Despite Fiscal Forecasting Uncertainties, Multiyear Budget Planning Essential

May 27, 2021 - This manifests in operating deficits that persist through the outlook horizon (2024‑25). Adopting a budget with this combination of assumptions is inadvisable in our view. One reason is that—given the state’s balanced-budget requirement—doing so requires assuming that the multiyear budget projections are wrong.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4443

The 2021-22 Budget: School Mental Health [Publication Details]

Feb 12, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: School Mental Health [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4368

The 2022-23 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Feb 2, 2022 - This year ‑to ‑year increase in General Fund reflects a much faster rate of cost growth relative to prior budget estimates. The main reason for the year ‑to ‑year General Fund cost increase is the anticipated ramp down of temporary increases to federal Medicaid funds (largely associated with the public health emergency) that were used to offset General Fund costs in the IHSS program in 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4512

^[PDF] "Equal Opportunity in Education Initiative"

Bill Lockyer 3 November 25, 2003 This measure would affect Proposition 98 funding in two main ways: Private School Conversions. This measure would result in an increase in the minimum guarantee as private schools converted to Free Choice Schools (public schools).
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2003/030950.pdf

^[PDF] The School Improvement Program: A Sunset Review

This was a three- year study, commencing in 1980, that in- volved asurvey of 197 SIP schools and case studies of 48 of those schools (25 elementary and 23 secondary). The study concludes that SIP is generally effective, but that it is more effective in elementary schools than in secondary schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/1987/436_0787_school_improvement_program_sunset_review.pdf

2000 Budget Analysis: CJ OCJP 8100

School Safety Grant Proposal Duplicates Existing Funding . In addition, the proposed $25 million CSSEP is duplicative of an existing school safety grant program that is funded at a higher ongoing amount and has similar objectives.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2000/crim_justice/cj_12_OCJP_8100_anl00.htm

^[PDF] 50 years of service Policy Brief Reversing the Property Tax Shifts

Annually reduce local agency-required contributions to the ERAF by an amount equal to half the state's GF revenue growth (net of Proposition 98 school require- ments). Each year's ERAF reduc- tion would be permanent and cumulative.
https://lao.ca.gov/1996/040296_prop_tax_shifts/pb040296.pdf

^[PDF] Overview of California Local Government

Number of K-12 districts has declined some- what over the years as elementary and high school districts reorganize into unifi ed school districts. California’s Approach to Local Government June 15, 2010 Page 3  Limited Fiscal Authority.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/Conf_Comm/2010/Overview_CA_Local_Gov_6_15_10.pdf

High-quality public education (Version 2). [Ballot]

May 16, 2023 - File No. 23-0002) related to high-quality public schools. Background State Required to Provide a Public School System . The California Constitution requires the state to organize and fund a system of public schools that operates at least six months per year.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-002

High-quality public education (Version 3). [Ballot]

May 16, 2023 - File No. 23-0003) related to high-quality public schools. Background State Required to Provide a Public School System . The California Constitution requires the state to organize and fund a system of public schools that operates at least six months per year.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-003