History of Special Education Funding in California

Feb 27, 2018 - Consequently, the J-50 system encouraged schools to serve students with severe disabilities in special day classes. 1998-Present: A Simpler System Based on Overall Attendance New Funding System Intended to Simplify and Encourage Innovation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3764

The 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 98 Analysis

Feb 13, 2019 - Chapter   407 o f 1998 (S B  50 , Greene) created the SFP. The underlying tenet of the program is that the state and school districts share the cost of building new school facilities and modernizing old ones.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3930

The 2018-19 Budget: Update on State Funding for K-12 School Facilities

May 3, 2018 - Chapter  407 of 1998 (SB 50, Greene) created the SFP. The underlying tenet of the program is that the state and school districts share the cost of building new school facilities and modernizing old ones.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3821

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of Special Education “Disconnect”

Mar 1, 2017 - About 85  percent of state special education funding is distributed according to a student-based formula commonly called AB 602 (after the legislation that introduced it in 1998). This formula allocates funds to Special Education Local Planning Areas (SELPAs) based on their total student attendance, regardless of how many students are served in special education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3598

An Evaluation of the School Facility Fee Affordable Housing Assistance Programs [Publication Details]

Jan 18, 2001 - Proposition 1A of 1998 authorized $9.2 billion to finance school facilities. Its companion legislation appropriated $160 million to reimburse school facility fees paid for new homes. In this report we recommend that the Legislature eliminate the $60 million in scheduled appropriations for these reimbursements in 2001-02 and 2002-03.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/746

The 2018-19 Budget: Charter School Facility Grant Program

Apr 23, 2018 - Initially, many charter schools are conversions of district schools and remain in their existing facilities. 1998 An increasing share of charter schools are start ‑ups rather than conversions of existing schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3812

Overview of Special Education Funding Models

Dec 17, 2021 - These benefits are consistent with those identified by California when the census ‑based A B  602 model was first implemented in 1998. We  note that the federal government allocates most special education funding through a census ‑based formula based on a state ’s share of the national child population and national population of children living in poverty.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4486