The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten

Feb 18, 2025 - Penalty amount based on the share of school days and number of classrooms that were out of compliance. The State Monitors District Compliance Through Annual Auditing. The state monitors district compliance with TK program requirements through the annual auditing process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4968

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

Mar 18, 2026 - The federal funds include administrative allowances from various grants to cover CDE ’s costs of reviewing and approving district grant applications, providing technical assistance, and taking corrective action when a district is out of compliance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - This approach would be well ‑aligned with the existing accountability system, but would require the state to revise its ESSA plan and potentially make other changes to its accountability system to remain in compliance with federal government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - An accreditation process could be designed to focus on implementation practices, rather than more bureaucratic compliance reporting. Making funding contingent on accreditation also could create a strong incentive for schools to effe ctively implement the community schools model.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

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

May 28, 2019 - Opt-Out Notice Promotes Compliance With Federal Law. We think the requirement for districts to provide all juniors and their parents/guardians a written opt-out notice is a relatively efficient way to promote compliance with federal law concerning protection of student privacy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4052

The 2025-26 Budget: Expanded Learning Opportunities Program

Feb 20, 2025 - Districts that are found to be out of compliance with these requirements lose part of their ELOP apportionment proportional to the infraction. California ’s Programs Have Different Reporting Requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4977

Evaluation of the School District of Choice Program

Jan 27, 2016 - Under this unusual arrangement, a district must ask its auditor to check compliance with program requirements, but the state may not issue instructions telling auditors how to perform this compliance review.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3331

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - Chapter  76 of 2021 (A B  136 , Committee on Budget) establishes legislative intent that rate reform implementation should help the developmental services system move from a compliance ‑based system to an outcomes ‑based  system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

The 2020-21 Budget: Governor’s Fiscal Oversight Proposals

Mar 19, 2020 - To better monitor how COEs are using their statutory authority to help districts improve their fiscal health, we recommend the Legislature adopt legislation to require COEs to publicly report when their districts do not comply with financial rules and describe how they responded to the lack of compliance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4204

Evaluating California’s System for Serving Infants and Toddlers With Special Needs

Jan 4, 2018 - As with the deadlines for initial service delivery, all states must annually report their compliance with this transition deadline. Some Children Become Lifelong Consumers of Regional Center Services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3728