Special Education: Mental Health Services (State)

Funding Description

Funds are apportioned to Special Education Local Plan Areas (SELPAs) based on average daily attendance (ADA). They are used to support mental health services provided to Special Education Students by SELPAs, in accordance with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Funds must be exclusively used to support mental health services that are included within an individualized education program (IEP).
Other Eligibility Considerations	Local educational agencies must have an approved Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) local plan on file with the CDE.
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Not applicable
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	California Education Code Section 56836.07; Budget item 6100-161-0001(16)
Source / Type	State / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year	2015-16
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	6512 / 8590
Total Available	$361,910,000
Recipient Amount	Statewide SELPAs: Approx. $60.43 per ADA LA Court Schools SELPA: Approx. $0.44 per ADA
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Funds are apportioned based on ADA reported for the Second Principal Apportionment (P-2). The initial apportionment of 50 percent of the appropriated funds is calculated based on 2014–15 P-2 statewide SELPA ADA of 5,978,389.49. An adjustment is made, consistent with existing law, for the Los Angeles Juvenile Court and Community School SELPA. A second apportionment of 25 percent of the appropriated funds, also based off of 2014–15 ADA, will be made in spring 2016. Funding will be adjusted to reflect the ADA reported for 2015–16 P-2 and the remaining funds will be apportioned in summer 2016.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	August 28, 2015

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Unavailable
Fiscal	Special Education [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/se/index.asp]
Funding Results	2015-16 Special Education - Mental Health Services [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r14/semhs15result.asp]
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Stacey Wedin, 916-327-0844, swedin@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Halena Le, 916-323-6195, hle@cde.ca.gov
Division	School Fiscal Services Division, 916-324-4541 (phone), 916-324-7141 (fax)