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HomeEducation CodeDiv. 4Pt. 26Ch. 2Art. 8§ 46202 Instructional Time Funding Penalty

§ 46202 Instructional Time Funding Penalty

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§ 46202 Instructional Time Funding Penalty

Key Takeaways

  • •If a school district doesn't join a special program and gives kids less teaching time than they did in the 1982-83 school year, the state will take away some of their money.
  • •The amount of money taken away depends on how much less teaching time the school gives compared to 1982-83.
  • •The money taken away is based on how many kids are in each grade and how much teaching time is missing.

Example

A school district decides not to join the special program and only teaches kids for 17,000 minutes in a year, even though they taught for 18,000 minutes in 1982-83.

The state will take away some of the school's money because they didn't teach the kids as much as they did in 1982-83. The amount taken away is based on how much less time they taught.

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

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§ 46202 Instructional Time Funding Penalty

If a school district that does not participate in the program set forth in Sections 46200 to 46206, inclusive, as those sections read on January 1, 2013, offers less instructional time in a fiscal year than the amount of instructional time fixed for the 1982–83 fiscal year, the Superintendent shall withhold for that fiscal year, from the school district’s local control funding formula grant apportionment pursuant to Section 42238.02, as implemented by Section 42238.03, for the average daily attendance of each affected grade level, the amount of that apportionment multiplied by the percentage of instructional minutes fixed in the 1982–83 school year, at that grade level, that the school district failed to offer. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 357, Sec. 31. (SB 97) Effective September 26, 2013.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

schoolofferporteffective septemberattendance

Related Statutes

  • § 46200 School District Funding Withholding
  • § 46201 School Instructional Time Requirements
  • § 46146.5 Early College Attendance Rules
  • § 46201.5 Special Education Instructional Time
  • § 46207 Minimum Instructional Minutes

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 46202.
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