Tobacco-Use Prevention Education Program Proposition 56 Expenditure Report

Funding Description

The 2019-20 State Budget appropriated funds from the California Healthcare, Research and Prevention Tobacco Tax Act of 2016 Fund for several purposes, including tobacco-use prevention education in schools. California Department of Education (CDE) receives funds to prevent and reduce the use of tobacco and nicotine products by young people as described in Section 104420 of the California Health and Safety Code (HSC).

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Only county offices of education are eligible to apply for this funding. In order to be eligible to apply, the applicant agency must have been certified by the California Department of Education as meeting Tobacco-Free Policy Certification requirements as provided under California Health and Safety Code Section 104420 (n)(2).
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Not applicable
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	California Healthcare, Research and Prevention Tobacco Tax Act of 2016 and California Health and Safety Code Section 104420.
Source / Type	State / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2019-20
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	6685 / 8590
Total Available	$23,154,322
Recipient Amount	See Allocation Formula
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	State Operations $1,038,000 Local Assistance $18,490,000 Rollover Appropriation from FY 2018-19 $3,626,322.21

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	Unavailable

Additional Information

Application	TUPE Expenditure Report for Fiscal Year 2019–20 [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/he/at/prop56expendreport1920.asp]
Background	Tobacco-Use Prevention Education Program [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/he/at/tupe.asp]
Fiscal	Tobacco-Use Prevention Education Funding [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/he/at/tupefunding.asp]
Funding Results	TUPE Expenditure Report for Fiscal Year 2019–20 [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/he/at/prop56expendreport1920.asp]
Other	Proposition 56, approved by the California voters in the November 2016 general election, increased, by $2.00 the tax on each pack of cigarettes sold in the state. The initiative increased the tax on other tobacco products by an equivalent amount, including electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) for the first time. This tax is deposited into the California Healthcare, Research and Prevention Tobacco Tax Act of 2016 Fund.

Contacts

Program	Elena Cristina Bardasu, 916-319-0286, EcBardasu@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Elena Cristina Bardasu, 916-319-0286, EcBardasu@cde.ca.gov
Division	Professional Learning Support Division, 916-323-1540 (phone), 916-323-6061 (fax)