The 2020-21 Budget: Governor’s Fiscal Oversight Proposals

Mar 19, 2020 - Four school districts currently have active emergency loans: Inglewood Unified, Oakland Unified, Vallejo City Unified, and South Monterey County Joint Union High. Governor ’s Proposals Administration Proposes Several Modifications to Fiscal Oversight of Districts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4204

Excess ERAF: A Review of the Calculations Affecting School Funding

Mar 6, 2020 - In 2004 ‑05, the state began directing county auditors to use funding in ERAF to reimburse cities and counties for a reduction in their Vehicle License Fee (VLF) revenue. (The VLF is a tax on vehicle ownership and a longstanding source of revenue for cities and counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4193

The 2020-21 Budget: The Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2019 - Our lower property tax estimate mainly reflects reductions in the amount of associated funding shifted from cities, counties, and other local governments to schools and community colleges. Figure 2 Updating Prior ‑ and Current ‑Year Estimates of the Minimum Guarantee (In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4113

The 2019-20 May Revision: Analysis of the May Revision Education Proposals

May 15, 2019 - Under current law, families in Stage 1 child care transfer to Stage 2 when the county deems them stable. (Every county has its own definition of stability.) The May Revision proposes that a family receive Stage 1 child care for at least twelve months before being transferred to Stage 2 child care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4048

The 2019-20 Budget: Creating an Integrated Education Data System

May 6, 2019 - Do students who earn an associate degree for transfer (ADT) at a community college end up taking fewer total units to earn a bachelor ’s degree than students who transfer without an ADT? 8. Are students receiving Cal Grant competitive awards more likely to enroll and graduate from college than those eligible students who just missed the cut ‑off for getting awards?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4026

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - The Governor ’s budget provides $ 31  m illion from the General Fund in 2019 ‑ 20 —to be expended over a few years —to backfill wildfire ‑related property tax loses for cities, counties, and special districts associated with certain major wildfires that have occurred since 2015.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 98 Outlook

Nov 14, 2018 - The 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 98 Outlook 469 $469 a Excludes non ‑tax revenues and transfers, which do not affect the calculation of the minimum guarantee. b As set forth in the State Constitution, reflects change in per capita General Fund plus 0.5  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3897

The 2018-19 Budget: Update on State Funding for K-12 School Facilities

May 3, 2018 - OPSC either could redirect staff who were formally engaged in facility audits (which were transferred to local auditors in 2017 ‑18) or engage in fewer outreach activities . Moreover, we believe reducing processing time by at least 40 hours per application could be achieved without substantially affecting the quality of the reviews.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3821

The 2018-19 Budget: Proposition 98 Outlook

Nov 15, 2017 - Figure 3 Proposition 98 Near ‑Term Outlook ( Dollars in Millions) K ‑12 average daily attendance ‑0.2% Per capita personal income (Test 2) 5.4 Per capita General Fund (Test 3) b 2.7 — — a Excludes non ‑tax revenue and transfers, which do not affect the calculation of the minimum guarantee. b As set forth in the State Constitution, reflects change in per capita General Fund plus
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3716

The 2017-18 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 13, 2017 - Other revenues and transfers account for the remainder of the $2.4 billion increase in revenues and transfers (excluding the BSA deposit). Required Reserve Deposits and Debt Payments Up $1.2 Billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3669