The 2023-24 Budget: Equity Multiplier and Accountability Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2023 - The 2023-24 Budget: Equity Multiplier and Accountability Proposals [Publication Details] Description: This brief provides an overview and analysis of the Governor's proposals to (1) provide ongoing funding for the highest-poverty schools and (2) make several changes to the system of transparency and accountability.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4700

The 2020-21 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis

Feb 24, 2020 - School districts face fiscal pressures ranging from rising pension costs to higher costs for special education. Though nearly all districts currently hold positive budget ratings, we expect districts to face more difficulty balancing their budgets in the upcoming year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4174

A Historical Review of Proposition 98

Jan 18, 2017 - Over the past 26  years, actual school funding has been higher than the workload –based simulation 13  years and lower the other 13  years. Over the long term, schools have not received notably more or less than they would have received under this traditional budgeting approach.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3526

The 2021-22 Budget: “Cradle to Career” Data System

Mar 26, 2021 - Most school districts, every community college, and some public and private four ‑year institutions voluntarily participate in Cal ‑PASS Plus, a project overseen by the CCC Chancellor ’s Office. Cal ‑PASS Plus links data from participating institutions, then analyzes the data.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4409

The 2018-19 Budget: 2018-19 COLA for K-14 Education Programs

Apr 30, 2018 - New COLA Affects Costs for Other School and Community College Programs. As the figure shows, the Governor ’s budget includes a COLA for several other school and community college programs. For schools, the largest program after LCFF is special education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3816

The 2020-21 Budget: The Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges [Publication Details]

Nov 20, 2019 - The 2020-21 Budget: The Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges [Publication Details] The 2020-21 Budget: The Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges Format: HTML Description: This report examines how the Proposition 98 minimum guarantee might change over the coming years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4113

Updating Special Education Out-of-Home Care Funding

Feb 23, 2021 - In recent years, the state has continued to provide Out ‑of ‑Home Care funding, but counts of foster youth and bed capacity for group homes have been frozen at 2016 ‑ 17 l evels for each SELPA. In other words, for the past several years, Out ‑of ‑Home Care funding has not accounted for changes in foster youth counts in each SELPA, the placement of more foster youth with resource families, or the replacement of group homes with STRTPs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4386

Update on School District Retiree Health Benefits

Sep 25, 2017 - Given that the average school employee retires at age 61, these districts are providing health benefits for an average of four years. In 15 percent of districts, retirees receive health benefits until a fixed age beyond 65 or for a fixed number of years after retirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3704

The 2019-20 May Revision: Overview of the May Revision Proposition 98 Package

May 13, 2019 - In most years, the state budget allocates some ongoing Proposition  98 funds for one-time activities. This approach provides a buffer that reduces the likelihood of cuts to ongoing programs if the guarantee experiences a year ‑over ‑year decline.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4044

Update on COLA for K-14 Education Programs

Apr 28, 2017 - New COLA Affects Costs of Certain School and Community College Programs. As shown in the figure below, the Governor ’s budget included a COLA for several school and community college programs. For schools, the largest of these programs is special education whereas for community colleges, the largest is apportionments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3657