County Oversight: Valenzuela Case Settlement (Flexible Funds)

Funding Description

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

Before 2008-09, the funds were restricted for county office of education (COE) oversight purposes as part of the Valenzuela v. O'Connell (Valenzuela) case settlement. COE oversight includes verifying that eligible pupils of local educational agencies participating in the California High School Exit Exam Intensive Instruction and Services program are informed that they are entitled to receive intensive instruction and services for up to two consecutive academic years after completion of grade 12 or until the pupil has passed both parts of the exam. In addition, COEs verify that pupils who have elected to receive CAHSEE intensive instruction and services are being served.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	COEs that received funding in 2008-09 are eligible for funds.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Not applicable
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	SBX3 4 (Chapter 12, Statutes of 2009) Section 15, Education Code Section 42605; Budget Item 6110-266-0001.
Source / Type	State / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year	2009-10
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	0000 / 8590
Total Available	$1,202,000
Recipient Amount	For 2009-10, COEs will receive the same amount as 2008-09, less approx. 4.44%.
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Funding for this program from fiscal years 2009-10 through 2012-13 will be based on 2008-09 funding levels. COEs will receive the same percentage of the available funding that they received of the funding allocated in 2008-09.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	Unavailable

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Categorical Index Page [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/ca/]
Fiscal	Unavailable
Flexibility	Action on the 2008 and 2009 Budget Acts
Funding Results	Res-09: Valenzuela Case Settlement [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r14/valen09result.asp]
Other	Funding for this program is among those that are generally flexible pursuant to SBX3 4 Section 15, Education Code (EC) Section 42605, enacted in February 2009. However, Assembly Bill X4 2 Section 15, enacted in July 2009 imposed additional restrictions related to this program by requiring county offices of education to fulfill all of the requirements of EC Section 1240. EC Section 1240 (c)(2)(E) requires COEs to verify that eligible pupils have been notified of their entitlement to CAHSEE intensive instruction services and that those who elect to receive such services are being served.

Contacts

Program	Julie Klein Briggs, 916-323-6191, jbriggs@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Julie Klein Briggs, 916-323-6191, jbriggs@cde.ca.gov
Division	School Fiscal Services Division, 916-327-0538 (phone), 916-327-4873 (fax)