The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget provides $5  million in one-time General Fund for California Volunteers to offer grants to AmeriCorps programs to fund coaches at K-12 schools. This program has received limited-term funding in prior years, including $5  million in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax

Feb 19, 2025 - Subject to Legislative Appropriation $50.0 CDE Program or activities (such as physical security improvements and school ‑based mental health services) addressing risk factors for gun violence affecting K ‑12 students. 3 15.0 JC Court ‑based firearm relinquishment grant program to facilitate removal of firearms and ammunition from individuals who become prohibited from owning or
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

The 2018-19 Budget: Governor's Gann Limit Estimates

Apr 6, 2018 - Specifically, we recommend that the Legislature: Count K-12 discretionary grants at state level to ensure they are covered by the Gann Limit calculations. Update the administration ’s school subvention calculations to reflect February 2017 data released by CDE.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3800

Volatility of the Personal Income Tax Base

Feb 8, 2017 - BEA measures wages and salaries before deductions (such as payroll taxes and employees ’ 401[k] contributions). Wages and salaries include commissions, tips, bonuses, and gains from exercising stock options.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3548

The 2023-24 Budget: California's Film Tax Credit

Feb 28, 2023 - At the same time, research on other types of public spending —such as K ‑12 education and workforce development —suggests comparable or better earnings benefits for workers (Heinrich et al. [2013], Jackson [2015], and Hollenbeck [2017]).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4713

Long-term Capacity for Debt Payments Under Proposition 2

Dec 21, 2017 - Some of these payments have been part of the adopted budget plan for the year, whereas others have resulted from midyear actions to reclassify K-14 funding that exceeds the minimum requirement. Supplementing UC Retirement Liability Payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3727

The 2023-24 Budget: Considering Inflation's Effects on State Programs

Nov 16, 2022 - Overall, a large share of state spending is adju sted to some degree formulaically or administratively (notably in K ‑12 education and many health payments), however, a large number of programs are not.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4647

The 2017-18 Budget: Governor's Gann Limit Proposal

Mar 2, 2017 - The 1981 ‑82 Governor ’s Budget Summary confirms the intent of the Legislature: State subventions for K ‑12 school districts are divided, with a portion subject to the state appropriations limit and a portion subject to school district limits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3596

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - Note: Excludes spending on  K ‑14  education, reserves, and debt (required by the California Constitution), and added costs to maintain existing policies. Figure also excludes some smaller spending proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

Building Reserves to Prepare for a Recession

Mar 7, 2018 - The minimum guarantee rises or falls with a variety of inputs, including: General Fund revenue, per capita personal income, and K ‑12 student attendance, among other factors. The formulas also provide for “maintenance factor, ” which requires the state to accelerate school funding in strong revenue years to compensate for lower funding in weaker years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3769