONE TIME. MY
LOOKING TO DO THINGS, BUT I WILL
KNOW THAT OUR OUR LAST ITEM. UM
WAS ONE TIME MONEY THAT COULD
UTILIZE FOR JUST THIS PURPOSE?
AND SO IT'S NOT LIKE SAYING THIS
IS NOT A TERRIBLE IDEA. BUT, UM
WHICH WE'VE TRIED NOT TO DICTATE
FROM SACRAMENTO. WHAT WE WANT
DISTRICTS TO DO. THAT WAS THAT
WAS KIND OF OUR MISSION WITH THE
LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA
AND THEN OUR DISCRETIONARY MONEY
. SO UM, NOT CONVINCED THAT
THESE THINGS CAN HAPPEN
OTHERWISE AND SO BUT YOU KNOW
ONE THING I THINK IT'S SPOT ON
IS THAT, UM I HEAR ABOUT THESE
TRIPS THAT KIDS ARE TAKING, AND,
AS YOU KNOW, HAVE A THIRD
GRADER. TWO OF THEM ACTUALLY. UM
AND THEY'RE GOING ON A D. C TRIP
TO D, C AND GETTYSBURG SO BUT
YOU KNOW OUR KIDS DON'T GET TO
DO THAT. AND SOME OF THESE KIDS
HAD LITTLE BAKE SALES TO DO
THAT, OR FUNDRAISING AT THEIR
CAMPUSES. BUT YOU KNOW, WE DON'T
ALL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THAT.
SO I APPRECIATE THE IDEA HERE TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE
ENRICHMENT AND OPPORTUNITIES. UM
. EQUAL THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA,
WHICH I KNOW WE DON'T BUT I
THINK THAT WOULD BE BETTER
SERVED BY REDIRECTING THESE
MONIES INTO THE BLOCKER IN THAT
WE SPOKE ABOUT A MINUTE AGO. SO
LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO DO THAT.
SOME MOVED BY MR MARTIN SECONDED
BY MR FONG, SO THAT WILL BE THE
RECOMMENDATION. FROM OUR
SUBCOMMITTEE WITH THIS PROPOSAL
, PLEASE TAKE THE ROLL ON THAT.
MCCARTY HIGH. DOLLY! FANG
MURATSUCHI, AYE. OKAY SO THAT
CONCLUDES THE ITEMS TODAY. YES
VERY QUICKLY. THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE IS NOT IN A POSITION TO
SUPPORT THIS ACTION AT THIS
TIME. OF COURSE, YES. WELL SET.
FOR THE RECORD, I WOULD HOPE YOU
WOULD SAY THAT CLARIFY THAT
BECAUSE IF THAT WAS THE OPPOSITE
BEING DEEP TROUBLE, MR FERGUSON,
UM YES. THANK YOU WITH THAT THAT
CONCLUDES THE ACTIONS FOR TODAY
LIGHT AGENDA, BUT NOT AN
INSIGNIFICANT ONE RELATED TO OUR
SCHOOLS THAT ARTS WE WILL NOW
HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR
INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE OR
WISHING TO REACH S, UM BE ON THE
PHONE. PLEASE LINE UP AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE FRONT OF THE
ROOM AND PLEASE PROCEED. ONE
MINUTE OR LESS 60 SECONDS OR
LESS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS, JEFF BOCK,
REPRESENTING THE RIVERSIDE
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
. DR. EDWIN GÓMEZ DOCTOR GOMEZ
WAS VERY SUPPORTIVE OF
PROPOSITION 28. BUT WE HAVE A
UNIT WITHIN OUR CEO. WE
DEDICATED DEVELOPER EDUCATION.
