Classified School Employee Summer Assistance Program Fiscal Year 2019-20

Funding Description

The Classified School Employee Summer Assistance Program (CSESAP) provides up to a dollar for dollar match on amounts withheld from a participating local educational agency's (LEA's) classified school employees' monthly paychecks during the 2020-21 school year. The classified employees' pay withheld and the state match funds will be paid by LEAs to the LEA's eligible employees in the summer months following the 2020-21 school year.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	School districts and county offices of education that elect to participate must notify their classified school employees by January 1, 2020, and the California Department of Education (CDE) by April 1, 2020.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Classified school employee eligibility requirements also apply and are described Education Code Section 45500, added by Section 27 of SB 75 (Chapter 51, Statutes of 2019).
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Not applicable
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Education Code Section 45500, and sections 27 and 85 of SB 75 (Chapter 51, 2019), and section 106 of SB 98 (Chapter 24, 2020)
Source / Type	State / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year	2019-20
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	7415 / 8590
Total Available	$53,927,127
Recipient Amount	See allocation formula.
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Apportionments shall be determined for each LEA on the basis of the amount that has been withheld from the monthly paychecks of participating classified employees and placed in a separate account. If the total amount requested by participating LEAs exceeds the amount appropriated, the apportionment amount to LEAs will be prorated accordingly.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	June 14, 2021
Due Date	August 2, 2021
Expected Notification Date	Unavailable

Additional Information

Application	Classified School Employee Summer Assistance [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/ca/csesap.asp]
Background	Classified School Employee Summer Assistance [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/ca/csesap.asp]
Fiscal	Classified School Employee Summer Assistance [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/ca/csesap.asp]
Funding Results	Res-19: CSESAP [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r14/csesap19result.asp]
Other	Participating LEAs must report to the CDE by July 31, 2021, amounts withheld from participating classified school employees` paychecks. CDE will apportion funds in August 2021.

Contacts

Program	Categorical Allocations and Audit Resolutions Office, CAAR@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Categorical Allocations and Audit Resolutions Office, CAAR@cde.ca.gov
Division	School Fiscal Services Division, 916-327-0538 (phone), 916-327-6157 (fax)