The 2022-23 Budget: K-12 Early Literacy Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - According  to the California State Teachers ’ Retirement System, which manages the state ’s pension system for teachers, 3,202 California teachers retired in the second half of 2020 —a 26  percent increase relative to 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4539

The 2022-23 Budget: Green School Bus Grants

Feb 10, 2022 - The availability of these local revenue sources varies across the state. State Appropriations Limit California Constitution Contains Limit on State Spending. Proposition  4 (1979) established the state appropriations limit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4525

The 2022-23 Budget: School Nutrition

Feb 8, 2022 - The funding would cover the increased state share to reimburse the cost of reduce ‑priced and paid meals up to the combined state and federal reimbursement for free meals. Including the $54  million provided in the 2021 ‑22 budget, the state would provide a total augmentation of $650  million to implement the new state universal meals requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4519

The 2022-23 Budget: Local Control Funding Formula

Jan 28, 2022 - State Makes Several Adjustments to Prior ‑Year Attendance Calculation. When  the state calculates the change in a district ’s attendance from the prior year to the current year, it makes a number of adjustments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4505

The 2022-23 Budget: Special Education Proposals

Jan 25, 2022 - State Has Funded Several Special Education Studies to Inform Future Reforms. The state recently funded several work groups and studies aimed at reforming different aspects of the special education system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4494

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget [Publication Details]

Jan 13, 2022 - On January 10, 2022, Governor Newsom presented his proposed state budget to the Legislature. In this report, we provide a brief summary of the proposed budget based on our initial review. In the coming weeks, we will analyze the plan in more detail and release several additional budget analyses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4492

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - The Legislature could use the funding it frees up from funding fewer proposals to address district cost pressures (such as rising pension costs), or it could set this funding aside in the Proposition  98 Reserve for future allocation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - On January 10, 2022, Governor Newsom presented his proposed state budget to the Legislature. In this report, we provide a brief summary of the proposed budget based on our initial review. In the coming weeks, we will analyze the plan in more detail and release several additional budget analyses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492/1

Overview of Special Education Funding Models

Dec 17, 2021 - Fischer, A., Syverson, E., & Duncombe, C. (2021). 50-State Comparison: K-12 and Special Education Funding. Education Commission of the States. Retrieved November 30, 2021, from https://www.ecs.org/50-state-comparison-k-12-and-special-education-funding/ .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4486

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Child Care and Preschool [Publication Details]

Dec 17, 2021 - This post summarizes the state’s 2021-22 spending package for child care and preschool. It is part of our Spending Plan series, which contains posts focused on each major sector of the state budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4485