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Classified School Employee Summer Assistance Program Fiscal Year 2023-24

NOTE: The application due date for this program has passed.


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 2024-25 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 2024-25 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, 2024, and the California Department of Education (CDE) by April 1, 2024.
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, and Budget Act Item 6100-220-0001 of SB 101 (Chapter 12, Statutes of 2023).
Source / Type State / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year 2023-24
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes 7415 / 8590
Total Available $90,000,000
Recipient Amount Unavailable
Match Requirement No
Allocation Formula Unavailable

Important Dates

Date Application Available June 23, 2025
Due Date July 31, 2025
Expected Notification Date August 1, 2025

Additional Information

Application RFA-24: CSESAP [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r14/csesap24rfa.asp]
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 ResultsRes-23: CSESAP [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r14/csesap23result.asp]
Other Participating LEAs must report to the CDE by July 31, 2025, amounts withheld from participating classified school employees` paychecks during the 2024-25 school year. CDE will apportion funds in August 2025.

Contacts

Program Categorical Allocations and Audit Resolution Office, CAAR@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal Categorical Allocations and Audit Resolution Office, CAAR@cde.ca.gov
Division School Fiscal Services Division
Last Modified: June 21, 2024
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