Special Education AB 602 Apportionment

Funding Description

The Special Education AB 602 Program provides funding to Special Education Local Plan Areas (SELPAs) based on the SELPA’s average daily attendance (ADA).

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	All SELPAs are eligible for funding.
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	California Education Code sections: 56836.08, 56836.10, 56836.11, 56836.15, 56836.173, 56836.21, 56836.22 & 56836.31; Budget Item 6100-161-0001(1)
Source / Type	State / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year	2015-16
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	6500 / 8311
Total Available	$2,745,855,000
Recipient Amount	See allocation formula
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	The AB 602 funding model provides funding to the SELPAs based on a rate per unit of ADA. A 1.02% cost-of-living adjustment is provided for the 2015–16 fiscal year. The Out-of-Home Care (OHC) Program is another major component of the AB 602 funding model. SELPAs’ OHC entitlements are calculated based on the fiscal year 2015–16 rate (per bed or per pupil) for the type of OHC service provided, times the bed count or pupil count as of April 1st of the fiscal year (refer to the OHC Funding Profile for more information).

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	February 19, 2016

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Assembly Bill (AB) 602 [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/se/ab602apptdat.asp]
Fiscal	Assembly Bill (AB) 602 [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/se/ab602apptdat.asp]
Other	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 June 25th, and the Annual calculation is certified by February 20th of the following year (with that year’s P-1 certification).

Contacts

Program	Halena Le, 916-323-6195, hle@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Halena Le, 916-323-6195, hle@cde.ca.gov
Division	School Fiscal Services Division, 916-324-4541 (phone), 916-322-5102 (fax)