Funding is contingent upon the annual Budget Act appropriation.
Allocations must be used solely for the selected schools and may not be distributed to any other school in the district. Funds are allocated to schools for grades four through eight with priority given to those schools with the highest proportion of English learners. Unexpended funds may be carried over without prior approval, to the next fiscal year but must be completely expended within three years. The funded schools and LEAs will be held accountable for spending funds as authorized in Education Code sections 315-316 and Title 5, California Code of Regulations, section 11305, and for keeping auditable records of expenditures. When accounting for these funds, the LEA must follow the California School Accounting Manual, specifically, Procedures 701 and 702 in Part I or Part II, Standardized Account Code Structure.