School District Financial Condition [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - These included low general purpose reserves, internal borrowing from self-insurance funds, and falling state revenues due to declining enrollment. We also discussed the long-term challenge created by new accounting requirements on retiree health benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1450

K-12 and Community College Mandates [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - We find that the amount proposed in the budget bill for mandates falls short of fully funding ongoing mandate costs; the mandates claims process could be streamlined and simplified by reimbursing districts on a per-pupil basis for all K-12 mandates; recent action by the Commission on State Mandates (CSM) on the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) mandate raises issues about
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1451

Proposition 98 Update [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - Funding COLAs at this level could lead to additional state costs of around $300 million. Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1447

Proposition 98 Priorities [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - If approved, this increase would widen the state’s structural spending gap in 2007-08 and beyond, and raises the issue of whether the state would be able to sustain the budget’s proposed overall level of General Fund expenditures in the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1448

After School Programs and Proposition 49 [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - As approved by voters in 2002, Proposition 49 requires the state to increase funding for the After School Education and Safety (ASES) program beginning in 2006-07.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1452

K-12 Facilities Emergency Repair Program [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - The current structure of the Emergency Repair Program (ERP) makes it difficult for districts to apply for funds and provides incentives for districts to avoid addressing facility problems until they become real emergencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1453

Improving Services For Migrant Students [Publication Details]

Feb 15, 2006 - The Migrant Education Program is a federally funded program that provides supplemental education services to migrant children. This report reviews the state’s implementation of the program. We find that the state could better target resources and better serve migrant students by implementing a comprehensive package of reforms.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1379

Improving High School: A Strategic Approach [Publication Details]

May 9, 2005 - Giving districts greater latitude to use existing state and federal resources effectively to meet the needs of students. The Bottom Line While many critical factors are outside of the state’s control, we think our recommendations provide a strategic approach for how the state can contribute to improving high schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1322

Proposition 49—Recommend Repeal [Publication Details]

Feb 24, 2005 - Proposition 49—Recommend Repeal [Publication Details] HTML Description: We recommend the Legislature enact legislation placing before the voters a repeal of Proposition 49 because (1) it triggers an autopilot augmentation even though the state is facing a structural budget gap of billions of dollars, (2) the additional spending on after school programs is a lower budget priority
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1280

School District Financial Condition [Publication Details]

Feb 24, 2005 - The state continues to have inequities in revenue limit (general purpose) funding across school districts. We recommend an approach to address both of the problems, allowing declining enrollment districts to increase their per pupil revenue limit until they reach the equalization target.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1276