6110 Department of Education
Major Program Changes
  • The Budget proposes an increase of $2.1 billion Proposition 98 General Fund for the purpose of reducing ongoing K-12 school district revenue limit deferrals.

  • The Budget proposes an increase of $178 million Proposition 98 General Fund to create a Mandates Block Grant beginning in 2012-13.

  • The Budget assumes an increase of $6.022 billion Proposition 98 Education Protection Account Fund and an offsetting decrease of $6.022 billion Proposition 98 General Fund for School District and County Office of Education revenue limits. The Education Protection Account Fund provides additional revenues derived from the Governor's tax initiative.

  • The Budget proposes an increase of $98.6 million Proposition 98 General Fund in 2012-13 to backfill Proposition 63 funds provided on a one-time basis in 2011-12 for special education mental health services.

  • The Budget proposes an increase of $12.3 million in one-time Proposition 98 General Fund in 2012-13 for the Emergency Repair Program.

  • The Budget proposes an increase of $8.6 million Federal Title II Trust Fund and 2.0 positions in 2012-13 as a result of shifting the Improving Teacher Quality State Grant Program from the California Postsecondary Education Commission to the State Department of Education (SDE).

  • The Budget proposes an increase of $5.0 million General Fund in 2012-13 as a result of shifting funding for the California Subject Matter Projects program from the University of California to the SDE to ensure that the funding is identified for federal matching requirements.

  • The Budget proposes a reduction of $446.9 million in non-Proposition 98 General Fund and $69.9 million in Proposition 98 General Fund to SDE child care programs to reflect changes to reimbursement rates, and to also reflect the alignment of eligibility and need criteria for low-income working family child care services with federal income eligibility rules and welfare-to-work work participation requirements. These changes are consistent with the Administration's proposal to restructure CalWORKs, which would focus limited state resources on low-income families working a required number of hours.

  • The Budget proposes a decrease of $10.4 million General Fund in 2012-13 to reflect the elimination of the state supplemental reimbursement for free and reduced-price breakfast and lunch served at private schools, private child care centers, and other private entities.

  • The Budget proposes a decrease of $8.1 million General Fund in 2012-13 to reflect the elimination of the Advancement Via Individual Determination Program.

  • The Budget proposes a decrease of $1.8 million General Fund in 2012-13 to reduce discretionary deferred maintenance projects at the State Special Schools.

  • The Budget proposes a decrease of $514,000 General Fund in 2012-13 to reflect the elimination of support for leadership development programs for vocational student officers, instructional materials for vocational teacher advisors, and training and preparation for new vocational education teachers.

  • The Budget proposes a decrease of $376,000 General Fund in 2012-13 to reflect the elimination of the non-Proposition 98 General Fund Indian Education Center Program.