Adult Education (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 to the California Adult Education programs, which allocated funds to school districts and county offices of education (local educational agencies). The Adult Education program serves state and national interests by providing life-long educational opportunities and support services to all adults.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Local educational agencies (LEAs) that received funding in 2007-08 are eligible for funds.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Not applicable
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Education Code Section 42605. Funds appropriated in item 6110-156-0001 of the Budget Act of 2009 (Chapter 1 of the 2009-10 Third Extraordinary Session) and in Sec. 38 of SBX3 4 (Chapter 12, Statutes of 2009).
Source / Type	State / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year	2009-10
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	0000 / 8590
Total Available	$634,753,000
Recipient Amount	See allocation formula.
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Of the total $634,753,000 funding available, $588,857,000 is available in 2009-10 and $45,896,000 is deferred until 2010-11. Funding for this program from fiscal years 2008-09 through 2012-13 will be based on 2007-08 funding levels. LEAs will receive the same percentage of the available funding as they received from the allocated funds in 2007-08.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	February 20, 2010

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Adult Education [http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/ae/]
Fiscal	Principal Apportionment [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/pa/index.asp]
Flexibility	Action on the 2008 and 2009 Budget Acts
Other	The funding for this program is now flexible pursuant to Education Code Section 42605. LEAs may utilize all of their program funds to provide services for the program or they may use all or part of their program funds for other educational purposes and/or other categorical programs. 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 calculation is certified by February 20th of the following year (at the same time as the following year's P-1 certification).

Contacts

Program	Richard Berry, 916-327-8648, RBerry@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Kenneth Nguyen, 916-322-8305, KNguyen@cde.ca.gov
Division	School Fiscal Services Division, 916-324-4541 (phone), 916-324-7141 (fax)