Proposition 28: Arts and Music in Schools Funding
On November 8, 2022, California voters approved Proposition 28: The Arts and Music in Schools (AMS) Funding Guarantee and Accountability Act. The measure required the state to establish a new, ongoing program supporting arts instruction in schools beginning in 2023–24.
The legislation allocates 1 percent of the kindergarten through grade twelve (K–12) portion of the Proposition 98 funding guarantee provided in the prior fiscal year, excluding funding appropriated for the AMS education program. Local educational agencies (LEAs) with 500 or more students are required to ensure that at least 80 percent of AMS funds to be expended are used to employ certificated or classified employees to provide arts education program instruction. The remaining funds must be used for training, supplies and materials, and arts educational partnership programs, with no more than 1 percent of funds received to be used for an LEA’s administrative expenses. The full text of the statute is available here: Chapter 5.1 of Part 6 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the California Education Code
(EC)Section 8820 et seq.
For answers to frequently asked questions, please visit the Prop 28 FAQ
Annual Report
Fiscal Year 2023-2024
Name: Santa Barbara Charter
CDS Code: 4276786-6111603
Charter School Number: 20
Allocation Year: 2023-24
- Narrative description of the Prop 28 arts education program(s) funded. (2500 character limit): 23/24 was our planning year, to spend Prop 28 funds starting in 2024/25
- Number of full-time equivalent teachers (certificated): 0
- Number of full-time equivalent personnel (classified): 0.
- Number of full-time equivalent teaching aides: 0
- Number of students served: 0
- Number of school sites providing arts education: 0
Date of Approval by Governing Board/Body: 9/18/2024 12:00:00 AM
Annual Report Data URL: https://sbcharter.org/en/prop-28-annual-report/
Submission Date: 9/6/2024 9:38:07 AM
Prop 28 Arts and Music 2025-26 Budget
Proposition 28: Arts and Music in Schools Funding
Annual Certification Requirements
Name: Santa Barbara Charter
CDS Code: 4276786-6111603
Charter School Number: 20
Allocation Year: 2025-26
As a condition of receipt of funds pursuant to Chapter 5.1 of Part 6 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code (EC) (Section 8820 et seq.), subdivision (g) of EC Section 8820 requires a local educational agency to annually certify to the following:
(1) Certify that all Arts and Music in Schools funds received in the current fiscal year will be used to provide arts education programs, and that Arts and Music in Schools funds expended in the prior fiscal year were, in fact, used for those purposes, except as provided in paragraph (3). For local educational agencies with an enrollment of 500 or more pupils, the certification shall also ensure that at least 80 percent of funds to be expended wil be used to employ certificated or classified employees to provide arts education program instruction and that the remaining funds wil be used for training, supplies and materials, and arts educational partnership programs unless waived pursuant to subdivision (h) of EC Section 8820.
(2) Certify that such funds received in the current fiscal year wil be used to supplement funding for arts education programs and that funds expended in the prior fiscal year were, in fact, used to supplement arts education programs.
(3) Certify that no more than 1 percent of funds received in the current fiscal year wil be used for a local educational agency’s administrative expenses to implement this chapter and that funds received in the prior fiscal year were, in fact, used within that limit.
✔︎ By checking this box, the submitting local educational agency certifies to meeting the requirements of EC Section 8820(g)(1) through (3), as outlined above.
Submission Date 10/13/2025 9:46:18 AM
Expenditure Plan and Worksheets for Audit Compliance Review
Below you can download the worksheets used for audit compliance review.
The Excel workbook containing the worksheets was designed to assist local educational agencies (LEAs) and auditors in determining compliance with the requirements of EC Section 8820(i) for the Proposition 28 Arts and Music in Schools and estimating the cost associated with audit findings for failure to comply with the requirements of EC Section 8820(g).
Annual Report – Year 2025-26
