Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - For K ‑12 SWP, funding is allocated from the California Community Colleges Chancellor ’s Office to eight SWP regional consortia based on each region ’s unemployment rate, share of statewide attendance in grades 7 ‑12, and share of projected job openings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - DDS has completed the first two stages in the California Department of Technology ’s (CDT ’s) PAL process (the state ’s IT project approval process): the Stage 1 Business Analysis and Stage 2 Alternatives Analysis.
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: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - If the Legislature is interested in funding one or more of the Governor ’s proposals, given the state ’s fiscal condition, we recommend any funding for teacher recruitment and retention programs be provided with Proposition  98 General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

Mar 4, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition Summary This brief provides an overview and analysis of the Governor ’s proposals for school nutrition. In 2021 ‑22, the state ’s role in funding school nutrition programs fundamentally changed with the enactment of universal meal requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5001

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Background Center for California Studies Is Funded Within CSU ’s Budget. Apart from CSU ’s main state General Fund appropriation, the state separately funds CSU ’s Center for California Studies (the  Center).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

The 2025-26 Budget: Expanded Learning Opportunities Program

Feb 20, 2025 - Proposal Would Affect Districts That Enroll About One ‑Quarter of California ’s Students. A  significant number of districts, including some of the state ’s largest, have EL/LI proportions between 55  percent and 75  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4977

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

Feb 13, 2025 - a Governor ’s settle ‑up proposal Yes
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten

Feb 18, 2025 - In the coming weeks, the California Department of Education will have preliminary attendance data for the current year that will help th e Legislature determine whether or not the state is on target to meet the Governor ’s budget assumptions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4968

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Governor ’s Budget Includes Some Smaller Proposals. The Governor ’s budget includes three categories of discretionary proposals. First, some proposals provide short ‑term budget savings that create more budget capacity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951