Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 1859.164 - Application Funding Criteria

If the estimated total apportionments of all Financially Sound Preliminary Charter School Applications received in either filing period specified in Section 1859.161 exceed the funds available, the applications shall be identified in each of the following four categories:

(a) Geographical Region One, Two, Three, or Four.

(b) Urban, Rural, or Suburban areas.

(c) Large, Medium, or Small Charter Schools.

(d) K-6, 7-8, or 9-12 grade levels.

The Board shall first apportion one project of each possible type, a maximum of four in category (a) and a maximum of three in categories (b) through (d), starting with (a) and continuing through (d). If more than one application is received of the same type within a category, the Board will apportion based on which project has the highest preference points, calculated in Section 1859.164.1. If a project has the highest preference points but was previously apportioned, the project with the next highest preference points will be apportioned. The same process will continue for the remaining categories until the Board has apportioned a project within each type in categories (a) through (d), or until no funding remains. If after funding one project in each category (a) through (d), funding remains available, the process shall be repeated until no funding remains.

All funds approved as a Preliminary Charter School Apportionment shall be transferred to the Restricted Charter School Fund within the appropriate Charter School Facility Account. Any funds not approved as a Preliminary Charter School Apportionment shall be transferred to the Unrestricted Charter School Fund within the appropriate Charter School Facility Account.

All Preliminary Charter School Applications received from an applicant will be processed in the date order received by the OPSC. If more than one Preliminary Charter School Application is received on the same day from the same entity for a Charter School project located within the geographical jurisdiction of same district, those applications will be processed by the OPSC based on the priority order assigned to those applications by the applicant on Form SAB 50-09.

If two or more Preliminary Charter School Applications have the same preference points, the Board shall first apportion that Preliminary Charter School Application that was received first by the OPSC. In the event that the applications were received on the same day, applications will be funded in the following order:

(a) Projects submitted by entities that have not previously received funding under the SFP, the CSFP or the State Charter School Facilities Grants Incentives Program will be funded before those that have received said funding;

(b) Projects proposing to utilize existing facilities will be funded before projects that propose to build new facilities;

(c) As applicable, projects that provide more seats to relieve overcrowding will be funded over those that provide fewer seats (as determined by dividing the number of unhoused pupils pursuant to Section 1859.50 that the project will house by the remaining new construction eligibility in the district);

In the event that a tie remains after the previous criteria have been applied, a lottery system will be used to select the project that is funded.

Any applications the SAB is unable to provide a Preliminary Charter School Apportionment to will be returned to the applicant.

Notes

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 1859.164

1. New section filed 2-13-2003 as an emergency pursuant to Education Code section 17078.64(b); operative 2-13-2003 (Register 2003, No. 7). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-13-2003 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. New section refiled 6-13-2003 as an emergency; operative 6-13-2003 (Register 2003, No. 24). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-13-2003 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. New section refiled 10-9-2003 as an emergency; operative 10-9-2003 (Register 2003, No. 41). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-6-2004 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 10-9-2003 order transmitted to OAL 2-6-2004 and filed 3-23-2004 (Register 2004, No. 13).
5. Amendment of subsection (d) filed 6-1-2004 as an emergency; operative 6-1-2004 (Register 2004, No. 23). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-29-2004 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
6. Certificate of Compliance as to 6-1-2004 order transmitted to OAL 9-29-2004 and filed 11-10-2004 (Register 2004, No. 46).
7. Amendment filed 5-17-2007; operative 5-17-2007 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2007, No. 20).
8. Amendment filed 12-18-2014; operative 1-1-2015 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2014, No. 51).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 17070.35 and 17078.64, Education Code. Reference: Section 17078.56, Education Code.

1. New section filed 2-13-2003 as an emergency pursuant to Education Code section 17078.64(b); operative 2-13-2003 (Register 2003, No. 7). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-13-2003 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. New section refiled 6-13-2003 as an emergency; operative 6-13-2003 (Register 2003, No. 24). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-13-2003 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. New section refiled 10-9-2003 as an emergency; operative 10-9-2003 (Register 2003, No. 41). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-6-2004 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 10-9-2003 order transmitted to OAL 2-6-2004 and filed 3-23-2004 (Register 2004, No. 13).
5. Amendment of subsection (d) filed 6-1-2004 as an emergency; operative 6-1-2004 (Register 2004, No. 23). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-29-2004 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
6. Certificate of Compliance as to 6-1-2004 order transmitted to OAL 9-29-2004 and filed 11-10-2004 (Register 2004, No. 46).
7. Amendment filed 5-17-2007; operative 5-17-2007 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2007, No. 20).
8. Amendment filed 12-18-2014; operative 1/1/2015 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2014, No. 51).