The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - Beginning January 1, 2025, statute requires that provider rates consist of two components: (1)  a base rate equal to 90   percent of the rate model, and (2)  a quality incentive payment equal to 10   percent of the rate model.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Multilingual Learner Screeners

Feb 26, 2025 - Governor ’s Proposal Provides $10  Million to Select a Multilingual Screener for TK Students. The Governor ’s budget provides $10  million one-time Proposition  98 funding for the Superintendent of Public Instruction, with the approval of SBE, to select an English proficiency screening instrument to identify multilingual learners in TK.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4990

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Recommendation Recommend Increasing Salaries by 10   Percent Instead of 50   Percent. Given all of the factors mentioned above, we recommend the Legislature raise salaries for Fellows by 10  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - Both programs generally require applicants to provide a local match of $2 for every $1 they receive in funding. (For K ‑12 SWP, ROCPs are only required to provide a local match of $1 for every $1 they receive in funding.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The Governor has signaled interest in changing the state ’s reserve policy by: (1)  increasing the cap on BSA required deposits from 10  percent of General Fund taxes to 20  percent of General Fund taxes, and (2)  excluding the state ’s reserve deposits from the state appropriations limit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Nov 20, 2024 - Each test takes into account certain inputs, including General Fund revenue, per capita personal income, and student attendance ( Figure  1 ). Whereas Test 2 and Test  3 build upon the amount of funding provided the previous year, Test 1 links school funding to a minimum share of General Fund revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Multilingual Learner Screeners [Publication Details]

Feb 26, 2025 - In this post, we provide background on the state’s English learner identification process, describe and assess the Governor’s proposal to provide $10 million for a multilingual learner screener in transitional kindergarten, and provide our recommendations to the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4990

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool

Sep 26, 2024 - The previous plan would have required providers have at least 10  percent of children enrolled in the State Preschool program be children with disabilities by 2026-27. The budget package maintains the 5  percent requirement moving forward.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4932

The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

Mar 4, 2025 - Meanwhile, 33  percent were unsure if they were going to able to fully encumber funds and 10  percent determined they would not be able to fully encumber funds by the deadline. Reporting on KIT Spending Not Yet Available.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5001

The 2025-26 Budget: Expanded Learning Opportunities Program

Feb 20, 2025 - Governor’s Proposal Increases Number of Districts Eligible for Tier 1 Rates. The Governor proposes to lower the threshold for Tier 1 funding from 75  percent EL/LI students to 55  percent, while keeping the Tier 1 rate at $2,750 per EL/LI student.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4977