Special Education Out-of-Home Care

Funding Description

The Out-of-Home Care Program provides funding through the Special Education Assembly Bill 602 formula to special education local plan areas (SELPAs) for foster youth, pupils placed in the short-term residential therapeutic program (STRTP), and three other types of facilities located within each SELPAs' geographic boundaries.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	All SELPAs are eligible for this funding.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Not applicable
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	California Education Code sections 56836.168, 56836.173; Budget Item 6100-161-0001(1)(4)
Source / Type	State / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year	2024-25
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	6500 / 8311
Total Available	$162,053,000
Recipient Amount	Unavailable
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Funding for each SELPA is based on five data components: the sum of cumulative enrollment for foster youth reported through California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System; the average daily population at STRTP provided by the Department of Social Services; and pupil count data in community care, intermediate care, and skilled nursing facilities provided by the Department of Developmental Services as of April 1, 2025. Funding for each SELPA is calculated as follows: the sum of cumulative enrollment for foster youth multiplied by the foster youth rate; average daily population at STRTP multiplied by the STRTP rate; pupil counts for community care multiplied by the community care rate; pupil counts for intermediate care multiplied by the intermediate care rate; and pupil counts for skilled nursing multiplied by the skilled nursing rate. The cost-of-living adjustment provided for this fiscal year is 1.07 percent and the funding rates for each data component is shown on the Funding Rates and Information, Fiscal Year 2024-25 web page.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	February 20, 2025

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Unavailable
Fiscal	Out-of-Home Care [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/se/ohcapptdat.asp]
Other	Funds are paid through the Principal Apportionment. Principal Apportionment amounts are calculated three times for each fiscal year: the First Principal Apportionment (P-1) is certified by February 20th, the Second Principal Apportionment (P-2) is certified by June 25th and the Annual calculation is certified by February 20th of the following year (with that year's P-1 certification).

Contacts

Program	Principal Apportionment Section, 916-324-4541, pase@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Principal Apportionment Section, 916-324-4541, pase@cde.ca.gov
Division	School Fiscal Services Division, 916-324-4541