History of Special Education Funding in California

Feb 27, 2018 - Mental Health Services Counties, Not Schools, Were Once Responsible for Student Mental Health. Between 1984 and 2011, state law held county mental health departments primarily responsible for providing mental health services to students in special education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3764

Volatility of the Personal Income Tax Base

Feb 8, 2017 - California’s PIT Tax Base The tax base used by California for its personal income tax is similar to the federal government ’s, but is set in state law. Figure  2 summarizes the major components of the state ’s PIT tax base as reported on federal and state tax forms.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3548

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Recently, corporation tax collections have grown faster than anticipated while personal income tax collections have grown somewhat slower. The administration assumes that this pattern will continue. This is because they attribute the pattern to partnerships, which are taxed under the personal income tax, changing to corporations in response to 2017 federal tax changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2021-22 Budget: Special Education Proposals

Feb 4, 2021 - The Governor ’s budget also provides $250, 000 o ngoing to designate a district or county office of education to provide technical assistance on Medi ‑Cal billing as part of the statewide system of support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4345

The 2022-23 Budget: Special Education Proposals

Jan 25, 2022 - SELPAs are typically a regional consortium of local education agencies (LEAs) —school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education (COEs) —that coordinate special education funding and services, with large districts often serving as their own SELPA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4494

The 2021-22 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details]

Nov 18, 2020 - In addition to The 2021-22 Budget: California’s Fiscal Outlook report and the accompanying The 2021-22 Budget: The Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges report, several related posts on health and human services, economics and taxes, and other issues will be published in the coming days.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4297

Volatility of the Personal Income Tax Base [Publication Details]

Feb 8, 2017 - On the other hand, California's personal income tax (PIT) base was much more volatile. This is because (1) some of the more stable pieces of personal income are not taxed under California's PIT and (2) the PIT tax base includes capital gains, which are extremely volatile and are not counted as part of personal income in federal statistics.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3548

EdBudget Tables (July 2016)

Jul 14, 2016 - K-12 Funding Per Student Over Most Recent Three-Year Period 2014-15 Actual K-12 Education Programs Funded by Proposition 98 (Dollars in Millions) LCFF —County Offices of Education $1,017 After School Education and Safety 547 Foster Youth Services Coordinating Program 15 Safe Neighborhood and Schools Program — County Offices of Education fiscal oversight 5 $2,513 4% a Includes $50 million each year for the Quality Rating and Improvement System.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3491

The 2022-23 Budget: College and Career Proposals

Feb 23, 2022 - Each consortium, in turn, awards grants to school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education on a competitive basis. Requires that grantees partner with a community college develop CTE opportunities and career pathways.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4562

The 2018-19 Budget: Update on K-12 Student Attendance

Apr 16, 2018 - For purposes of Proposition 98, ADA consists of the average number of students attending each day of the school year across all school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education in the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3811