The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - In an attempt to modernize and rationalize this structure, the state commissioned a study of service provider costs that was published in January 2020. The 2021 ‑22 budget began a multiyear, phased ‑in implementation of a modernized rate model to pay direct service professionals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

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

Jan 13, 2020 - At the bottom of the figure, we display the total reserves planned for the end of 2020 ‑21 under the administration ’s estimates and assumptions. Under the Governor ’s proposed budget, the state would end 2020 ‑21 with $20. 5  b illion in total reserves.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - As a result of the pandemic, State Preschool enrollment experienced a significant decline of roughly 65,000 students in 2020 (Figure 3). While enrollment has increased since 2020, it remains significantly below pre‑pandemic levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services [Publication Details]

Mar 5, 2025 - This brief provides a short summary of the Governor’s proposed budget for the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) before addressing four issues that warrant legislative oversight: (1) quality incentives as part of service provider rate reform, (2) the Master Plan for Developmental Services, (3) DDS’s ongoing information technology project, and (4) the phaseout of subminimum wage employment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5008

The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 19, 2025 - Specifically, it exceeds the one ‑time funding we have projected in all previous outlooks, except for November 2020 ($13.7  billion) and November 2021 ($10.2  billion). This funding offers the Legislature a significant opportunity to advance its priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten

Feb 18, 2025 - As Figure  2 shows, TK enrollment declined during 2020 ‑21 due to the pandemic, then started to increase more quickly in the expansion years. TK Funded Through LCFF. Similar to all other K ‑12 students, eligible TK students generate attendance ‑based funding through LCFF.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4968

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 13, 2025 - In late 2020, the families of several students living in Oakland and Los Angeles filed a lawsuit alleging the state had failed to ensure that schools provided adequate instruction during the pandemic ( Cayla  J.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

Update on the Progress of the CalSTRS Funding Plan

Nov 18, 2021 - Looking Ahead: 2020-21 Actuarial Experience CalSTRS Experienced Much Higher Than Assumed Investment Returns in 2020-21... CalSTRS next actuarial valuation —reflecting 2020-21 investment returns, payroll growth, and other factors impacting CalSTRS ’ UAO and required contribution rates —will not be available until the spring 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4475

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Oct 29, 2020 - On April 28, 2020, the Governor issued an executive order that shifted the 2020 ‑21 LCAP deadline from July 1, 2020 to December 15, 2020. However, budget trailer legislation eliminates the LCAP requirement for 2020 ‑21 and instead requires school districts, COEs, and charter schools to adopt a Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan by September 30, 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4291

Update on School District Budgets

Nov 16, 2020 - Most of these funds must be spent by December 30, 2020. In addition, the budget package reduced school and community college pension contribution rates by approximately 2.2  percentage points in 2020 ‑21 and 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4301