Overview of Special Education Funding Models

Dec 17, 2021 - For example, California school districts are constitutionally restricted in their ability to raise local revenue due to Proposition  13 (1978), whereas districts in many other states are able to raise local taxes if they have extraordinarily high special education costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4486

EdBudget Tables (January 2017)

Jan 13, 2017 - Proposition 98 Funding Per Student $10,171 $396 2.7% a Includes funding for state debt-service payments for school facilities, state contributions to the State Teachers ’ Retirement System, and California Department of Education operations. b Includes one-time clean energy funds carried over from previous years. c Includes revenue from local fees, property taxes collected in
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3529

The 2021-22 Budget: School Mental Health

Feb 12, 2021 - Approved by California voters as Proposition   63 i n 2004, the MHSA generates roughly $ 2  b illion annually for mental health services —mainly those administered by counties —via a 1  p ercent tax on incomes over $ 1  m illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4368

The 2019-20 Budget: Governor's Proposals for Infants and Toddlers With Special Needs

Feb 28, 2019 - Associated costs would be covered by a combination of Proposition   56 t obacco tax revenues and federal funding for Medi ‑Cal. Notably, state policy currently requires Medi ‑Cal managed care plans to provide such screenings, and thus, some portion of the proposed one million screenings currently occurs and would occur even absent the Governor ’s proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3954

Update on State and School District Reserves

Apr 5, 2020 - Property tax revenue, for example, arrives in two large installments (in December and April). Districts also save money for large, anticipated costs like replacing computers or unexpected costs like repairing a damaged roof.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4216

The 2021-22 Budget: “Cradle to Career” Data System

Mar 26, 2021 - The departments GovOps oversees include the Department of General Services, the Franchise Tax Board, and the Public Employees ’ Retirement System, as well as the Department of Technology. GovOps itself consists of 57 authorized positions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4409

Evaluation of the School District of Choice Program

Jan 27, 2016 - In districts where these students make up more than 55  percent of the student body, the state provides an additional “concentration grant. ” The total allotment for each district is funded through a combination of local property tax revenue and state aid.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3331

The 2016-17 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis

Feb 18, 2016 - Summary of LAO Recommendations Proposition  98 Use the administration ’s estimates of General Fund tax revenue and the Proposition  98 minimum guarantee as a reasonable starting point for budget deliberations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3355

Fiscal Challenge From Three Major Lawsuits [Publication Details]

Feb 17, 2000 - California faces a very positive budgetary environment, but three legal challenges--Special Education. Property Tax Shift, and Smog Impact Fees--pose some fiscal concern.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/672

EdBudget Tables (July 2016)

Jul 14, 2016 - In 2016-17, discounts per FTE student are projected to be $18,595 at Hastings, $4,251 at UC, and $1,677 at CSU. c Includes Proposition 98 General Fund and local property tax revenue. Beginning in 2015-16, includes $500 million for Adult Education Block Grant, of which more than $400 million goes to school districts for their adult education services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3491