| Last Updated: | 2/19/2010 |
| Budget Issue: | Economic Impact Aid (EIA) program. |
| Program: | California Department of Education |
| Finding or Recommendation: | Make technical reduction of $101 million to align funding with declining eligible student count (includes $63 million in one-time 2009-10 savings and $38 million in ongoing 2010-11 savings.) Additionally, free districts from certain regulatory and compliance-related requirements that CDE has developed to guide districts' EIA expenditures. |
For more detail on technical reduction, please see the "LAO Alternative Proposition 98 Plan" section of our report, The 2010-11 Budget: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education.
For more detail on reaffirming discretion over how districts can use EIA funds, please see the "Consolidate English Learner Program Into Economic Impact Aid" section of our report, Year-One Survey: Update on School District Finance and Flexibility.