Report 2019-101 Recommendation Responses
Report 2019-101: K-12 Local Control Funding: The State's Approach Has Not Ensured That Significant Funding Is Benefiting Students as Intended to Close Achievement Gaps (Release Date: November 2019)
Recommendation for Legislative Action
To ensure that intended student groups receive the maximum benefit from supplemental and concentration funds, the Legislature should amend state law to require districts and other local educational agencies to identify any unspent supplemental and concentration funds annually by reconciling the estimated amounts of these funds included in their LCAPs with the actual amounts of these funds CDE reports having apportioned to them.
Description of Legislative Action
AB 130 (Chapter 44, Statutes of 2021) requires LEAs and school districts to annually reconcile unspent supplemental and concentration funds reported in their LCAPS with the amount apportioned by CDE.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: July 2021
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Legislation Enacted
Description of Legislative Action
AB 1835 would have required each school district, county office of education, and charter school to identify unspent supplemental and concentration grant funds by annually reconciling and reporting to Education its estimated and actual spending of those moneys.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: November 2020
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Legislation Vetoed
Description of Legislative Action
AB 1835 would require each school district, county office of education, and charter school to identify unspent supplemental and concentration grant funds by annually reconciling and reporting to Education its estimated and actual spending of those moneys.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: May 2020
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Legislation Introduced
Description of Legislative Action
As of January 2020, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: January 2020