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

May 13, 2017 - The largest of these is $400 million in assistance to counties to offset some of their cost increases associated with the termination of the Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI). The Governor also proposes a $63 million drought package, which represents a decrease in funding of $115 million relative to January.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3669

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 2019-20 May Revision: Overview of the May Revision Proposition 98 Package

May 13, 2019 - Although the May Revision relies upon about $250  million in one-time spending to pay for ongoing costs (even more than the Governor ’s budget), it also contains nearly $400  million in one-time allocations (mainly the reserve deposit).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4044

The 2017-18 Budget: Update on Per Capita Personal Income

Mar 30, 2017 - Our February estimates had the guarantee taking roughly half of the first $400 million in additional state revenue in 2017-18, none of the next $1 billion, and 50 cents for each additional dollar above the $1.4 billion mark.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3639

The 2018-19 Budget: A Guide to Understanding Potential Changes in the Proposition 98 Guarantee

May 7, 2018 - Assuming state revenue increases by at least $400  million in 2017 ‑18, the state would be required to pay off all remaining maintenance factor ($228  million). Given the positive revenue results for 2017 ‑18 through April, a revenue increase of at least this magnitude seems very likely.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3823

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

Feb 29, 2024 - One  notable recent case is related to the A3 charter school network, where the schools were found to have fabricated attendance data that resulted in generating roughly $400  million in state funding through attendance fraud.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4870

The 2017-18 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis

Feb 9, 2017 - The state has funded more than 400 school sites. As of Decemb er 2016, the state has identified only five schools that do not have the Internet speeds to administer the exam. State Provides Annual Funding for Costs of Administering Standardized Tests.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3549

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - The Governor proposes $800  million from the General Fund over two years —$400  million in 2022 ‑23 and 2023 ‑ 24 —to implement various efforts to improve forest health and make communities more resilient to future wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2019-20 May Revision: K-12 Cal Grant Mandate

May 28, 2019 - In 2013-14, 71 districts out of approximately 400 total unified or high school districts electronically submitted GPAs. These districts accounted for about 70 percent of all GPAs submitted to CSAC. Students who did not attend one of these districts were responsible for obtaining a paper form, having a school official certify their GPA, and mailing the form to CSAC before the application deadline.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4052

The 2017-18 Budget: Overview of the Governor’s Proposition 98 Budget Package

Jan 13, 2017 - For the first roughly $400 million of additional revenue, the guarantee increases by about $200 million, bringing school funding to the level required to keep pace with growth in per capita personal income.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3530