How much funding will local educational agencies receive from the School and Library Improvement Block Grant?
Each local educational agency’s 2005-06 allocation is to be based on the proportion of ongoing funding it received for School Library Materials and School Improvement Programs for 2003-04 relative to the total ongoing statewide funding for these programs for 2003-04. Although local educational agencies did receive both one-time and ongoing funding in 2003-04 for School Library Materials, the funding provided for the School and Library Improvement Block Grant in the Budget Act for 2005-06 does not reflect the one-time funding. Therefore, the one-time funding available in 2003-04 for School Library Materials will not be included in the calculation of each local educational agency’s proportionate share of funding. In subsequent years, local educational agencies will receive the level of funding they received in the 2005-06 fiscal year adjusted for pupil growth and cost of living.
