Special Education: Infant Program

Funding Description

State funding for Special Education Local Plan Areas (SELPAs) that operate Early Education Programs for individuals with exceptional needs who are younger than three years of age.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	SELPAs who have historically received state funding for the infant program are the only eligible recipients. No new participants are allowed.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Not applicable
Eligible Age Level(s)	0, 1, 2

Funding

Legal Authority	California Education Code sections 56425-56432; Budget item 6110-161-0001(2)
Source / Type	State / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year	2012-13
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	6510 / 8311
Total Available	$70,913,000
Recipient Amount	See allocation formula.
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	The entitlement for the infant program equals the sum of all numbers of instructional personnel service units a SELPA allocates to its local educational agencies (LEAs) or LEA(s) of another SELPA, multiplied by the base rate of the type of classroom setting the instructional personnel service unit is served, plus the cost of aide for each type of class. The three classroom settings which infants are served include: 1) Special Day Class (SDC): Severe/Non-Severe 2) Resource Specialist Program (RSP) 3) Designated Instruction and Service (DIS)

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	February 20, 2013

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Unavailable
Fiscal	Infant Entitlement [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/se/infantapptdat.asp]
Funding Results	Res-12: Special Education - Infant [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r14/infant12result.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	Halena Le, 916-323-6195, hle@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Tami Lam, 916-322-4664, tlam@cde.ca.gov
Division	School Fiscal Services Division, 916-324-4541 (phone), 916-322-5102 (fax)