The 2018-19 Budget: 2018-19 COLA for K-14 Education Programs

Apr 30, 2018 - The 2018-19 Budget: 2018-19 COLA for K-14 Education Programs The 2018-19 Budget 2018 ‑19 COLA for K-14 Education Programs The federal government recently released updated information that affects the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) that the state provides to certain school and community college programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3816

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - In 2024 ‑25, CSU began addressing this situation by reallocating existing enrollment slots from campuses under their 2023 ‑24 targets to those exceeding their 2023 ‑24 targets. Effectively, this reallocation moved funding internally within the CSU system to help support more enrollment growth at growing campuses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - The Governor ’s budget proposes suspending the statutory cost ‑of ‑living adjustment (COLA) for child care and State Preschool reimbursement rates and redirecting the savings associated with this suspension for an increase to the monthly cost of care plus payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

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

Nov 20, 2024 - After accounting for the freed ‑up funding and the cost of providing a 2.46  percent statutory cost ‑of ‑living adjustment for school and community college programs, we estimate that $2.8  billion would be available for new commitments (see figure below).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

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

Feb 13, 2025 - State Reduced LREBG in 2023 ‑24 to Address Budget Shortfall. The state faced a revenue shortfall in 2023 ‑24, accompanied by a drop in Proposition  98 funding for schools. To help address the shortfall, the June 2023 budget implemented a $1.1  billion (14.3  percent) reduction to the LREBG.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 28, 2023 - The budget provides an 8.22  percent statutory cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for the LCFF. This COLA rate, which reflects the significant inflation that occurred over the previous year, represents the highest statutory rate since 1980-81.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4818

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposition 98 Overview and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 7, 2023 - COLA = cost ‑of ‑living adjustment and CCEE = California Collaborative for Educational Excellence. Dedicates Most Ongoing Funds to Covering Statutory Cost ‑of ‑Living Adjustment (COLA). The state calculates the statutory COLA each year using a price index published by the federal government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4670

The 2023-24 Budget: One-Time K-12 Spending Proposals

Feb 16, 2023 - For 2023 ‑24, covering some LCFF costs with 2021 ‑22 funding allows the administration to make other ongoing spending increases while maintaining spending at the minimum guarantee. Most notably, the Governor ’s January budget includes $6.4  billion to provide a statutory cost ‑of ‑living adjustment (COLA) to K ‑12  programs, as well as $300  million in new ongoing funding for high ‑poverty schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4688

The 2022-23 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 17, 2021 - The Legislature could increase funding for the community colleges by providing more unrestricted funding, more restricted funding for specified purposes, or more support directly to students to address living costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4473

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Child Care and Preschool

Dec 17, 2021 - Starting July 1, 2021, direct contract providers will receive a 4.05  percent cost-of-living adjustment. On January 1, 2022, all child care and preschool providers will move to the 75 th percentile of the 2018 regional market rate survey (or stay at their current rate if it is higher).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4485