The 2017-18 Budget: Bus Driver Training Program

Mar 10, 2017 - In addition, the office has the authority to charge fees for its certification courses and other services and generated about $100,000 in fee revenue that year. The bulk of fee revenue comes from the school bus driver instructor course.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3614

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

The 2018-19 Budget: Overview of the Governor’s Proposition 98 Budget Package

Jan 18, 2018 - Similar to previous years, funds would be allocated to school districts, COEs, and charter schools on a per-student basis. We estimate that the $1.8  billion allocation would equate to about $300 per student.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3732

The 2016-17 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis

Feb 18, 2016 - In addition to these programs, the federal government runs the Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program, which provides up to $17,500 in loan forgiveness for teaching in hard –to –staff schools for five years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3355

Analyzing Recent Changes to State Support for Fiscally Distressed Districts

Dec 20, 2018 - Conclusion For schools to keep their doors open, school districts must maintain good fiscal health. Local school boards are the ones tasked with keeping their districts in good fiscal health. These boards are to balance their district budgets each year, even when —especially when —doing so requires difficult trade ‑offs and decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3914

The 2018-19 Budget: Proposition 98 Outlook [Publication Details]

Nov 15, 2017 - In this report, we (1) explain how our estimates of the minimum requirement have changed since the adoption of the June budget plan, (2) identify the new funding available in 2018-19, and (3) highlight a few key trends affecting schools and community colleges over the next four years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3716

The 2019-20 May Revision: K-12 Cal Grant Mandate

May 28, 2019 - To streamline the GPA submission process and encourage higher Cal Grant participation, Chapter 679 of 2014 (AB 2160, Ting) requires that all high school seniors in public schools be considered Cal Grant applicants unless they opt out during their junior year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4052

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Child Care and Preschool

Dec 17, 2021 - The 2021-22 budget package also provides $130  million Proposition  98 General Fund to increase State Preschool slots for school districts and county offices of education. Increases Rates for Child Care and Preschool Programs .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4485

History of Special Education Funding in California

Feb 27, 2018 - In 1975, California developed its Master Plan for Special Education, which notably expanded the types of services schools were required to provide students with disabilities. In that same year, Congress passed what we now know as the Individuals with Disabilities Education A ct (IDEA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3764

The 2018-19 Budget: Proposition 98 Outlook

Nov 15, 2017 - The 2018-19 Budget: Proposition 98 Outlook Proposition 98 Outlook Executive Summary Substantial Funding Available for Schools and Community Colleges in Coming Budget Cycle. 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/3716