Classified School Employee Summer Assistance Program Fiscal Year 2021-22

Funding Description

The Classified School Employee Summer Assistance Program (CSESAP) provides up to a dollar for dollar match on amounts withheld from a participating local educational agency's (LEA's) classified school employees' monthly paychecks during the 2022-23 school year. The classified employees' pay withheld and the state match funds will be paid by LEAs to the LEA's eligible employees in the summer months following the 2022-23 school year.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	School districts and county offices of education that elect to participate must notify their classified school employees by January 1, 2022, and the California Department of Education (CDE) by April 1, 2022.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Classified school employee eligibility requirements also apply and are described Education Code Section 45500.
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Not applicable
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Education Code Section 45500; Section 140 of AB 130 (Chapter 44, Statutes of 2021) provides $60,000,000; and Section 139 of AB 181 (Chapter 52, Statutes of 2022) provides a supplemental amount of $35,000,000, as needed for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years.
Source / Type	State / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year	2021-22
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	7415 / 8590
Total Available	$60,000,000
Recipient Amount	Unavailable
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Unavailable

Important Dates

Date Application Available	June 22, 2023
Due Date	July 31, 2023
Expected Notification Date	August 15, 2023

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Classified School Employee Summer Assistance [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/ca/csesap.asp]
Fiscal	Classified School Employee Summer Assistance [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/ca/csesap.asp]
Funding Results	Res-21: CSESAP [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r14/csesap21result.asp]
Other	Participating LEAs must report to the CDE by July 31, 2023, amounts withheld from participating classified school employees` paychecks during the 2022-23 school year. CDE will apportion funds in August 2023.

Contacts

Program	Categorical Allocations and Audit Resolutions Office, CAAR@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Categorical Allocations and Audit Resolutions Office, CAAR@cde.ca.gov
Division	School Fiscal Services Division