An Overview of Internet in Schools

Jan 7, 2015 - Coaxial cables, which transmit cable television, also can be used to connect schools to the Internet. The same coaxial cable can be used for television and Internet activity simultaneously. Coaxial cables are brought into school buildings through utility poles or underground lines.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3893

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Slots are limited to budget appropriation. 80 Emergency Child Care Bridge Provides temporary child care services to children in foster care system and under age 13. Child care services are temporary until family finds longer ‑term child care solution. d 3,245 a Unless otherwise specified, child must be under age 13 and families must earn at or below 85  percent of the state median income to be eligible for subsidized child care programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - State law requires charter schools that provide less than 80   percent of their instruction in person to be considered a “nonclassroom ‑based ” charter school. This  determination is currently made based on the proportion of a school ’s ADA that is classroom ‑based.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

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: 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

Review of the Funding Determination Process for Nonclassroom-Based Charter Schools

Feb 29, 2024 - This legislation added two circumstances under which an authorizer can deny a charter petition for the establishment of a new charter school (providing authorizers with a total of eight circumstances for denying a petition).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4870

The 2022-23 Budget: Expanded Learning Programs

Feb 16, 2022 - (The Governor does not propose funding to make permanent the temporary slots added in 2021 ‑22.) Assessment In this section, we provide our assessment on key aspects of the Governor ’s expanded learning  proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4545

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Education

Oct 17, 2019 - Specifically, these providers must operate within the attendance boundary of a public school where at least 80  percent of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Increase for State Operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4096

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Though the number of students shifted from self‑ to state‑supported courses is smaller in 2024‑25 compared to 2023‑24 (745 FTE students shifted in summer 2024 compared to 4,705 FTE students shifted the previous summer), the effect is still not adding new students but adding new state costs from shifting students formerly in self‑supported courses into state‑supported ones.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Multilingual Learner Screeners

Feb 26, 2025 - Under either approach, the Legislature may want to ensure that the level of funding provided is aligned with any service requirements added in statute. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4990