Classified Summer Assistance Program

Classified Summer Assistance Program
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Withhold up to 10% of each month’s regular paychecks in 2023/2024
Matching Funds

The California Department of Education (CDE) will apportion funds to participating (LEAs) to provide up to a dollar for dollar match on amounts withheld
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You will receive the 2023/2024 matching funds AFTER the June 30, 2024 paycheck.

The Lammersville Unified School District/San Joaquin County Office of Education is pleased to inform you that it will participate in the Summer Assistance Benefits for Classified Employees program, which was passed by legislation, Ed. Code sec. 45500.

 

This legislation appropriates a one-time amount of $90,000,000 to the State School Fund for allocation by the State Department of Education (SDE) into the Classified School Employee Summer Assistance Program (CSESAP). This legislation could provide classified employees who work less than 12 months per year with additional funds during the summer recess period in 2024.

 

Under this legislation, LEAs may elect to participate in the program for the 2023-2024 school year, and eligible classified employees may elect to participate in the program. The program will provide the employee up to one dollar ($1) for each one dollar ($1) that the employee elects to have withheld from his/her monthly paycheck. The employee may elect to withhold up to 10% of his/her monthly pay during the school year.

Am I Eligible?

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A.  Will you have worked for LUSD as a permanent Classified employee for at least one calendar year as of March 1, 2023?
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B.  Are you employed by LUSD less than 12 months (i.e. 10 or 11 month employees) per fiscal year (July 1 to June 30)?
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C.  As of March 1, 2023, will you earn less than $62,400 per school year (exclude any summer recess pay)?
 
What are the Rules?
 
A.  If you wish to participate you must notify the Lammersville Unified School District by March 1, 2023 on the form provided by the State, with the exact amount of funds (no more than 10% of your monthly gross earnings) you wish to have deducted for the program. Employees will have the option to select one or two payments.
 
B.  By May 1, 2023, the State will provide the Lammersville Unified School District with an estimate of the match funds.
 
C.  The Lammersville Unified School District will post the estimate of the match funds on its website no later than June 1, 2022.
 
Based on the estimated data reported, the CDE determined that a participating classified employee is estimated to receive state match funding equal to approximately sixty-nine cents ($0.69) for each dollar ($1.00) that the classified employee elects to have withheld from their monthly paycheck for the 2022/2023 school year.  
D.  After you receive notice of the match funds from the Lammersville Unified School District, but not later than July 29, 2023, you have the option to withdraw from the program on the form provided.
 
E.  You will receive the 2023-24 matching funds AFTER the June 30, 2024 pay warrant. These funds will be subject to normal withholdings but do not count as CalPERS reportable income.
 
F.  In the event you leave employment prior to June 30, 2024, the Lammersville Unified School District will return all funds placed in the Summer Assistance Program by you, without the State Matching funds, on your last pay warrant.
 
If you have questions, please contact Alvina Keyser in Business Services at [email protected] or Virginia Clements, CSEA President at [email protected]