§ 10179. Maximum Grant.

(a) Grant awards that are used toward the annual cost of rent, lease, mortgage, or debt service payments for existing or new facilities shall be based on the following:

(1) Per-pupil facilities aid for charter schools which shall be awarded to subgrantees in an amount of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750) per student based on the eligible K - 12 grade student enrollment on file with the California Department of Education, not to exceed seventy five percent (75%) of the annual eligible costs for which the applicant is applying.

(2) No individual grant may exceed two hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) per year, with a maximum grant period of up to three years. The grant period shall not exceed the end of the funding period as determined by the U.S. Department of Education and referenced in Section 10185.

(b) Grant awards that are used toward the purchase, design, construction, and renovation costs of land and facilities, shall be based on the following:

(1) Per-pupil facilities aid for charter schools which shall be awarded to subgrantees in an amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per student based on the eligible K - 12 grade student enrollment on file with the California Department of Education, not to exceed seventy five percent (75%) of the annual eligible costs for which the applicant is applying.

(2) No individual grant may exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) per year, with a maximum grant period of up to three years. The grant period shall not exceed the end of the funding period as determined by the U.S. Department of Education and referenced in Section 10185.

(c) Grant awards, for up to a three-year period, will be reserved and apportioned from funds available in the year that the subgrantee is awarded funding.

(d)(1) Grant funds from the first five funding rounds that become available may be awarded to an alternate applicant from the fifth funding round only, and may not be combined with any funds available for subsequent funding rounds.

(2) Grant funds from the 2009 Grant (Funding Rounds 6-10) that become available may be awarded to an alternate applicant from the most recent funding round until the next funding round commences, at which time any funds that become available will combined with the available funds for the new funding round. If sufficient grant funds become available following the award date of the final funding round (i.e. the tenth funding round), the Authority may choose to hold another funding round. If the Authority does not hold another funding round and all eligible alternate applicants have been exhausted, then grant awards to current subgrantees may be increased based on currently available fiscal year data as eligible under Section 10179. In the event increased awards are provided to current, eligible subgrantees, the increased awards will be granted in rank order as established for the most recent funding round under Section 10183 (c).

(e) An organization comprised of more than one charter school may apply for more than one grant by submitting a separate application for each charter school.

HISTORY

1. New section filed 6-27-2005 as an emergency; operative 6-27-2005 (Register 2005, No. 26). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-25-2005 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

2. New section refiled 10-17-2005 as an emergency; operative 10-17-2005 (Register 2005, No. 42). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-14-2006 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

3. Certificate of Compliance as to 10-17-2005 order, including amendment of subsections (a)(1) and (b)(1), transmitted to OAL 2-8-2006 and filed 3-24-2006 (Register 2006, No. 12).

4. New subsection (d) and subsection relettering filed 4-19-2007; operative 4-19-2007 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2007, No. 16).

5. Amendment of subsections (a)(2), (b)(2) and (d) filed 3-25-2010; operative 4-24-2010 (Register 2010, No. 13).

6. Amendment filed 3-21-2013; operative 3-21-2013 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2013, No. 12).

Note

Note: Authority cited: Sections 17179 and 17180, Education Code. Reference: Section 17180, Education Code.