California Education Code

§ 52168

EDC § 52168Div. 4 · Title 2 · Part 28 · Ch. 7 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)The superintendent shall ensure that funds appropriated for purposes of this article supplement and do not supplant categorical funds allocated from other local or state sources in meeting the needs of pupils of limited English proficiency. Categorical aid funds used for the purposes of Section 52165 shall not exceed, on a per pupil basis, the maximum allowance established pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 54004.5 and regulations implementing that section. Categorical funds used for the purposes of Section 52165 shall include all state and local categorical aid funds which are wholly or partially allocated on the basis of the educational needs of limited-English-proficient pupils.

(b)School districts may claim funds appropriated for purposes of this article for expenditures in, but not limited to, the following categories:

(1)The employment of bilingual-crosscultural teachers and aides; however, funds are available for employment expenditures only to the extent such personnel are employed in providing bilingual services to eligible pupils. School districts applying for these funds shall submit an assurance that personnel hired for this program only supplement and do not supplant district personnel whose positions are funded by the district general fund.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1339, Sec. 20. Operative July 1, 1981, by Sec. 39 of Ch. 1339.