June 28, 2006

Budget Deal Reached

The Legislature has passed the Budget. Governor Schwarzenegger has indicated that he will act on the Budget on the 30th.   We will update the website on July 5th with changes to the following.

Following are the most recent details on the Budget Deal:

ON-GOING

• COLA: 5.92%
• Deficit Reduction – Fully Paid Off
• Enrollment Growth – Fully Funded
• $957 million for Prior Mandates

• $350 million for School District Revenue Limit Equalization (Conference was $300 million)
• $350 million for Economic Impact Aid (Conference was $300 million)
• $105 million for Arts & Music – per pupil allocation is about $16 (Conference was $75 million.  Has small school minimum of $2,500 for sites with 10 or fewer students and $4,000 for sites with more than 20 students)
• $200 million for Middle and High School Counselors, and CAHSEE Early Intervention (Conference was $75 million for counselors and $30 million for CAHSEE early intervention)
• $5.1 million for additional CAHSEE Administrations
• $49 million for CAHSEE Supplemental/Remedial Instruction (Conference was $50.5 million)
• $0 for Adult Ed for CAHSEE (same as Conference)
• $25 million for English Learner Professional Development (Conference was $25 million)
• $40 million for Governor's Physical Education Professional Development (Conference was $0) ($35,000 per school site)
• $50 million for Pre-School Expansion - pursuant to legislation (Conference was $0)
• $37.8 million for School Meal Reimbursement (same as Conference)
• $18 million for Teacher Credentialing Reforms (same as Conference)
• $8.2 million for Foster Youth Services (same as Conference)
• $0 for Ongoing Mandates (Conference was $133 million)
• $0 for Declining Enrollment (Same as Conference)
• $0 for Special Education (Conference had $75 million in trailer bill language for equalization)
•  $4 million for Oral Health Assessment

ONE-TIME

• $534 million for Discretionary Block Grant (75% school site/25% district)
• $500 million for One-Time Block Grant for Governor's Initiatives on Physical Education and Arts and Music Equipment
• $100 million for Instructional Materials/Library Materials/Education Technology (same as Conference)
• $50 million for Preschool Facilities Revolving Fund (Conference was $0)
• $40 million for Career Technical Equipment (Conference was $35 million)
• $50 million for Teacher Recruitment Block Grant (Conference was $50 million on-going)
• $4 million for K-12 High Speed Network

~ Dave Walrath