Regional Occupational Centers and Programs

Funding Description

Note: Much of the information provided below is outdated. Funding for this program is now unrestricted pursuant to SBX3 4 (Chapter 12, Statutes of 2009), enacted in February 2009. For additional information, please refer to the Action on 2008 and 2009 Budget Acts Web page.

Regional Occupational Centers and Programs (ROC/Ps) provide valuable career and technical education to high school students 16 years of age and older, and adult students so they can (1) enter the workforce with skills and competencies to be successful; (2) pursue advanced training in postsecondary educational institutions; or (3) upgrade existing skills and knowledge. ROC/P funds for local educational agencies (LEAs) are administered through the California Department of Education Principal Apportionment process.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	LEAs that participate in Regional Occupational Centers and Programs are eligible for funding.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s)	9, 10, 11, 12, Adult
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Education Code sections 52335 - 52335.6; Budget Item 6110-105-0001, and Chapter 269, Statutes of 2008.
Source / Type	State / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year	2008-09
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	6350 / 8311
Total Available	$482,985,000
Recipient Amount	See allocation formula
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Funding for 2008-09 consists of several components: (1) Base funding is equal to the 2008-09 base revenue limit per average daily attendance (ADA) multiplied by the lesser of 2007-08 funded or the 2008-09 Annual ADA reported through the Principal Apportionment software. No COLA was appropriated for this program; therefore the base revenue limit per ADA for 2008-09 will be the prior year weighed average base revenue limit. The 2007-08 funded ADA is the base ADA plus the average growth and excess ADA; (2) The funds appropriated for this program reflect a reduction to the base funding of 0.55 percent for a statewide decline in 11th and 12th grade ADA. If sufficient funding is not available, a proration factor will be applied to the base funding; and (3) No growth fund was appropriated for allowable growth ADA.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	February 20, 2009

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Regional Occupational Centers and Programs [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ct/rp/]
Fiscal	Principal Apportionment [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/pa/]
Other	Of the $482,985,000 funding available, $443,355,000 is available in 2008-09, and $39,630,000 is deferred until 2009-10. Funds are paid through the Principal Apportionment. Principal Apportionment amounts are calculated three times for each fiscal year: The First Principal Apportionment (P-1) is certified by February 20th, the Second Principal Apportionment (P-2) is certified by July 2nd, and the Annual Apportionment is certified by February 20th of the following year (at the same time as the following year's P-1 certification).

Contacts

Program	Julie Wible, 916-323-5759, JWible@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Halena Le, 916-324-4535, HLe@cde.ca.gov
Division	School Fiscal Services Division, 916-324-4541 (phone), 916-322-5102 (fax)