January 2023
K-12 Education
New Workload and Funding for the California Department of Education (CDE)
2023-24 Governor's January Budget (Dollars In Thousands)
| Proposal | Positions | Amount | Duration |
| Federal Funds | |||
| Increase staff to monitor Educationally Related Mental Health Services. | 2 | $242 | Ongoing |
| State Fundsa | |||
| Increase staff to develop and implement data collection system for school-based State Preschool programs required by Chapter 901 of 2022 (AB 22, McCarty). | 9 | $5,934 | Variesb |
| Fund a third-party vendor to pay State Preschool providers through direct deposit. | — | 2,184 | One-timec |
| Increase staff for additional teacher data reporting. | 7 | 1,316 | Ongoing |
| Establish Data Science Office. | 8 | 1,232 | Ongoing |
| Provide funds to develop a statewide literacy roadmap. | — | 1,000 | One-time |
| Increases staff to implement State Preschool expulsion and suspension policy required by Chapter 915 of 2022 (AB 2806, Rubio). | 5 | 740 | Ongoing |
| Provide support and training for the Classroom Assessments Scoring System. | 3 | 645 | Ongoing |
| Increase staff to support the development of an equity framework and screening tool required by Chapter 699 of 2022 (AB 2832, Rivas). | 3 | 449 | Variesd |
| Provide funding to develop and implement the State Migrant Education Extended School Year Program, as required by Chapter 483 of 2022. (AB 1777, Aguilar-Curry). | — | 164 | One-timee |
| Provide resources for the Home-to-School Transportation Program. | 1 | 164 | Ongoing |
| Pay state dues for Education Commission of the States. | — | 160 | Ongoing |
| Increase staff to support the Quality Rating and Improvement System. | 1 | 152 | Ongoing |
| Provide resources for the Schoolbus Driver Training Program. | 1 | 138 | Ongoing |
| Provide funding to develop evidence-based best practices for restorative justice practice on school campuses, as required by Chapter 914 of 2022 (AB 2598, Weber). | — | 130 | One-time |
| Support Instructional Quality Commission. | — | 109 | One-time |
| Fund infrastructure upgrades for new school buses used in the state bus driver training program. | — | 100 | One-time |
| Totals | 40 | $14,859 | |
| a Funded by Non-Proposition 98 General Fund. | |||
| b Of this funding, $5.9 million is available on a one-time basis, and $3.9 million is available ongoing. | |||
| c Of this funding, $2.2 million is available in 2023-24, and $3.3 million is available in 2024-25 and 2025-26. | |||
| d Of this funding, $449,000 is available in 2023-24 and 2024-25, and $164,000 is available ongoing. | |||
| e Of this funding, $164,000 is available in 2023-24 and $82,000 is available in 2024-25. | |||