The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the May Revision Education Budget Proposals

May 14, 2018 - The administration in January estimated that growth in per capita personal income would be 4. 25 p ercent. (For purposes of calculating the minimum guarantee, the data underlying the per capita personal income rate is lagged one year.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3834

Overview of Special Education Funding Models [Publication Details]

Dec 17, 2021 - This brief provides background on the state’s current funding allocation formula for special education, describes funding formulas used in other states, establishes a framework for evaluating these formulas, and offers some issues for the Legislature to consider.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4486

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of May Revision K-12 Education Proposals [Publication Details]

May 18, 2021 - This handout analyzes the overall architecture of the Governor's May Revision plan for school funding, including major spending proposals and underlying estimates of the Proposition 98 minimum guarantee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4433

Excess ERAF: A Review of the Calculations Affecting School Funding

Mar 6, 2020 - In Test  1 years, the minimum guarantee equals a fixed percentage of state General Fund revenue, plus whatever amount of property tax revenue schools and community colleges receive that year. In Test  1 years, increases or decreases in property tax revenue have a dollar ‑for ‑dollar effect on school funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4193

The 2022-23 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges [Publication Details]

Nov 17, 2021 - The 2022-23 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges [Publication Details] The 2022-23 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges Format: HTML Description: Each year, the state calculates a “minimum guarantee” for school and community college funding based upon a set of formulas established by Proposition 98 (1988).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4473

The 2017-18 Budget: County Offices of Education and The Minimum State Aid Provision

Feb 10, 2017 - In 2017-18, we estimate 25 COEs will receive the supplement at a cost of $100 million ($34 million above the Governor ’s estimates). Governor ’s COE Cost Estimates Highlight Need to Address LCFF Design Flaw.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3554

Overview of Special Education in California

Nov 6, 2019 - We do not have good data on student outcomes beyond the first year out of high school.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4110

The 2022-23 Budget: K-12 Early Literacy Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 15, 2022 - This post provides background on school funding and literacy, describes the Governor’s K-12 early literacy proposals for schools, and offers associated assessments and recommendations to the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4539

The 2018-19 Budget: Update on K-12 Student Attendance

Apr 16, 2018 - School Districts Report Attendance Data Three Times Per Year. State law requires schools to report their ADA to the state three times per year. The first report (known as “P-1 ”) covers attendance data from the beginning of the school year through December.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3811

The 2020-21 Budget: The Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2019 - The 2020-21 Budget: The Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges Summary Relatively Strong Growth Projected in School and Community College Funding. Each year, the state calculates a “minimum guarantee ” for school and community college funding based upon a set of formulas established by Proposition 98 (1988).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4113