6110 Department of Education
Major Program Changes
  • The Budget proposes an increase of $1.8 billion Proposition 98 General Fund for the purpose of reducing ongoing K-12 school district revenue limit deferrals.

  • The Budget proposes an increase of $1.6 billion Proposition 98 General Fund to implement a new funding formula for school districts.

  • The Budget proposes $400.5 million Proposition 98 General Fund for local educational agencies to undertake Proposition 39, the California Clean Energy Jobs Act, energy efficiency projects. Funds would be distributed to school districts on a per average daily attendance basis.

  • The Budget proposes a decrease of $92 million Proposition 98 General Fund, $12.4 million Charter School Revolving Loan Fund, and $175,000 non-Proposition 98 General Fund to reflect the realignment of the Charter School Facility Grant Program and the Charter School Revolving Loan Program to the California School Finance Authority.

  • The Budget proposes an increase of $9.7 million in one-time Proposition 98 General Fund in 2012-13 for the Emergency Repair Program.

  • The Budget proposes to shift the Adult Basic Education Program to the California Community Colleges. However, the Adult Basic Education Program funding of $588.9 million would be consolidated in the new funding formula.

  • The Budget proposes a decrease of $9.4 million Proposition 98 General Fund to reflect the shift of the Apprenticeship Program to the California Community Colleges.

  • The Budget proposes to shift $1.3 million federal funds from the Adminstrator Training Program to the California Subject Matter Projects Program.

  • The Budget proposes an increase of $28.2 million Proposition 98 General Fund to implement a new funding formula for county offices of education.

  • The Budget proposes an increase of $100 million Proposition 98 General Fund to include the Graduation Requirements mandate and the Behavioral Intervention Plans mandate in the Mandates Block Grant for reimbursement in 2013-14.

  • The Budget proposes an increase of $62.8 million Proposition 98 General Fund to reflect cost-of-living adjustments for the special education, child nutrition, American Indian Education Center and American Indian Early Childhood Education programs.

  • The Budget proposes to count $162.8 million of Proposition 98 General Fund expenditures in 2012-13 towards paying down settle-up owed under the Quality Education Investment Act, bringing 2012-13 appropriations down to the Proposition 98 Guarantee level.