The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance [Publication Details]

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

Mar 18, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance Summary Four Core Entities Govern California ’s Public School System. The State Board of Education (SBE) is a policymaking body appointed by the Governor that focuses on academic standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Multilingual Learner Screeners

Feb 26, 2025 - Giving districts 60 days to screen students, rather than the 30 days required for English learners, provides mo re time for TK students to get comfortable in the school setting before being assessed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4990

The 2022-23 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals

Feb 23, 2022 - For instance, the 2016 ‑17 budget re ‑established the Center at a COE. The  Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) administered the competitive grant ($5  million one ‑time Proposition  98) and selected the Tulare COE to run the Center.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4556

The 2016-17 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis

Feb 18, 2016 - Consider Outreach to Re –Engage Former Teachers or Recruit Out –of –State Teachers. Both of these strategies are among the most cost –effective for increasing the supply of teachers within California in the short –term .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3355

CalSTRS Funding Update

Jul 19, 2018 - Below, we provide background on CalSTRS and summarize key information from the May CalSTRS re port. Background CalSTRS Administers Pension Benefits for Teachers and Other Credentialed Employees. Nearly all school and community college employees in California are eligible to receive a pension when they retire.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3873

The 2021-22 Budget: Special Education Proposals

Feb 4, 2021 - California law requires districts to re ‑evaluate a child ’s need for special education prior to entering kindergarten. Nonetheless, the Legislature will want to consider the long ‑term effects of creating such a financial incentive.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4345

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

Feb 7, 2023 - In the re mainder of this section, we outline a few ways for the state to reduce ongoing expenditures and avoid reliance on one ‑time funds. Consider Funding Lower COLA Rate. As  a starting point for developing the budget, we recommend the Legislature avoid funding a COLA above the level in the Governor ’s budget —even if the statutory rate is somewhat higher by May.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4670

The 2016-17 Budget: Local Government Mandates--Reasonable Reimbursement Methodology

Mar 17, 2016 - A court may direct the CSM to re-hear the issue. Funding for New Mandates Considered in State Budget. Typically, within one year of local governments submitting claims for reimbursement, the CSM prepares a statewide cost estimate based on the claims or the RRM.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3395

The 2022-23 Budget: School Nutrition

Feb 8, 2022 - Given that the Legislatu re committed to implementing universal meals, targeting funding to LEAs most impacted by these new requirements could ensure smoother implementation. One way to allocate funding is based on projections of how many more meals an LEA will need to serve under universal meals compared to a prior baseline level of meals served.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4519