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HomeEducation CodeCh. 6Art. 7§ 16264 Local Agency Entitlement Calculation

§ 16264 Local Agency Entitlement Calculation

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§ 16264 Local Agency Entitlement Calculation

This law says a local agency can only get an initial share of money up to a special amount called the local agency entitlement, which is calculated using past funding and property values.

Key Takeaways

  • •A local agency’s first‑draw money is limited by a formula, not by a free‑for‑all.
  • •The formula uses two percentages: past funding share and property‑value‑per‑student share.
  • •If the agency doesn’t apply for its entitlement within 90 days, the limit can be ignored later.

Example

A small school district asks for state money to run its schools.

The state looks at how much money the district got last year compared to all districts, and also at the district’s property value per student versus the state average. It multiplies those two percentages and then applies that factor to the new money the state set aside, giving the district its maximum first‑draw amount.

How to Calculate

Local Agency Entitlement = (Percent A × Percent B) × Total Appropriation for this purpose

  1. Find Percent A – divide the amount the agency got last year for operations by the total amount all agencies got last year.
  2. Find Percent B – divide the statewide assessed value per student (for the grade level) by the agency’s own assessed value per student. If the agency isn’t a school district, use 1.00.
  3. Multiply Percent A and Percent B to get the eligibility factor.
  4. Multiply the eligibility factor by the new total appropriation to get the agency’s entitlement.

A school district that received $5 million last year asks for money this year. The state set aside $10 million for this purpose. The statewide assessed value per student is $2,000 and the district’s value per student is $2,500.

Result: Local Agency Entitlement = 0.04 × $10 million = $400,000

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

Official Source
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§ 16264 Local Agency Entitlement Calculation

No local agency shall receive an initial allocation from any appropriation made for the purposes of this article more than an amount to be known as the local agency entitlement. This amount shall be computed as follows: (a) Determine the percentage that the amount apportioned to the local agency in the previous fiscal year for operation purposes pursuant to Section 8380, as amended by Section __ of Chapter ___ of the Statutes of ____, bears to the total amount allocated to all local agencies under the same section. (b) Determine the percentage that the statewide modified assessed valuation per average daily attendance for the grade level involved in the previous fiscal year bears to the assessed valuation per unit of average daily attendance of the local agency. Local agencies other than school districts shall use a percentage of 1.00. (c) Determine the local agency eligibility factor by multiplying the percentage derived in (a) by that derived in (b). (d) Determine the local agency entitlement by multiplying the district eligibility factor derived in (c) by the amount appropriated for this purpose. Amounts of the appropriation initially unallocated may be allocated subsequently without regard to the limitation of the local agency entitlement. Amounts of local agency entitlement not applied for within 90 days of the notification of entitlement, and amounts approved pursuant to Section 16268 but not allocated pursuant to Section 16269, and not made available on an extended basis after one year from the date of the original approval, may also be allocated without regard to the limitation of local agency entitlement. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 277, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

local agency entitlementstatewide modified assessed valuation per average daily attendancelocal agency eligibility factorSection 8380

Related Statutes

  • § 16260 Children’S Center Construction Law
  • § 16261 Children’S Center Construction Aid
  • § 16262 Children'S Center Funding Definitions
  • § 16263 Children’S Center Funding Priorities
  • § 16265 Children’S Center Funding Eligibility

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 16264.
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