The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - Service Provider Rates Must Include Quality Incentive Structure. 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: Department of Developmental Services [Publication Details]

Mar 5, 2025 - This brief provides a short summary of the Governor’s proposed budget for the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) before addressing four issues that warrant legislative oversight: (1) quality incentives as part of service provider rate reform, (2) the Master Plan for Developmental Services, (3) DDS’s ongoing information technology project, and (4) the phaseout of subminimum wage employment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5008

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Child Care and State Preschool Reimbursement Rates in Transition. The state has historically used two different reimbursement rates for child care providers —the Standard Reimbursement Rate (SRR) and the Regional Market Rate (RMR).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - Figure 6 ELOP Funding Tiers and Rates Over Time Tier 1 EL/LI Threshold Tier 1 Rate Per EL/LI Student Tier 2 Rate Per EL/LI Student 2021 ‑22
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - The dashboard currently uses chronic absenteeism rates as an indicator of student engagement for grades TK ‑8, while the four ‑year graduation rate is used for high schools. 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 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 19, 2025 - Assuming the COLA rate remains at 2.51  percent, the associated cost would be $2.5  billion. Somewhat Higher COLA Rates Projected After 2026 ‑27. Under our forecast, the COLA rate would increase after 2026 ‑27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

The 2025-26 Budget: Expanded Learning Opportunities Program

Feb 20, 2025 - However, based on our analysis of ELOP and ASES funding rates, we find that ELOP funding per participating student is likely significantly higher than ASES. To compare funding rates for the two programs, w e converted the ASES daily rates into an annual rate consistent with ELOP requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4977

The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

Mar 4, 2025 - All other meals are reimbursed at the “paid ” rate. In 2024 ‑25, the federal government reimburses schools up to $4.54 for lunches served at the free rate and up to 53 cents for lunches served at the paid rate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5001

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

Sep 26, 2024 - If the new rates do not take effect by this date, DSS must provide the Legislature with a time line for transition. Specifies that the new reimbursement rates shall not be reduced from the rates previously in effect, including the one-time cost of care plus rates that were part of the most recent collectively bargained and parity agreement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4932

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Whether a campus meets its enrollment target depends on several key factors, including the number of students who apply, admission rates, yield rates, retention rates, and other aspects of student and campus behavior.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989