SECTIONS 96109-96110 - California Statutes

GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 96109-96110

96109. (a) The office of the Governor shall award grants to school
districts and county superintendents of schools to administer the
academic volunteer and mentor service program within the jurisdiction
of each school district and county superintendents of schools to
which a grant is awarded.
(b) Grant funding awarded under this chapter shall be expended
exclusively for the recruitment, screening, training, and placement
of academic mentors in accordance with the purposes of this chapter,
and for evaluation of the program established in this chapter. Each
entity receiving grant funding under this chapter shall consult, and
cooperate with, any teacher in whose classroom it is proposed that an
academic mentor be placed.
(c) No funds appropriated for the purposes of this chapter shall
be allocated to any private school.
(d) No displacement of any certificated or classified school
employee shall occur as a result of the use of any academic mentor
pursuant to this chapter.

96110. (a) Any school district or county superintendents of schools
desiring a grant under this article shall submit an application at
the time, in the manner, and with the information that the office of
the Governor may require. No funding shall be made available to any
entity pursuant to this chapter unless all of the following
conditions apply:
(1) The project facility and services are open to children without
regard to any child's religious beliefs or any other factor related
to religion.
(2) No religious instruction is included in the project.
(3) The space in which the project is operated is not utilized in
any manner to foster religion during the time used for the project.
(b) Each application shall include all of the following:
(1) A description of activities for which assistance is requested.
(2) A list of coapplicants, if any.
(3) The number of children expected to be served.
(4) A statement of goals of the program to be supported by the
grant.
(5) A statement of the applicant's experience in the recruitment,
placement, and training of volunteers and mentors. School districts
and county superintendents of schools may contract with nonprofit
organizations, experienced in operating volunteer mentor projects,
for program operations.
(6) A statement of how the applicant intends to recruit, screen,
train, and place academic mentors.
(7) A statement of how the entity will ensure that (A) academic
volunteers and mentors will be required to undergo the same criminal
and health checks that school employees are subject to prior to
employment, and (B) no displacement of existing school employees will
occur as a result of the use of academic volunteers and mentors.
(8) A statement of the efforts the applicant will make to maximize
the use of existing state, federal, and local funds from both public
and private sources for the purposes of the project.
(9) A plan for integration of the applicant's efforts with other
community-based children's services.
(c) Each recipient of grant funding under this chapter shall
comply with the standards developed by the office of the Governor
pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 96102.