Section 42238.15.
Cal. Education Code - EDC § 42238.15.
in effect(a)
Notwithstanding any other law, and in lieu of any inflation or cost-of-living adjustment otherwise authorized for the programs enumerated in subdivision (b), state funding for the programs enumerated in subdivision (b) shall be increased annually by the product of the following:
(1)
The sum of 1.0 plus the percentage change determined under paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 42238.02.
(2)
The sum of 1.0 plus the percentage of increase, from the prior fiscal year to the current fiscal year, in each of the workload factors described in subdivision (b) or, for paragraph (2) of subdivision (b), zero, whichever is greater.
(b)
The programs for which annual state funding increases are determined under this section, and the factors used to measure workload for each of those programs, are as follows:
(1)
Special education programs and services, with workload measured by the regular second principal apportionment average daily attendance for kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive.
(2)
Childcare and development programs, and preschool programs, with workload measured by the state population of children up to and including four years of age.
(c)
Notwithstanding any other law, childcare and development programs shall not receive a cost-of-living adjustment in the 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2020–21, and 2025–26 fiscal years.
(d)
Notwithstanding any other law, childcare and development programs shall not receive a cost-of-living adjustment in the 2023–24 and 2024–25 fiscal years, except for resource and referral agencies pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 10217) of, and local childcare and development planning councils pursuant to Chapter 31 (commencing with Section 10480) of, Part 1.8 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
References
referencesCal. Education Code - EDC § 42238.02.
referencesCal. Education Code - EDC § 10217.
referencesCal. Education Code - EDC § 10480.
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