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Panel Debates Expansion of After‑School Funding; Administration Seeks $435 million to Lower Threshold to 55% Unduplicated Pupils
Summary
Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Education reviewed the governor's plan to expand the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program by lowering the Tier 1 eligibility threshold from 75% to 55% unduplicated pupils, an action financed by a proposed $435 million ongoing increase.
Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Education members reviewed the governor's proposal to expand the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP), which funds before‑, after‑ and summer‑school enrichment for TK–6 students. The administration proposed an ongoing increase of $435,000,000 in 2025-26 to lower the threshold for Tier 1 eligibility from an unduplicated pupil percentage of 75% to 55%, bringing total ongoing ELOP funding to $4,400,000,000 (Proposition 98).
George Harris of the Department of Finance told the panel the change would increase the number of local educational agencies eligible for the higher Tier 1 funding rate. Michael Funk of the California Department of Education, representing the State Superintendent, said many districts welcome the change but cautioned that staffing shortages and facilities…
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