Special Education: Mandate Settlement

Funding Description

Funds are apportioned to school districts based on average daily attendance (ADA) in full satisfaction and in lieu of reimbursable mandate claims relating to special education programs and services resulting from the Commission on State Mandates cases.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	School districts are eligible to receive mandate settlement funds if they were part of the second principal apportionment for the 1999-2000 fiscal year.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s)	K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Education Code Section 56836.157 (Chapter 203, Statutes of 2001); Budget Item 6110-161-0001
Source / Type	State / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year	2007-08
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	0000 / 8590
Total Available	$25,000,000
Recipient Amount	See Allocation Formula
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	The funding rate was determined by dividing $25 million by the total ADA, excluding attendance for regional occupational centers and programs, adult education, and programs operated by the county superintendents of schools, for all pupils in kindergarten through grade twelve in all school districts for the second principal apportionment for the 1999-00 fiscal year. Each school district's allocation equals this per pupil amount (approximately $4.51) times the district's ADA for the second principal apportionment for the 1999-00 fiscal year.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	February 15, 2008

Additional Information

Application	Special Education Mandate Settlement  [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/se/semandatesettlemnt.asp]
Background	Unavailable
Fiscal	Special Education Mandate Settlement  [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/se/semandatesettlemnt.asp]
Other	The Commission on State Mandates cases that resulted in the settlement are: (1) Riverside County Superintendent of Schools, et al., CSM-3986; and (2) Long Beach Unified School District, CSM-3986A.

Contacts

Program	Stephanie Lo, 916-323-6195, slo@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Shelley Goode, 916-324-4530, SGoode@cde.ca.gov
Division	School Fiscal Services Division, 916-324-4541 (phone), 916-324-7141 (fax)