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

Mar 18, 2026 - For example, it reviews and approves district applications for certain federal grants, officially numbers all new charter schools, and acts as the state ’s liaison to the U.S. Department of Education for various federal programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - Based on conversations with the State Board of Education, our understanding is that the state excluded high school absenteeism rates as part of its negotiations with the federal government to ensure compliance with federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - Background Lanterman Act Lays Foundation for “Statutory Entitlement. ” California ’s Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act (Lanterman Act) originally was passed in 1969 and substantially revised in 1977.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 10, 2025 - The $50  million is in addition to the $500  million one-time General Fund appropriation provided in the 2021-22 Budget Act for this program, of which $18  million remains unspent. Along with the additional funding, trailer legislation extends the program by one year, through June 30, 2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) was signed into law in July 2018, reauthorizing the federal Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. To receive funding, a state must submit a plan to the Secretary of Education that outlines the state ’s approach to CTE and confirms that the state complies with certain federal regulations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

Overview of Federal Relief for K-12 Education and Child Care

Apr 29, 2021 - CARES Act Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) Primarily Provided Funding With Broad Discretion. The CARES Act provided $13.2  billion in federal relief for K-12 public schools through ESSER.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - The 2024 ‑25 Budget Act set a resident undergraduate enrollment expectation for CSU in 2025 ‑26 (following recent state practice of setting expectations for budget year plus one). The 2025 ‑26 budget plan maintains that expectation and adds an expectation for 2026 ‑27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

COVID-19: Federal and State Actions Affecting K-12 Education and Child Care

May 14, 2020 - The federal funding flexibility waiver affects provisions of ESSA Titles I through V, as well as the McKinney-Vento Act, which provides funding for homeless youth. Child Nutrition Waivers. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), signed by the President on March  18, 2020, authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to waive several requirements of existing federal child nutrition programs until September 30, 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231

The 2017-18 Budget: Federal Funding For K-12 Education

Feb 15, 2017 - In addition, the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act provides about $7 million an nually to schools for providing homeless children extra services such as transportation and help accessing social services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3564

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Sep 16, 2024 - The budget also adds $1.5  million in one-time federal reimbursements from CDE (consisting of $1  million in Title II, Part A funds and $500,000 in Individuals with Disabilities Education Act funds) for the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4929