The 2023-24 Budget: One-Time K-12 Spending Proposals

Feb 16, 2023 - The independent evaluation would include an examination of (1)  how funds were used, (2)  how expenditures impacted student literacy achievement, (3)  how LEAs plan to continue to fund literacy programs past the award period, and (4)  the effectiveness of the literacy trainings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4688

The 2021-22 Budget: Public School Restrooms Feminine Hygiene Products Mandate

Mar 1, 2021 - In May 2019, the Commission found that requirements added by Chapter   687 o f 2017 (A B  10 , C. Garcia) impose a reimbursable state ‑mandated program, beginning January 1, 2018. The mandate requires certain schools to stock 50  p ercent of restrooms with feminine hygiene products (defined as tampons and sanitary napkins) at all times at no cost to students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4392

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

Feb 13, 2025 - When Would State Decide How to Allocate the Funding? a Governor ’s settle ‑up proposal Yes
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Feb 15, 2024 - One reason the state takes this deliberate process is to ensure that the amount added to the block grant reflects costs LEAs will face on an ongoing basis. However, the Governor ’s budget proposal augments the mandate block grant without conducting a realistic cost estimate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4839

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

Feb 4, 2026 - The proposal effectively shifts that cost from this year to future budgets —helping address the current budget problem on a one ‑time basis, but adding to the large budget deficits the state is projecting over the next several years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2017-18 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis

Feb 9, 2017 - Recommendations Add Mandate and $25  Million, Along With Shifting Associated Apportionment Funding, Into the K ‑12 Mandates Block Grant. We recommend adding the CAASPP mandate to the K ‑12 mandates block grant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3549

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

Mar 17, 2016 - The block grants are an alternative mechanism for LEAs to seek mandate reimbursement. Instead of submitting detailed claims on an ongoing basis listing how much was spent on each mandated activity or using specific RRMs for specific mandates, LEAs can choose to receive funding for all mandated activities through the block grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3395

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

Mar 18, 2026 - Considering Adding Legislative Appointees to the SBE. The Legislature could consider adding two legislative appointees to the SBE. These appointees could enable greater legislative oversight of the new governance system and ensure the SBE ’s policies are consistent with legislative intent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

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

Nov 19, 2025 - Consider Early Restoration of Learning Recovery Emergency Block Grant ($757   Million). The state created this grant in the 2022 ‑23 budget to mitigate the learning loss and social disruption students experienced during the pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - The freeze affected Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), CCDF, and the Social Services Block grant. The 2025 ‑26 budget provides $1.1  billion from CCDF and $329  million from TANF for child care programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168