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

Governor's Categorical Program Reform Proposal [Publication Details]

Feb 19, 2003 - Districts would report to the state key fiscal and outcome data on each grant. Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/970

Special Education [Publication Details]

Feb 19, 2003 - Special Education [Publication Details] Description: We recommend the State Department of Education report at budget hearings on the likelihood that the federal Department of Education would grant California a waiver of the special education maintenance of effort requirements for 2003-04.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/978

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

Integration of State and Federal Accountability Programs [Publication Details]

May 6, 2003 - Integration of State and Federal Accountability Programs [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/1027

Integration of State and Federal Accountability Programs [Publication Details]

Apr 21, 2003 - Integration of State and Federal Accountability Programs [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/1021

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

Assessments [Publication Details]

Feb 19, 2003 - We identify several areas where the Legislature could reduce the assessment burden on school districts while maintaining the state's emphasis on academic content and performance standards: the NRT portion of the STAR program, the primary language test, the Golden State Exams, and the physical fitness test.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/975

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

Assessing California's Charter Schools [Publication Details]

Jan 20, 2004 - Assessing California's Charter Schools [Publication Details] HTML Description: We recommend that the Legislature (1) remove the cap on the number of charter schools that may operate in the state, (2) restructure the charter school categorical block grant, (3) strengthen charter school oversight by permitting school districts to opt out of charter authorizing, allowing for
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1071