Education Code - EDC - EDC § 44506

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(a) The state funding for this article subsequent to the 1999–2000 fiscal year is subject to an appropriation in the annual Budget Act. (b) A school district that receives funds for purposes of this article also may expend those funds for any of the following purposes: (1) The Ma

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(a)
The state funding for this article subsequent to the 1999–2000 fiscal year is subject to an appropriation in the annual Budget Act.
(b)
A school district that receives funds for purposes of this article also may expend those funds for any of the following purposes:
(1)
The Marian Bergeson Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment System as set forth in Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 44279.1) of Chapter 2.
(2)
A district intern program as set forth in Article 7.5 (commencing with Section 44325) of Chapter 2.
(3)
Professional development or other educational activities previously provided pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 44490) of Chapter 3, as it read prior to January 1, 2002.
(4)
A program that supports the training and development of new teachers.
(c)
(1)
The Superintendent shall determine a base funding unit rate for the California Peer Assistance and Review Program for Teachers that is equal to the total amount provided for the California Mentor Teacher Program in subdivision (b) of Section 6 of Chapter 4 of the Statutes of 1999 for the First Extraordinary Session, divided by the total number of mentor teachers that the state calculated the school district is entitled to in the 1999–2000 fiscal year.
(2)
The Superintendent annually shall apportion to each school district that certified implementation of the Peer Assistance and Review Program for Teachers pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 44505, an amount equal to 5 percent of the prior year count of certificated classroom teachers employed by the school district, multiplied by a rate that equals the sum of (i) the base amount per funding unit as calculated in paragraph (1) of subdivision (c), adjusted annually pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 42238.1, and (ii) two thousand eight hundred dollars ($2,800); adjusted annually pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 42238.1.
(3)
The Superintendent annually shall apportion to each school district that certified implementation of a Peer Assistance and Review Program for Teachers pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 44505, an amount equal to 5 percent of the prior year count of certificated classroom teachers employed by the school district, multiplied by a rate which equals the sum of (i) the base amount per funding unit as calculated in paragraph (1) of subdivision (c), adjusted annually pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 42238.1, and (ii) the per mentor teacher unit amount provided to the district pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 44505, adjusted annually pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 42238.1.
(4)
In paragraphs (2) and (3), 5 percent of the certificated classroom teachers employed by the district shall be rounded to the next whole integer.
(5)
If at the end of a fiscal year, an amount of funds available for purposes of the Peer Assistance and Review Program remain unallocated, the Superintendent shall use the unallocated amount to increase the base funding rate calculated under paragraph (1) for the succeeding fiscal year.

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  (a) The state funding for this article subsequent to the 1999–2000 fiscal year is subject to an appropriation in the annual Budget Act. (b) A school district that receives funds for purposes of this article also may expend those funds for any of the following purposes: (1) The Marian Bergeson Beginning Teacher Su…

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  The Superintendent annually shall apportion to each school district that certified implementation of a Peer Assistance and Review Program for Teachers pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 44505, an amount equal to 5 percent of the prior year count of certificated classroom teachers employed by the school district, m…