Special Education: Out-of-Home Care

Funding Description

The Out-of-Home Care (OHC) Program provides funding to each Special Education Local Plan Areas (SELPAs) for pupils residing in group homes and six other types of facilities located within each SELPA’s geographic boundaries.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	All SELPAs are eligible for this funding.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Funding for each SELPA is based on the following: • Group homes: bed count data (capacity) collected by the Department of Social Services as of December 31, 2016. • All other facilities types: pupil count data collected by the Department of Developmental Services as of April 1, 2017 for children and youth ages 3 to 21.
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Not applicable
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	California Education Code sections 56836.165, 56836.173; Budget Item 6100-161-0001(1)(4)
Source / Type	State / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year	2016-17
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	6500 / 8311
Total Available	$145,318,000
Recipient Amount	See allocation formula
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Funding for the group home (GH) is based on the number of beds (capacity) multiplied by the funding rate for the GH’s rate classification level (RCL), ranging from level 3 to level 14, depending on the level of severity. In addition, funding for the six facility types (foster family home, foster family agency, small family home, community care facility, intermediate care facility, and skilled nursing facility) is based on the number of pupils at each facility multiplied by its RCL rate. The 2016-17 RCL rate is equal to the 2015-16 RCL rate because the statutory cost-of-living adjustment is zero for 2016-17 fiscal year.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	February 20, 2017

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Unavailable
Fiscal	Out-of-Home Care [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/se/ohcapptdat.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	Principal Apportionment Section, 916-324-4541, pase@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Principal Apportionment Section, 916-324-4541, pase@cde.ca.gov
Division	School Fiscal Services Division, 916-324-4541 (phone), 916-324-7141 (fax)