EXACTLY CONDUCTED A 28 BOOT CAMP
IN JANUARY. QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS
INITIATIVE THAT WE'VE BEEN
HESITANT TO ANSWER BECAUSE OF
THE KIND OF WORK AND PROGRESS
NATURE OF THE DISCUSSION ON ONE
SECOND NO. GET UP CLOSER. YEAH
DO I NEED TO START OVER? SURE
OKAY. JEFF, AKA REPRESENTING THE
RIVERSIDE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT
OF SCHOOLS, DR EDWIN GÓMEZ VERY
SUPPORTIVE OF PROPOSITION 28.
OUR STAFF CONDUCTED A
PROPOSITION 28 BOOT CAMP IN
JANUARY. WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF
QUESTIONS FROM OUR DISTRICTS ON
IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES. THAT
FRANKLY, WE'VE BEEN HESITANT TO
ANSWER BECAUSE OF THE ONGOING
WORK IN PROGRESS NATURE OF THE
DISCUSSION THAT YOU HAD TODAY.
THE ONE THING THAT I HEARD TODAY
THAT CONCERNED ME A LITTLE BIT.
WAS THE DISCUSSION ABOUT
SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT, AND I
THINK WHAT I HEARD WAS THAT
PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT MIGHT BE
INCLUDED IN THE BASELINE
EXPENDITURES. OVER WHICH PROFIT
DECISION 28 FUNDING WOULD NEED
TO SUPPLEMENT THOSE EXPENDITURES
. UM, FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, WE
WOULD VIEW PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT
AS ONE TIME IN NATURE AND EVEN
IF IT WASN'T ONGOING CONCERNS,
SUCH AS A PITA OR A FOUNDATION,
THOSE TYPES OF PRIORITIES CAN
CHANGE FROM YEAR TO YEAR. SO
WE'D LIKE TO IN CONTINUING TO
ENGAGE ON THAT CONVERSATION AS
WELL AS UH, MISS GABLE
IDENTIFIED A NUMBER OF REALLY
GOOD QUESTIONS AND HER STAFF
COMMENTS IN THE ANALYSIS THAT
YOU DIDN'T DELVE INTO TODAY THAT
WILL FOLLOW UP ON IT AND
CORRESPONDENCE. SO THANK YOU FOR
THAT. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON.
THANK YOU, ANDREA BALL HERE FOR
THREE ORGANIZATIONS TALKING ON
ISSUE TWO. AH THE CENTRAL VALLEY
EDUCATION COALITION, WHICH IS
THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS AND
DISTRICTS AND SIX COUNTIES OVER
100, ELIA'S AND 400,000
STUDENTS. SEPARATELY THE ORANGE
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
IN THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT
OF ORANGE COUNTY 28 DISTRICT,
SERVING ABOUT 400,000 STUDENTS
AND THE SUBURBAN SCHOOL
DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION, VERY
CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROPOSED CUT
TO THE ARTS AND MUSIC BLOCK
GRANT. YOUR AGENDA POINTS OUT
THAT YOU ARE GOING TO BE FACING
SOME TOUGH DECISIONS THIS YEAR,
LOOKING AT PERHAPS CUTS IN THE
BUDGET YEAR, THE SITUATION AS
THE CHAIR POINTED OUT AS MUCH
DIFFERENT NOW THAN IT WAS EVEN
THIS FALL. ECONOMICALLY
DISTRICTS UNDERSTAND THAT BUT
MAKING A CUT THIS YEAR IN THE
CURRENT YEAR TO THE ARTS AND
MUSIC, DISCRETIONARY BLOCK GRANT
I THINK WOULD BE VERY
DISRUPTIVE. PART OF THOSE GROUPS
ALSO REPRESENT COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENTS, AND I CAN TELL
YOU WHAT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO
REVIEW DISTRICT BUDGET AND BE
CONCERNED ABOUT FISCAL SOLVENCY.
