Cal. Educ. Code § 54682 — Dream Resource Center Grant Program

(a) The department shall perform all of the following functions in the administration of the Dream Resource Center Grant Program:

(1) Review applications and award grants based off of a tiered point system that prioritizes applications for funding as follows:

(A) Local educational agencies that are applying for funds for multiple schoolsites shall be given additional points.

(B) Local educational agencies in underserved areas, including those in rural areas, shall be given additional points to ensure local educational agencies across the state are given fair opportunities for funding.

(C) Local educational agencies that serve a large percentage of English learners shall be given additional points.

(D) Local educational agencies that serve a large percentage of pupils who are eligible for free or reduced-price meals, as defined in Section 42238.01, shall be given additional points.

(E)  Local educational agencies that serve a large percentage of newcomer pupils, as defined in Section 54450, as determined by the previous five years of newcomer pupil enrollment using data on newcomer pupils currently collected pursuant to federal law, shall be given additional points.

(F) Award no more than 5 percent of the total funding to supplementing the funding of existing Dream Resource Centers.

(2) Identify data to be collected by grant recipients.

(3) Identify how the department will collect data reported by grant recipients.

(b) The department and local educational agencies shall ensure that any data collected or reported pursuant to this program, including any data collected by community-based organizations or institutions of higher education pursuant to Section 54683, complies with Section 234.7, as well as any other restrictions, prohibitions, or other requirements of state or federal law regarding the confidentiality of pupil and family information.