{"id":38464,"date":"2013-06-17T15:54:29","date_gmt":"2013-06-17T22:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=38464"},"modified":"2013-06-17T15:54:29","modified_gmt":"2013-06-17T22:54:29","slug":"passage-of-state-budget-benefits-local-school-districts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2013\/06\/17\/passage-of-state-budget-benefits-local-school-districts\/","title":{"rendered":"Passage of State Budget benefits local school districts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Steve Fox<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SACRAMENTO – The 2013-2014 State Budget package passed this weekend by the California Legislature is on time and balanced, according to Assemblymember Steve Fox (D-Palmdale).<\/p>\n

Fox says there are positive changes for school districts and community colleges that have struggled financially over the past decade.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of our local schools will receive additional funding this year,\u201d Fox said. \u201cThe budget package included mechanisms for elementary school class size reductions, more resources for students who need the most support, and debt repayments that were deferred during the recession. This will give our schools a long-deserved leg up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some local school districts that have had the greatest financial challenges recently are among the recipients of the greatest per pupil base funding increases (see table below).<\/p>\n

The budget establishes the Local Control Funding Formula which provides discretionary funds allocated based on the school\u2019s population of English learners, foster youth, and low income pupils.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s budget contains several measures to support California\u2019s Community Colleges. Included is an additional $301 million for Community Colleges and priority enrollment for former foster youth and to students who are recipients of aid under the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids program.<\/p>\n

\"School<\/a>Further, the Middle Class Scholarship provides tuition reduction to University of California and California State University students.<\/p>\n

Fox, Chairman of the Select Committee on Community Colleges and a member of the Debt and Investment Advisory Committee, applauded Budget measures focusing on students.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis increased education funding will reduce class size, pay down California\u2019s debt to our local schools and reverse some of the historical funding inequities that have kept our students from fully reaching their potential. I am pleased to have been a part of this significant process.\u201d<\/p>\n

The $96.3 billion State Budget approved on June 14 and 15 is the product of 65 separate Assembly hearings and five Conference Committee hearings. The balanced budget includes a rainy day and surplus. This vote marks the third time the Legislature has passed an on-time budget.<\/p>\n

For more information, please visit www.asmdc.org\/fox<\/a>. Review the State Budget at http:\/\/www.ebudget.ca.gov\/ <\/a>.<\/p>\n

(Information via press release from the office of Assemblymember Steve Fox.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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