FOR MANY OF THEM WHEN THEY SAW
THE LANGUAGE IN THE BLOCK GRANT
THAT AUTHORIZED THE USE FOR
PENSION OBLIGATIONS, KNOWING
THEIR DISTRICTS HAVE SERIOUS
LIABILITIES FOR PENSIONS. THEY
WERE ADVISING PEOPLE THAT'S
UNAUTHORIZED USE OF THIS BLOCK
GRANT. THAT'S SOMETHING YOU
SHOULD CONSIDER AND SO TO CUT IT
NOW WHEN THEY MADE THOSE PLANS
WOULD REALLY BE DISRUPTIVE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MARTHA
ZARAGOZA DÍAS, REPRESENTING THE
CALIFORNIA MUSIC EDUCATORS
ASSOCIATION, COMPRISED OF
APPROXIMATELY 2000 MUSIC
TEACHERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. THE ANNUAL
CONSISTENT FUNDING PROVIDED BY
28 WOULD PROVIDE INCREASED
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUPILS TO
ACCESS, HIGH QUALITY ARTS AND
MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT
ARE STANDARDS BASED ALIGNED. AND
THAT ARE TAUGHT BY CREDENTIALED
TEACHERS AND ACCESS BY PUPILS
THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL DAY. UM WE
FORWARDED A LETTER TO THE
COMMITTEE WITH OUR CONCERNS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS. SEE MEA IS
CALLING FOR STRONGER
ACCOUNTABILITY WITH REGARDS TO
PROP 28, SUCH AS A CLEAR CLARY
CLARIFYING GUIDANCE WITH REGARDS
TO WHAT IS SUPPLANTING. ALSO
CLARIFYING THE WAIVER PROCESS
AND THE DEFINITION OF WHAT IS
GOOD CAUSE ALSO WITH REGARDS TO
THE REPORTING OF EXPENDITURE AND
DATA, THE REQUIRED DATA SO THAT
IT RESULTS IN TRANSPARENCY OF
HOW THESE FUNDS HAVE BEEN
EXPENDED. WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT
PROP 28 IS VERY CLEAR THAT UM UM
CLASSIFIED STAFF AND
CERTIFICATED STAFF ARE TO BE
EMPLOYED BY L. E A S TO PROVIDE
ARTS INSTRUCTION. WE LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL
WITH REGARDS TO OUR OTHER
COMMENTS THAT WE PROVIDED AND
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO COMMENT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE ONE
INDIVIDUAL ON THE PHONE
OPERATOR. PLEASE PROCEED. DO YOU
WISH TO COMMENT? PLEASE PRESS
ONE, THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME. IN
LINE 1 35, PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI
GOOD AFTERNOON. K¾T HARDMAN WITH
THE CALIFORNIA TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION REGARDING PROP 28
IMPLEMENTATION. WE JUST WANT TO
URGE THE LEGISLATURE AND CD TO
ENSURE THAT UM DISTRICTS
IMPLEMENT PROP 28 WITH FIDELITY
AND ENSURE THAT THEY'RE USING
THE FUNDING TO SUPPLEMENT
EXISTING PROGRAMS WE'VE HEARD
FROM THEM SIX TRICKS THAT ARE
TRYING TO SUPPLANT EXISTING
FUNDING, SO WE HOPE THIS CAN BE
ADDRESSED. WE HAVE TO APPRECIATE
THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY AND
MAINTAINING FUNDING FOR THE ARTS
AND MUSIC BLOCK GRANT INCLUDED
IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. MR CHAIR. WE
HAVE NO ONE ELSE IN Q AT THIS
TIME. OKAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU
. THAT CONCLUDES THIS HEARING
WILL ADJOURN. YES. UNFORTUNATE.
YES. YOU CAN COME OVER HERE AND
ADD ON MR MENDEZ. ONLY JOB HERE.
DEVOTION. YEAH OK, YEAH. OKAY?
YOU NEED ANYTHING FROM ME? THANK
YOU, OKAY. COMING IN GOVERNMENT
. IN OTHER WORDS, I HEARD. YEAH
I BECAME THAT WAS LIKE, OKAY.
I'M NOT BETWEEN THE BUILDING
HERE.
THIS WEEK. YOU GUYS, YOU GUYS
YEAH.