Special Education: Mental Health Services

Funding Description

Funds are apportioned to Special Education Local Plan Areas (SELPAs) based on average daily attendance (ADA). They are used to provide mental health services required by an individualized education program pursuant to the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and before referring a student to a county mental health agency for services.

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	Education Code Sections 56331 (Chapter 493, Statutes of 2004), 56836.06, 56836.07; Budget Item 6110-161-0001, Provision 18, (Chapter 47, Statutes of 2006); Senate Bill 1895 (Chapter 493, Statutes of 2004)
Source / Type	State / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year	2006-07
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	6500 / 8590
Total Available	$31,000,000
Recipient Amount	$5.2010272223 per ADA
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	The apportionment is for $3,100.000. It equals the remaining 10 percent of the total budget appropriation of $31,000,000. The first 90 percent ($27.9 million) of the appropriation was paid in December 2006. The apportionment is calculated based on the ADA reported for the 2006-07 second principle apportionment (P-2) with a statewide SELPA ADA of 5,946,121.83. An appropriate adjustment is made, consistent with existing law, for the Los Angeles Juvenile Court and Community School SELPA.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	December 15, 2006

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Unavailable
Fiscal	http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/se
Other	Additional Information: The ADA rate for the LA Court School SELPA's is $0.046928486.

Contacts

Program	Bounthay Bouttavong, 916-327-3507, bbouttav@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Stephanie Lo, 916-323-6195, slo@cde.ca.gov
Division	School Fiscal Services Division, 916-324-4541 (phone), 916-324-7141 (fax)