Special Education Extraordinary Cost Pool for NPS/LCI and Mental Health Services

Description: This California Department of Education funding profile describes the Extraordinary Cost Pool program to reimburse SELPAs for extraordinary costs of single placements in nonpublic, nonsectarian schools (NPS), costs for pupils in licensed children's institutions (LCI), and extraordinary mental health service costs for necessary small SELPAs. The program is a state apportionment/reimbursement pool for fiscal year 2025-26 with available funding and an application/claims process; documentation is provided via the CDE funding profile and linked apportionment data collection resources.