The 2022-23 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision [Publication Details]

May 16, 2022 - Update (5/20/22): Updated to reflect information about state appropriations limit (SAL) excluded spending and other budget proposals. Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4598

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 [Publication Details]

Oct 24, 2022 - This post summarizes overall Proposition 98 funding and K-12 education spending in the 2022-23 budget package. 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/4641

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Significant Existing State‑Level Efforts to Address Climate Impacts Given that California is even now beginning to experience the effects of climate change, certain climate adaptation efforts are already underway at the local, regional, and state levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2022-23 Budget: Update on K-12 Student Attendance

May 11, 2022 - Over the Long Term, State Likely to See Continued Declines in Enrollment. As the effects of the pandemic on schools continue to diminish, the state could see short ‑term increases in enrollment in 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4595

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: 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: 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: 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: California Spending Plan Series [Publication Details]

Sep 29, 2022 - Each year, our office publishes California Spending Plan, a series of publications that summarize the annual state budget. The Overview of the California Spending Plan is presented here along with short online posts that focus on major areas and features of the 2022-23 budget package. As more of these posts become available, we will add them below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4629

The 2022-23 Budget: California College Guidance Initiative

Feb 22, 2022 - For example, CCGI could use a regional approach based on local college attendance rates or focus on the state ’s largest school districts first. The plan could also identify ways to encourage more district participation in CCGI, including amending existing state law.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4553