The 2025-26 Budget: Expanded Learning Opportunities Program

Feb 20, 2025 - Consider Setting a Fixed Tier 2 Rate. A fixed Tier 2 rate that does not change based on the costs of funding Tier 1 programs would eliminate much of the uncertainty that Tier 2 districts face each year when making program decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4977

New K-12 Categorical Programs [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2006 - New K-12 Categorical Programs [Publication Details] HTML Description: The Governor’s budget contains almost $400 million in new ongoing funding for seven categorical programs. We recommend rejecting these seven proposals because they: (1) do not address the major fiscal issues facing the state or school districts; (2) take a step backwards for categorical reform;
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1449

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten

Feb 18, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Must have fifth birthday between September 2 and December 2. 2022 ‑23 Must have fifth birthday between September 2 and February 2. 2023 ‑24 Must have fifth birthday between September 2 and April 2. 2024 ‑25 Must have fifth birthday between September 2 and June 2. 2025 ‑26 Must have fourth birthday by September 1.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4968

The 2017-18 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 13, 2017 - One option for the Legislature is to "pencil in " the CalPERS funding plan in its Proposition 2 budget allocations in the budget act, but wait to finalize implementing legislation later in this session.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3669

Child Care Funding Rates and Transition to an Alternative Methodology [Publication Details]

Feb 19, 2025 - Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 On Human Services and Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 On Education Finance
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4973

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - Much of the information required in the PAPD submission overlaps with the information required in the PAL Stages 1 and 2 documents. As a result, any updates to the state ’s PAL Stages 1 and 2 documents should be mirrored in the federal PAPD submission to ensure consistency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposition 98 Overview and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 7, 2023 - For  example,  even a relatively modest change to assume 90  percent participation would reduce costs by approximately $400  million. Another option is to reduce district allocations to account for the funding districts receive through the ASES and 21st Century programs, reducing ELOP costs by at least several hundred million dollars.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4670

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

Feb 13, 2025 - Most of these proposals revolve around four programmatic areas: (1)  TK, (2)  literacy and math initiatives, (3)  teacher training and recruitment, and (4)  expanded learning (after school programs and summer programs).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Specifically, the Governor ’s budget assumes (1)  a $620  million ($230  million General Fund) reduction through the permanent elimination of 6,500 vacant positions and associated funding and (2)  a $1.5  billion ($820  million General Fund) in 2024 ‑25 and $2  billion ($1.2  billion General Fund) in 2025 ‑26 and ongoing reduction to state operations expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - Both programs generally require applicants to provide a local match of $2 for every $1 they receive in funding. (For K ‑12 SWP, ROCPs are only required to provide a local match of $1 for every $1 they receive in funding.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021