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Special Education Dispute Prevention and Dispute Resolution


Funding Description

One-time fund apportioned to special education local plan areas (SELPAs) based on pupils with exceptional needs as reported in Fall 1 Census for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 fiscal years. The purpose of these funds is to support local educational agencies in conducting dispute prevention and voluntary alternative dispute resolution activities to prevent and resolve special education disputes resulting from school disruptions stemming from the COVID-19 public health emergency during the period of March 13, 2020, to September 1, 2021, inclusive.

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) 3-22

Funding

Legal Authority Section 160 of Assembly Bill 130 (Chapter 44, Statutes of 2021)
Source / Type State / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year 2021-22
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes 6536 / 8590
Total Available $100,000,000
Recipient Amount Per-pupil rate of $124.2646638517
Match Requirement No
Allocation Formula Calculation is based on a per pupil amount by dividing the appropriated budget by the total statewide number of pupils with exceptional needs, using the greater of Fall 1 Census special education data for the 2019-20 or 2020-21 fiscal years. An apportionment is calculated for each SELPA by multiplying the per pupil amount by the total number of pupils with exceptional needs for the member local educational agency. Calculation is performed based on a comparison of the 2019-20 and 2020-21 fiscal years SELPA level pupil counts.

Important Dates

Date Application Available Unavailable
Due Date Unavailable
Expected Notification Date August 31, 2021

Additional Information

Application Unavailable
Background Dispute Prevention and Dispute Resolution [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/se/sedpdr.asp]
Fiscal Unavailable
Funding ResultsRes-21: Special Education DPDR [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r14/sedpdr21result.asp]
Other Unavailable

Contacts

Program John Burch, 916-445-4891, jburch@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal Tami Lam, 916-322-4664, tlam@cde.ca.gov
Division School Fiscal Services Division, 916-324-4541 (phone), 916-324-7141 (fax)
Last Modified: August 23, 2021
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