Dear County Superintendents of Schools:

Apportionment to the
Kern County Office of Education
for Mental Health and Wellness Resources Fiscal Year 2021–22

This apportionment, in the amount of $25,000,000, is made to the Kern County Office of Education (COE) from funds provided in Assembly Bill (AB) 130, Chapter 44, Statutes of 2021, as amended by AB 167, Chapter 252, Statutes of 2021, and equals 100 percent of the amount available. These funds are for the Kern COE to contract with the Child Mind Institute for purposes of developing mental health and wellness instructional resources and trainings for caregivers, educators, and youth to address impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children’s mental health and to promote mental wellness within families and school communities.

Of the funds provided, $10,000,000 is for the production and development of a series of instructional training videos, print resources, and toolkits for caregivers, youth, and educators that cover youth mental health and wellness skill sets. The remaining $15,000,000 is for direct compensation to educators for their participation in the completion of the instructional training video series.

A warrant will be mailed to the Kern County Treasurer approximately three to four weeks from the date of this notice. For standardized account code structure coding, use Resource Code 7810, Mental Health and Wellness Resources, and Revenue Object Code 8590, All Other State Revenue.

The Kern COE 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 California Department of Education website at https://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/ca/mentalhealth.asp.

If you have any questions regarding this apportionment or the payment process, please contact the Principal Apportionment Section by email at PASE@cde.ca.gov.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Dearstyne, Director
School Fiscal Services Division

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