Section 8238.4 Of Article 7. California State Preschool Programs From California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 6. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 7.
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. (a) A family literacy supplemental grant shall be made
available and distributed to qualifying California state preschool
classrooms, as determined by the Superintendent, at a rate of two
thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per class. The Superintendent
shall distribute the family literacy supplemental grant funds
according to the following priorities:
(1) First priority shall be assigned to California state preschool
programs that contract to receive this funding before July 1, 2012.
These programs shall receive this funding until their contract is
terminated or the California state preschool program no longer
provides family literacy services.
(2) Second priority shall be assigned to California state
preschool programs operating classrooms located in the attendance
area of elementary schools in deciles 1 to 3, inclusive, based on the
most recently published Academic Performance Index pursuant to
Section 52056. The Superintendent shall use a lottery process in
implementing this paragraph.
(b) A family literacy supplemental grant distributed pursuant to
this section shall be used for purposes specified in Section 8238.
(c) Implementation of this section is contingent upon funding
being provided for family literacy supplemental grants for California
state preschool programs in the annual Budget Act or other statute.