Must local educational agencies follow all requirements of a program that was included in a block grant as the requirements existed prior to the programs inclusion in the block grant?
In general, no. Assembly Bill 825 repealed the statutes guiding most of the programs that were included in block grants and generally provides that block grant funds may be spent for the purpose of any program(s) that was included in the block grant. It is the California Department of Education’s interpretation that recipients of block grant funds are not required to adhere to the repealed statutory program requirements of individual programs, such as reporting or specific program delivery models, but must spend the funds in a way that serves the purpose of one or more programs included in the block grants. In doing so, local educational agencies may create new program delivery models. It is also the California Department of Education’s interpretation that recipients of block grant funds are required to adhere to the statutory program requirements for individual programs whose statutes were not repealed, specifically, the Continuation High School Program in the Pupil Retention Block Gr
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