Special Education Assembly Bill 602

Funding Description

The Special Education Assembly Bill (AB) 602 Program provides funding to special education local plan areas (SELPAs) based on the SELPA members funded average daily attendance (ADA) and other data components.

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	California Education Code sections 56836.14, 56836.144, 56836.148, 56836.15, 56836.21, 56836.22, 56836.24 & 56836.31; Budget Item 6100-161-0001(1)
Source / Type	State / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year	2024-25
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	6500 / 8311
Total Available	$4,764,207,000
Recipient Amount	See allocation formula
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	The AB 602 funding model provides funding to the SELPAs based on the SELPA members funded ADA and rate per unit of ADA. The cost-of-living adjustments provided for this fiscal year is 1.07 percent. The Out-of-Home Care (OHC) and Extraordinary Cost Pool (ECP) Program are both components of the AB 602 funding model. Refer to the OHC and ECP funding profiles for more information.

Important Dates

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

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Unavailable
Fiscal	Assembly Bill (AB) 602 [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/se/ab602apptdat.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	Chris Essman, 916-324-4541, cessman@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Principal Apportionment Office, 916-324-4541, pase@cde.ca.gov
Division	School Fiscal Services Division, 916-324-4541