The 2024-25 Budget: The Governor’s Proposition 98 Funding Maneuver

Feb 15, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: The Governor’s Proposition 98 Funding Maneuver Summary In this brief, we evaluate the Governor ’s novel proposal to allow schools to keep $8  billion of cash disbursements above the minimum requirement without recognizing the budgetary impact of those payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4840

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 28, 2023 - Early Admittance Districts and charter schools cannot serve students that turn five after the end of the school year. Districts can serve four ‑year olds born between June2 and September 1 during the 2023 ‑24 and 2024 ­25 school year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4818

The 2023-24 Budget: California Spending Plan Series [Publication Details]

Oct 2, 2023 - Each year, our office publishes California Spending Plan, a series of publications that summarize the annual state budget. The final version of Overview of the California Spending Plan is presented here along with short online posts that focus on major areas and features of the 2023-24 budget package. As these posts become available, we will add them below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4835

The 2023-24 Budget: State and Federal One-Time K-12 Funding [Publication Details]

Mar 10, 2023 - In this post, we describe the recent one-time state and federal funding that can be used flexibly by schools, discuss reporting requirements, and share the latest information regarding how much funding remains unspent. Correction (3/14/23): Reporting requirements in Figure 3 have been corrected.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4734

The 2023-24 Budget: State and Federal One-Time K-12 Funding

Mar 10, 2023 - Figure 3 Reporting Requirements for State Programs Name Learning Recovery Emergency Block Grant December 2024 and December  2027. September 2029. a Quarterly reports for spending of federal funds. December 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4734

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 2023-24 Budget: Equity Multiplier and Accountability Proposals

Feb 23, 2023 - Data used to identify districts for differentiated assistance is typically released by the end of the calendar year. Data must be released by December 1 in 2023. Deadline slowly moved up, such that in 2026 data must be released by October  15.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4700

The 2023-24 Budget: One-Time K-12 Spending Proposals

Feb 16, 2023 - (A  total of 390 schools were eligible.) Second, the budget provided $25  million for a COE to develop and provide statewide training for educators to become literacy coaches and reading specialists.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4688

The 2023-24 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten and State Preschool Proposals

Feb 14, 2023 - The  Governor ’s budget delays $550  million one ‑time non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund for facilities from 2023 ‑24 to 2024 ‑25. Funds could be used for TK, full ‑day kindergarten or State Preschool facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposition 98 Overview and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 7, 2023 - The administration ’s economic forecast anticipates inflation will moderate significantly later this year. Consistent with this assumption, the administration estimates the statutory COLA rate for 2024 ‑25 is 3.54  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4670