The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - For example, the 2025‑26 budget provided $30 million to support the transition to paying providers prospectively. (Currently, the state pays providers after they have submitted timesheets demonstrating they have provided care.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

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

Feb 4, 2026 - For example, if the guarantee declines while the state is paying the settle ‑up obligation, the state could use the payments to help cover Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) costs on a temporary basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

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

Nov 19, 2025 - The 2025 ‑26 adopted budget used $1.7  billion in one ‑time funds to pay for ongoing school and community college programs. Most of these one ‑time funds came from (1)  increases in the Proposition  98 guarantee in previous years and (2)  savings related to deferring payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

The 2025‑26 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2024 - Despite this economic weakness, total pay for California workers has been growing quickly. During  the first quarter of 2024, for example, total pay increased at an annualized rate of 17   percent —one of the strongest quarters on record.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - Regional Centers (RCs) Coordinate and Pay for Individuals ’ Services. DDS contracts with 21  nonprofit RCs, which coordinate and pay for the direct services provided to “consumers ” (the term used in statute).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

Update on the Progress of the CalSTRS Funding Plan

Nov 18, 2021 - As such, the contribution rate required of employers to pay down their relatively larger share of UAO will increase (again, to a much lesser degree than the state ’s rate will change). Lower than assumed payroll growth will impact both the state and employers ’ required contribution rates in that a higher rate is required in order for CalSTRS to be able to collect the same dollar amount needed to pay down UAO.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4475

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

Feb 13, 2025 - Conversely, one ‑time funds can help districts cover one ‑time expenses and pay for starting up programs. One ‑time spending also allows the state to avoid committing to ongoing increases it might be unable to sustain during tighter fiscal times.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

A Review of the CalSTRS Funding Plan: Treatment of Teacher Contributions Also Increase District Unfunded Liabilities

Feb 2, 2016 - When the Legislature passed the CalSTRS funding plan, administration documents characterized the cost sharing as follows: districts would pay $47 billion, the state would pay $20 billion, and teachers would pay $8 billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3335

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - The Center pays the tuition and fees for these seminars for all  Fellows. Capital Fellows Program Opens Doors Into State Government. The program ’s competitive nature and high ‑quality training makes Fellows upon completing the program sought ‑after candidates for state government jobs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

Update on School District Retiree Health Benefits

Sep 25, 2017 - These benefits pay for costs that employees incur when they visit a doctor, dentist, or optometrist or otherwise receive medical treatment. The value of these benefits varies across the state. For example, some districts pay most of the cost of providing these benefits, with employees paying a relatively small share.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3704