August 31, 2024, is the last day for each house of the California Legislature to pass bills this legislative year, giving Governor Newsom until September 30, 2024, to sign or veto passed legislation. Two noteworthy bills could impact Expanded Learning Programs are outlined below.

AB 1113 (McCarty)

Background: AB 1113 was introduced in 2023 by Assemblymember McCarty and sponsored by the California Afterschool Advocacy Alliance (CA3). In its most recent version, it proposed two changes*:

1. Require CDE to collect statewide data on the number of students enrolled in expanded learning programs and require CALPADS to track students in expanded learning programs.
2. Reprioritize 10% more of 21st CCLC for middle and high school students and protect the portion of ASES that currently goes to middle schools.

*There was a 3rd change regarding COLAs for ASES and 21st CCLC programs that was amended out of the bill.

Current Status: It is a two-year bill, and is currently on the Senate Floor as an “inactive” bill. Current conversations with Assemblymember McCarty’s are looking at the potential of reviving the bill to allow CDE to capture ELO-P access data (enrollment) in CALPADS and collect ELO-P participation data in the future. 

AB 2112 (Muratsuchi)

Background:  AB 2112 is newly introduced legislation sponsored by San Diego Unified School District to address the concerns about ELO-P Rate 2 fluctuations from year to year.  As currently proposed, the legislation would do the following two things: 

1. Rate Stabilization – Set Rates to be No Less Than Those From FY 22-23

There are two ELO-P funding rates: 

Rate 1: LEA Unduplicated Pupil Percentage (UPP) of 75% or more.

Currently set in statute as $2,750 per the LEAs’ average daily attendance (ADA) for TK-6th grade enrollment. Rate 1 LEAs are required to offer ELO-P to all TK-6th grade students and to provide access to any student whose parent requests placement.

Rate 2: LEAs with an UPP of less than 75%. 

This rate is calculated annually based on the funds remaining after the Rate 1 funds are determined. Rate 2 LEAs are required to offer ELO-P to at least all unduplicated students and provide access to any unduplicated student whose parent requests placement. Due to the way it is calculated, Rate 2 can vary significantly from year to year. The ELOP Rate 2 declined by more than 12% between 2022-23 and 2023-24, dropping from $2,054 per student to $1,802 per student.

2. Convene Stakeholder Workgroup & Provide Recommendations by Nov 1, 2025 on:

• Rate Stabilization
• ELO-P Best Practices
• Blending & Braiding, One Comprehensive Program
• Cost-of-Quality
• Annual COLA’s
• Minimum Allocations
• Family Fees
• ELO-P Data Collection, Evaluation, & Reporting
• Clarifying “offer”

​Current Status: The bill passed Assembly Floor and was sent to the Senate for Committee hearings.