this information is from http://www.lao.ca.gov/reports/2013/edu/lcff/lcff-072913.aspx
Spending Restrictions
The LCFF eliminates the vast majority of categorical spending restrictions. In their place, the LCFF establishes a more limited set of spending restrictions, some of which apply over the long term and some of which are applicable only during the initial transition period.
Long–Term Spending Requirements
Many Existing Categorical Spending Requirements Removed. Approximately three–quarters of categorical programs were eliminated in tandem with the creation of the LCFF. As a result, the majority of categorical spending restrictions that districts faced under the old system were eliminated. Under the new system, 14 categorical programs remain. Figure 5 lists those categorical programs that were eliminated and those that are retained under the new system.
Figure 5
Treatment of Categorical Programs Under LCFF
Retained Programs
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Adults in Correctional Facilities
After School Education and Safety
Agricultural Vocational Education
American Indian Education Centers and Early Childhood Education Program
Assessments
Child Nutrition
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Foster Youth Services
Mandates Block Grant
Partnership Academies
Quality Education Improvement Act
Special Education
Specialized Secondary Programs
State Preschool
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Eliminated Programs
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Advanced Placement Fee Waiver
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Instructional Materials Block Grant
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Alternative Credentialing
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International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
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California High School Exit Exam Tutoring
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National Board Certification Incentives
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California School Age Families
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Oral Health Assessments
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Categorical Programs for New Schools
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Physical Education Block Grant
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Certificated Staff Mentoring
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Principal Training
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Charter School Block Grant
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Professional Development Block Grant
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Civic Education
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Professional Development for Math and English
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Community–Based English Tutoring
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School and Library Improvement Block Grant
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Community Day School (extra hours)
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School Safety
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Deferred Maintenance
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School Safety Competitive Grant
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Economic Impact Aid
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Staff Development
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Educational Technology
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Student Councils
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Gifted and Talented Education
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Summer School Programs
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Grade 7–12 Counseling
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Teacher Credentialing Block Grant
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High School Class Size Reduction
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Teacher Dismissal
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Short–Term Requirements
Specific Maintenance–of–Effort (MOE) Requirements Imposed During First Two Years of Implementation. Of the state categorical funds they received, school districts are required to spend no less in 2013–14 and 2014–15 than they did in 2012–13 on ROCPs and Adult Education. If districts received funding for ROCPs and/or HTS Transportation through a joint powers authority (JPA), they must continue to pass through those funds to the JPA in 2013–14 and 2014–15. Funds used to satisfy these MOE requirements count towards a district’s LCFF allocation. Consequently, districts subject to these MOE requirements will have relatively less general purpose funding over this two–year period. (A district that already shifted all funds away from these programs as part of its response to categorical flexibility is not subject to these MOE requirements.)
