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

Mar 18, 2026 - The office would consist of the SPI and up to 11 other staff. Of these 11 staff, at least 4 would be nominated by the SPI and appointed by the SBE as required by the Constitution. The Governor ’s budget does not include additional funding for the Office of the SPI.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

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

Nov 19, 2025 - Figure  11 illustrates how the funding available for new commitments could change over the outlook period. Specifically, it shows the difference between the Proposition  98 guarantee and the costs of existing programs (adjusted for the statutory COLA and enrollment ‑related changes).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

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

Feb 4, 2026 - The state allocates 89  percent of this grant to schools based on average daily attendance and 11  percent to community colleges based on full ‑time ‑equivalent enrollment. The law requires the State Controller to disburse this grant automatically according to a schedule determined by the Director of the Department of Finance, potentially over multiple years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2010-11 Budget: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education [Publication Details]

Feb 25, 2010 - The 2010-11 Budget: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education [Publication Details] Video Description: Though the Governor portrays his 2010-11 budget proposal as protecting education, his plan would affect areas of education quite differently—significantly reducing funding for child care and K-12 education while augmenting funding for most higher education programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2208

The 2018-19 Budget: Charter School Facility Grant Program

Apr 23, 2018 - Prior to 2010 ‑11, CSFGP provided reimbursements for prior-year costs. Starting in 2010 ‑11, the state transitioned CSFGP from operating on a reimbursement basis to providing grants for current-year costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3812

Year-One Survey: Update on School District Finance and Flexibility [Publication Details]

May 4, 2010 - Finally, we lay out a package of recommendations that the Legislature could adopt in 2010-11 to provide school districts with additional flexibility. ( Short video introducing this report ) Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2266

The 2018-19 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis

Feb 7, 2018 - Over the past decade, California has ranked as high as 23 rd (in 2007 ‑0 8) a nd as low as 36 th (from 2010 ‑ 11 t hrough 2012 ‑13). Because California ’s revenues are highly sensitive to changes in the economy, school spending tends to be more sensitive to recessions and recoveries than most other states.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3741

The 2021-22 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 18, 2020 - For example, between August and October, collections from the state ’s three largest taxes so far in 2020 ‑21 have been 22  p ercent ($ 11  b illion) ahead of budget act assumptions. Simultaneously, data on new applications for safety net programs, like Medi ‑Cal and CalFresh, in the first few months of 2020 ‑21 show that new applications for these programs have been below 2019 ‑ 20 l evels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4297

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

Jan 13, 2025 - These solutions yielded General Fund savings of $11  billion through 2025 ‑26. The Governor ’s budget reduces this amount by $1.3  billion through 2025 ‑26. The reason for the reduction is the recent voter approval of Proposition  35 (2024), which requires the state to spend less MCO tax money on offsetting General Fund spending and more money on provider rate increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Fellows work 10 months in the judicial branch, 10.5 months in the executive branch, and 11 months in the Assembly and Senate. Fellows Must Meet Program Eligibility Requirements. To apply for the program, one must be at least 20 years old and have earned a bachelor ’s degree.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989