Special Education: ROC/P Handicapped

Funding Description

This funding is for the attendance of visually impaired, orthopedically impaired, or deaf persons in Regional Occupational Centers/Programs (ROC/Ps).

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Eligible participants include school districts participating in a regional occupational center or county offices of education (COEs) operating a regional occupational center that provides services to pupils who are: 1) visually impaired, 2) deaf, or 3) orthopedically impaired.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Not applicable
Eligible Age Level(s)	15, 16, 17, 18

Funding

Legal Authority	Education Code Section 41881, 52314.5, and 52315; Budget Item 6110-161-0001(4)
Source / Type	State / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year	2007-08
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	6360 / 8311
Total Available	$5,279,810
Recipient Amount	See Allocation Formula
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	The applicable average daily attendance (ADA) is multiplied by the statutory rate to determine the funding amount. At the annual certification, the district/COE must submit expenditure data in accordance with Education Code Section 41881. The district/COE receives funding for the lesser of the amount expended or the calculated funding amount. The 2007-08 rates are as follows: 1) Visually impaired: $6,199 per ADA 2) Deaf: $3,549 per ADA 3) Orthopedically impaired: $1,964 per ADA

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	February 20, 2008

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Unavailable
Fiscal	ROC/P Handicapped [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/se/rocpapptdat.asp]
Other	Funds are paid through the Principal Apportionment. Principal Apportionment amounts are calculated three times for each fiscal year: The First Principal Apportionment (P-1) is certified by February 20th, the Second Principal Apportionment (P-2) is certified by July 2nd, and the Annual calculation is certified by February 20th of the following year (at the same time as the following year's P-1 certification).

Contacts

Program	Stephanie Lo, 916-323-6195, slo@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Shelley Goode, 916-324-4530, SGoode@cde.ca.gov
Division	School Fiscal Services Division, 916-324-4541 (phone), 916-322-5102 (fax)