Apprenticeship

Funding Description

Apprenticeship is an on-the-job training and education delivery system. Funding, which is administered through the Principal Apportionment process, supports related and supplementary instruction in local adult education and Regional Occupational Centers and Program (ROC/P) agencies that have apprenticeship programs.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Funding is limited to local educational agencies participating in approved apprenticeship programs.
Other Eligibility Considerations	School districts and county offices of education
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Adult
Eligible Age Level(s)	18

Funding

Legal Authority	California Education Code Section 8152; Budget item 6110-103-0001; Assembly Bill 103 (Chapter 13, Statutes of 2012).
Source / Type	State / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year	2012-13
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	0000 / 8311
Total Available	$15,694,000
Recipient Amount	See allocation formula.
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Of the total $15,694,000 funding available, $9,467,000 is available in 2012-13, and $6,227,000 is deferred until 2013-14. An apprentice program is funded for its actual hours, as reported in the Principal Apportionment Software, or its approved hours, whichever is less. The 2012–13 funding rate per hour is $5.04. If an apprentice program operates for more hours than its approved amount, the excess hours may be funded if sufficient funds are available. Excess hours may be allocated at a lower rate.

Important Dates

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

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Apprenticeship [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ct/ap/]
Fiscal	Principal Apportionment [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/pa/index.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	John Dunn, 916-319-0460, jdunn@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Shawna Shepley, 916-322-4664, sshepley@cde.ca.gov
Division	School Fiscal Services Division, 916-324-4541 (phone), 916-324-7141 (fax)