Dear Riverside County Superintendent of Schools:

Apportionment to the Riverside County Office of Education for the Special Olympics of Northern and Southern California
Fiscal Year 2025–26

This apportionment, in the amount of $30,000,000, is made to the Riverside County Office of Education (RCOE) from funds provided in Section 86 of Assembly Bill 121 (Chapter 8, Statutes of 2025) and equals 100 percent of the amount available. These funds are apportioned to the RCOE for allocation to the Special Olympics of Northern California and the Special Olympics of Southern California for the purposes of supporting the Unified Champion Schools Program, the Healthy Athletes Program, the Community Sports Program, and for general operating expenses. The RCOE may allocate the total amount available to the Special Olympics of Northern California and the Special Olympics of Southern California in the 2025–26 fiscal year.

Pursuant to Section 86(b), it is the intent of the Legislature that the Special Olympics of Northern and Southern California expend or encumber approximately ten million dollars ($10,000,000) of the funds appropriated in each of fiscal years 2025–26, 2026–27, and 2027–28. The funds are available for encumbrance until June 30, 2028.

A warrant will be mailed to the Riverside County Treasurer approximately three weeks from the date of this letter. For standardized account code structure coding, use Resource Code 7810, Other Restricted State, and Revenue Object Code 8590, All Other State Revenue.

The RCOE was notified of this apportionment by email, which was sent to its CDEfisc email address. The notification included a link to this letter and the apportionment schedule, which are posted on the CDE web page at https://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/ca/specialolympics.asp.

If you have any questions regarding this apportionment or the payment process, please contact the Categorical Allocations and Audit Resolution Office by email at CAAR@cde.ca.gov.

Sincerely,

Tami Pierson, Director
School Fiscal Services Division

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