Local control funding formula: school districts and charter schools: pupils experiencing homelessness: supplemental and concentration grants: regional adjustment factors: grade-span adequacy adjustments.
- Expands school funding by adding homeless students to the high-needs student categories that qualify for extra funding.
- Increases supplemental grants from 20% to 35% for high-needs students starting in 2030.
- Guarantees a minimum 4% annual funding increase for schools when inflation is lower.
- Requires regional cost adjustments to school funding based on local housing and labor costs by 2030.
Assembly Member Alvarez's education finance reform legislation proposes substantial changes to California's local control funding formula, expanding eligibility criteria and adjusting funding mechanisms to address regional cost variations. The bill modifies how schools receive supplemental funding for high-needs students by adding pupils experiencing homelessness to the "unduplicated pupil" category and allowing certain students to be counted multiple times when they fall into more than one eligible group.
The legislation establishes new baseline funding protections by requiring a minimum 4% annual inflation adjustment for base grants when calculated increases would otherwise fall below that threshold. Starting in the 2030-31 fiscal year, these adjustments will incorporate regional cost factors that account for variations in housing and labor expenses across different areas of the state.
The measure revises the supplemental and concentration grant structure, increasing supplemental grants from 20% to 35% of base funding for each eligible student beginning in 2030-31. It also lowers the threshold for concentration grant eligibility from 55% to 45% of total enrollment while maintaining the 65% funding level. To facilitate these changes, the bill creates a five-year transition period from 2025-26 through 2029-30, during which schools will receive graduated increases in funding.
The Department of Education must develop recommendations by January 2028 for adjusting grade-span base grants to address unique costs at different grade levels. These recommendations will inform the full implementation of the revised funding formula in the 2030-31 school year. The legislation includes reporting requirements for schools to document eligible students and mandates county oversight of data validation to ensure accurate funding allocations.
This bill was recently introduced. Email the authors to let them know what you think about it.
Introduced By
 Al MuratsuchiD Assembly Member | Committee Member |  Not Contacted | |
 Mia BontaD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 David AlvarezD Assembly Member | Bill Author | Not Contacted | |
 Dawn AddisD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 Josh HooverR Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted |
- Expands school funding by adding homeless students to the high-needs student categories that qualify for extra funding.
- Increases supplemental grants from 20% to 35% for high-needs students starting in 2030.
- Guarantees a minimum 4% annual funding increase for schools when inflation is lower.
- Requires regional cost adjustments to school funding based on local housing and labor costs by 2030.
This bill was recently introduced. Email the authors to let them know what you think about it.
Introduced By
Assembly Member Alvarez's education finance reform legislation proposes substantial changes to California's local control funding formula, expanding eligibility criteria and adjusting funding mechanisms to address regional cost variations. The bill modifies how schools receive supplemental funding for high-needs students by adding pupils experiencing homelessness to the "unduplicated pupil" category and allowing certain students to be counted multiple times when they fall into more than one eligible group.
The legislation establishes new baseline funding protections by requiring a minimum 4% annual inflation adjustment for base grants when calculated increases would otherwise fall below that threshold. Starting in the 2030-31 fiscal year, these adjustments will incorporate regional cost factors that account for variations in housing and labor expenses across different areas of the state.
The measure revises the supplemental and concentration grant structure, increasing supplemental grants from 20% to 35% of base funding for each eligible student beginning in 2030-31. It also lowers the threshold for concentration grant eligibility from 55% to 45% of total enrollment while maintaining the 65% funding level. To facilitate these changes, the bill creates a five-year transition period from 2025-26 through 2029-30, during which schools will receive graduated increases in funding.
The Department of Education must develop recommendations by January 2028 for adjusting grade-span base grants to address unique costs at different grade levels. These recommendations will inform the full implementation of the revised funding formula in the 2030-31 school year. The legislation includes reporting requirements for schools to document eligible students and mandates county oversight of data validation to ensure accurate funding allocations.
Al MuratsuchiD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Mia BontaD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
David AlvarezD Assembly Member | Bill Author | Not Contacted | |
Dawn AddisD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Josh HooverR Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted |