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Official Letter
California Department of Education
Official Letter
September 10, 2019

Special Olympics of Northern California, Inc.
Attn:  Ilisa Kessler, Chief Operating Officer
3480 Buskirk Avenue, Suite 340
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523

Special Olympics Southern California, Inc.
Attn:  Janet Rose, Chief Financial Officer
1600 Forbes Way, Suite 200
Long Beach, CA 90810

Dear Ms. Kessler and Ms. Rose:

Apportionment for the
Special Olympics of Northern and Southern California
Fiscal Year 2019–20

This apportionment, in the amount of $4,000,000, is made from the General Fund to the Special Olympics of Northern California and the Special Olympics of Southern California pursuant to Section 86 of Senate Bill 75 (Chapter 51, Statutes of 2019). Funding is provided for the purposes of supporting the Unified Champion Schools Program, the Healthy Athletes Program, and the Community Sports Program, and shall be available for the 2019–20, 2020–21 and 2021–22 fiscal years. This apportionment represents an equal distribution of the funds between the two organizations and reflects 100 percent of funds appropriated in fiscal year 2019–20. Warrants will be mailed approximately three weeks from the date of this Notice.

If you have any questions regarding this apportionment, please contact Julie Klein Briggs, Fiscal Consultant, Categorical Allocations and Management Assistance Office by phone at 916-323-6191 or by email at jbriggs@cde.ca.gov [Note: The preceding contact, phone, and email information is no longer valid. Please contact the Categorical Allocations and Audit Resolution Office at CAAR@cde.ca.gov.].

Sincerely,

Lisa Constancio, Director
School Fiscal Services Division

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