Education Code section 2575.35
(a)
For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1)
“Community schools” has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 8901.(2)
“Universal and targeted assistance county office of education funding” means funding allocated under this section to a county office of education to support all local educational agencies within the county’s jurisdiction.(b)
(1)Funds allocated pursuant to this section shall be used to provide universal and targeted assistance, free of cost, to support the continuous improvement of all local educational agencies located within the county to improve outcomes under the state priorities identified in subdivision (d) of Section 52060 and subdivision (d) of Section 52066.(2)
The requirement that services be provided free of cost pursuant to this section applies only to services funded with moneys allocated under this section. This section does not prohibit a county superintendent of schools from entering into agreements with local educational agencies for a fee, provided that those services are (A) not supported with funds allocated pursuant to this section and (B), if the receiving local educational agency is located within the county offering the service, the service is supplemental to those offered in that county pursuant to this section.(c)
(1)Allowable uses for universal and targeted assistance include, but are not limited to, any of the following:(A)
(i)The county superintendent of schools providing targeted technical assistance pursuant to Section 47607.3 and 52071.(ii)
The county superintendent of schools providing technical assistance related to data management processes pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 52071.1.(iv)
For charter schools authorized by the county board of education that are also determined to be in need of technical assistance pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 47607.3, the lead agency identified pursuant to Section 52073 for that county shall provide the technical assistance described in subdivision (a) of Section 47607.3 to the charter school in need of assistance. Nothing in this section shall preclude a lead agency identified pursuant to Section 52073 that receives funding pursuant to this section from contracting with a designee, as identified in subdivision (d) of Section 52071, to provide the technical assistance described in subdivision (a) of Section 47607.3 to the charter school in need of assistance.(B)
Providing support and professional development to local educational agencies on improving pupil performance and closing achievement gaps for pupil subgroups identified pursuant to Section 52052.(C)
Providing support to local educational agencies in evaluating their annual performance on the state and local indicators, including their locally collected and reported data for the local indicators, that are included in the California School Dashboard authorized in Section 52064.5.(D)
Providing effective assistance and coaching to local educational agencies on the development and implementation of the local control and accountability plan and the annual update to the local control and accountability plan, including assistance related to monitoring the impact of the implementation of local control and accountability plan goals pursuant to Section 52064.(E)
Coordinating and connecting local educational agencies with universal resources available through the statewide system of support, authorized pursuant to Section 52059.5, and community schools technical assistance pursuant to Section 8902 to support community schools implementation in their county.(F)
Providing support and assistance pursuant to subparagraphs (B) to (E), inclusive, in a manner that prioritizes local educational agencies identified pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (h) of Section 52064.5.(2)
For the 2026–27 fiscal year, county offices of education shall spend the funds allocated pursuant to this section in a manner that prioritizes support of school districts identified for technical assistance pursuant to subdivision (c) or (f) of Section 52071 on the 2025 California School Dashboard.(3)
County offices of education shall ensure local educational agencies identified pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (h) of Section 52064.5 are informed of the universal assistance available pursuant to this section. County offices of education shall spend the funds allocated pursuant to this section in a manner that prioritizes the identified local educational agencies for support.(d)
Commencing with the 2026–27 fiscal year, the department annually shall add to the amounts to be apportioned pursuant to Section 2575 a universal and targeted assistance county office of education funding grant equal to the sum of each of the following amounts:(1)
(A)For the 2026–27 fiscal year only, five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000).(B)
Commencing with the 2027–28 fiscal year, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the amount calculated pursuant to this paragraph for the prior fiscal year shall be adjusted by the percentage change applied pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 2574 for the current fiscal year.(2)
A county office of education average daily attendance grant that shall be calculated by multiplying each county office of education’s funding allocation pursuant to paragraphs (3),(4), and (6) of subdivision (a) of Section 2574 in the prior fiscal year by 0.1512.(3)
A stability grant for each county office of education calculated in accordance with the following:(A)
For the 2026–27 fiscal year only, subtract the sum of paragraphs (1) and (2) for the county office of education from the amount allocated pursuant to Section 2575.2 and 2575.3 to the county office of education for the 2025–26 fiscal year. If the result is positive, that result is the stability grant amount. If the result is negative, no stability grant shall be added.(B)
Commencing with the 2027–28 fiscal year, and for each fiscal year thereafter, subtract the sum of paragraphs (1) and (2) for the county office of education from the prior fiscal year universal and targeted assistance county office of education funding grant for the county office of education. If the result is positive, multiply the result by 0.87 to determine the stability grant amount. If the result is negative, no stability grant shall be added.(e)
For a school district or county office of education that operates within a city or county in which there is a single school district, including the Counties of Alpine, Amador, Del Norte, Mariposa, Plumas, and Sierra, and the City and County of San Francisco, the amounts calculated pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (d) shall be allocated to the lead agency identified pursuant to Section 52073 of the region in which the county office of education is located.(f)
For purposes of making the computations required by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, the appropriations described in subdivision (d) shall be deemed to be “General Fund revenues appropriated for school districts,” as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 41202.
Source:
Section 2575.35, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=2575.35. (updated Jul. 9, 2026; accessed Jul. 27, 2026).
