K thru 12 Education
6110 Department of Education

California's public education system is administered at the state level by the Department of Education, under the direction of the State Board of Education and the Superintendent of Public Instruction, for the education of approximately 6.3 million students. Administrative branches of the Department include the Executive Branch; the Finance, Technology, and Administration Branch; the Curriculum and Instruction Branch; the School and District Operations Branch; and the Assessment and Accountability Branch.

The functions of state staff include:

  • Allocation of funds to local education agencies. More.....

MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES Back to Top
  • The Budget proposes to shift the fund source for the $627 million Home-to-School Transportation program from Proposition 98 General Fund to the Public Transportation Account (PTA). This shifts Home-to-School transportation out of the Proposition 98 guarantee, allowing for the guarantee to be rebenched downward for General Fund savings of $627 million. Because available PTA funds are used in lieu of Proposition 98 funds to fund Home-to-School Transportation, this proposal does not result in a reduction to Home-to-School Transportation nor any other Proposition 98-funded program.

  • The Budget proposes to increase Proposition 98 funding for CalWORKs Child Care by $268.9 million. By using available Proposition 98 funds in lieu of federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant funds for Child Care, this proposal allows a like amount of TANF funding to be redirected to offset non-Proposition 98 General Fund costs in the CalWORKs program. This proposal does not require a reduction to the CalWORKs program nor reduce child care benefits.
PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year positions and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
 Proposed
2007-08*
Positions
Dollars
10
 Instruction
1,258.2
$50,773,120
20
 Instructional Support
532.8
3,064,371
30
 Special Programs
379.0
5,155,853
40
 Executive Management and Special Services
59.8
14,777
42.01
 Department Management and Administration Services
281.1
32,034
42.02
 Distributed Department Management and Administration Services
-
-32,034
50
 State Board of Education
8.7
1,574
98
 State-Mandated Local Programs
-
38
99
 Unscheduled
-
49,140
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
2,519.6
$59,058,873
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
26,110
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
2,519.6
$59,084,983

Refer to the Program Descriptions for a description of programs operated by this state agency.

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Positions for expenditures, positions, and funding detail.

Refer to the Infrastructure Overview for infrastructure expenditure detail.
PRINTABLE BUDGET DOCUMENTS Back to Top
The following identifies budget documents for this state agency that are available in a printable (pdf) format.

Entire Department of Education Budget (pdf * - 98K) in pdf format.
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of all budget information for this state agency. Note: Along with other information, this document includes the documents listed below.

 Fund Condition Statements ONLY (pdf * - 6K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the fund condition statements for each fund administered by this state agency.

 Detail of Appropriations and Adjustments ONLY (pdf * - 29K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the detail of appropriations and adjustments for this state agency.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Back to Top
Legal Citations and Authority
Includes the legal citations (state statutes, federal statutes, and court orders) for operation of department programs and activities.
Revenue Limit Apportionments (pdf * - 3K)
This table provides school district and county office of education revenue limit apportionment totals less local revenues to calculate the state's share of K-12 revenue limit apportionments.

 Categorical Programs, Proposition 98 (Includes funding for Programs 10, 20 and 30) (pdf * - 8K)
Displays Proposition 98 and Proposition 98 Reversion Account Funding for K-12 Cateogorical Programs.

 State-Mandated Local Programs (pdf * - 5K)
Displays Proposition 98 expenditures by program for state-mandated activities in the education area.