Re-Envisioning County Offices of Education: A Study of Their Mission and Funding

Feb 6, 2017 - The state, however, does not track these funding transfers. Moreover, reported expenditure data do not delineate clearly whether COEs include spending on all students or only direct COE ‑funded students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3547

A Historical Review of Proposition 98

Jan 18, 2017 - SRAF first paid for various state costs within counties, with the remainder transferred to ERAF and used to reduce Proposition  98 General Fund costs. Reduced Proposition  98 General Fund cost by $850  million. 2010 –11 SERAF and SRAF.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3526

EdBudget Tables (January 2017)

Jan 13, 2017 - Trailer legislation sunsets program July 1, 2017 and folds funding into Strong Workforce Program. h Includes programs with less than $2 million in ongoing funding (Academic Senate, transfer education and articulation, district financial crisis oversight, and part-time faculty health insurance).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3529

Improving Education for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in California

Sep 21, 2016 - As a result of this recommendation, districts or SELPAs would no longer need to negotiate a transfer agreement with each neighboring district, thereby greatly simplifying and streamlining their enrollment practices.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3498

EdBudget Tables (July 2016)

Jul 14, 2016 - Pursuant to Chapter  384 of 2015 (SB 252, Leno). 25 $21 ongoing, $4 one time Transfer administration of the Commodity Supplemental Food Program to the Department of Social Services. -108 b a Except where noted, all amounts are non-Proposition  98 General Fund. b Federal funds. c Funding initially provided in 2015-16 and reappropriated in 2016-17. d Provides $81,000 in 2017-18.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3491

The 2016-17 Budget: Local Government Mandates--Reasonable Reimbursement Methodology

Mar 17, 2016 - Local governments include counties, cities, local educational agencies (LEAs) such as school districts, and special districts. Historically, the state often deferred reimbursement. Proposition 1A (2004), which applies to non-education-related mandates, amended the Constitution to require the state to either (1) pay most mandate reimbursements in the annual budget act or (2) or suspend or repeal the mandate(s).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3395

The 2016-17 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis

Feb 18, 2016 - Teacher Workforce Rather than creating policies to address shortages within the broad market of teachers, focus on perennial teacher shortage areas (special education, science, and math) and difficult to staff schools ( low –income , city –center , and certain types of rural schools).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3355

Evaluation of the School District of Choice Program [Publication Details]

Jan 27, 2016 - The District of Choice program is one of several statutory options allowing a K-12 student to transfer from one school district to another school district. The program will sunset on July 1, 2017, unless the Legislature decides to reauthorize it. This report, prepared at the request of the Legislature, assesses the program and offers our recommendations regarding reauthorization.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3331

Evaluation of the School District of Choice Program

Jan 27, 2016 - Two of the laws pertain specifically to interdistrict transfers whereas the third pertains to both interdistrict transfers and transfers among schools within the same district (intradistrict transfers).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3331

Final EdBudget Tables (2015)

Oct 19, 2015 - UC Performance and Cost Reduction Measures Measure Implementation Time Line Streamline Transfer Pathways UC is to closely align its lower-division requirements for its 20  most popular majors with those used by CSU and CCC for associate degrees for transfer.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3299