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

May 11, 2022 - As Figure  4 shows, 55 of the 58 counties in California have experienced ADA declines during the pandemic. Of these 55  counties, 36 experienced two ‑year declines between 5  percent and 10  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4595

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Education

Oct 17, 2019 - The budget includes $10  million one time to update CDE ’s early education data system. It also includes $10  million one time for an initiative intended to support future collective bargaining among family child care homes and license-exempt providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4096

A Review of the CalSTRS Funding Plan: State’s Future Responsibility for CalSTRS Uncertain

Feb 2, 2016 - For example, if CalSTRS’ real world portfolio grows by $10 billion, the calculation gives the state the benefit of a roughly $12 billion gain. Because theoretical assets that determine the state’s share of the unfunded liability fluctuate more than real world assets and because the state’s share of the unfunded liability ($15 billion) is much smaller than the district share ($58 billion), the state share will be relatively sensitive to changes in assets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3336

The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - Figure 3 Four Common Education Governance Models Models Governor appoints state board of education and chief state school officer. 14 Governor appoints state board of education. State board of education appoints chief state school officer. 10 Governor appoints state board of education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - This change includes a $175  million increase in non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund, which is partially offset by a $14  million decrease in Proposition  64 funds and a $10  million decrease in federal funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 10, 2025 - Provides $10  Million to Select a Multilingual Screener for TK Students. The budget package provides $10  million one-time Proposition  98 funding for the Superintendent of Public Instruction, with the approval of SBE, to provide a list of developmentally appropriate English proficiency screening instruments to identify multilingual learners in TK.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2024-25 Budget: The Governor’s Proposition 98 Funding Maneuver

Feb 15, 2024 - We estimate the administration addressed a $58  billion budget problem in the Governor ’s budget. Despite this significant deficit, there is a good chance that the administration ’s revenue projections are too low and the state will face an even larger budget problem in May.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4840

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 4, 2026 - The reserve balance would exceed the threshold that triggers the local district reserve  cap (approximately  $3  billion). Although the cap nominally limits a district ’s discretionary reserves to 10   percent of its budgeted expenditures, various exemptions and exclusions typically allow higher reserve levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

A Review of the CalSTRS Funding Plan: Conclusion

Feb 2, 2016 - Meanwhile, that calculation, coupled with CalSTRS ’ treatment of the higher teacher contributions required by the funding law, have increased the school and community college district share from $47 billion to $58 billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3339

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

Mar 17, 2016 - Current law allows (1) multiple parties to submit RRM proposals for the same mandate, (2) parties to submit arguments for and against RRM proposals, and (3) any CSM decision to be challenged in court.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3395