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Certification of Unhoused Pupils for Charter School Facilities Program Applications
Facilities Services Division
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Brief Description:
(Certification of Unhoused Pupils for Charter School Facilities Program Application) Recommends adoption of a resolution to fulfill the requirements of the California Code of Regulations Title 2 Section 1859.162.1, in support of Port of Los Angeles High School's (POLAHS) independent application for funding under the Charter Schools Facilities Program (CSFP).
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Recommendation
Action Proposed:
Adopt attached resolution (Exhibit A) certifying that zero state-recognized unhoused pupils in grades K-12 and in the Special Day Class (SDC) Non-Severe and Severe programs will be served by the charter school new-construction project for which POLAHS will independently submit a CSFP funding application by October 30, 2025 (Resolution).
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Background:
In 2002, Assembly Bill (AB) 14 created the CSFP. Through the passage of Propositions 47 (2002), 55 (2004), 1D (2006), 51 (2016), and 2 (2024), $2 billion in state bond authority has been made available for the construction of new charter school facilities or the rehabilitation of school district facilities that are at least 15 years old for charter school use. The Office of Public School Construction (OPSC) is administering a single filing round, which opened on July 3, 2025, to allocate the entire $600 million CSFP bond authority from Proposition 2. Applications for this filing round must be submitted to the OPSC and the Charter School Finance Authority (CSFA) by October 30, 2025.
Upon receipt of a charter school's notice of intent to apply for CSFP funds, LAUSD, using the method adopted by the Board of Education in May 2007 (Exhibit B), must determine its number of "unhoused pupils," defined as the number of pupils by which the District's projected enrollment exceeds its existing classroom capacity. If there are unhoused pupils, the District must use ...
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