The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Slots are limited to budget appropriation. 170,495 General Child Care Directly contracts with center ‑based and licensed family child care providers to serve working families eligible for subsidized care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

Review of the Funding Determination Process for Nonclassroom-Based Charter Schools

Feb 29, 2024 - Charter Schools Periodically Up for Renewal. At the end of a charter ’s initial authorization period, the authorizer must decide whether to renew the charter. Charter schools typically must be renewed every five years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4870

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

Mar 18, 2026 - Students First: Renewing Hope for California ’s Future 2008 The Little Hoover Commission An independent oversight agency established to review state operations and recommend improvements. Educational Governance and Accountability: Taking the Next Step 2025 Policy Analysis for California Education A nonpartisan research center led by faculty at Stanford University, University of California, and University of Southern California, focusing on school performance and equity issues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2013-14 Budget: Analysis of Governor’s Proposition 39 Proposal [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2013 - The 2013-14 Budget: Analysis of Governor’s Proposition 39 Proposal [Publication Details] The 2013-14 Budget: Analysis of Governor’s Proposition 39 Proposal Format: HTML Description: The Governor’s 2013‑14 budget includes a plan to implement the provisions of Proposition 39, which increases state corporate tax (CT) revenues and requires that half of these revenues for a five-year period be used for energy efficiency and alternative energy projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2691

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

Nov 28, 2023 - Operators with a current child daycare facility license or spe cial permit must maintain that license or permit capacity until June 30, 2024, while all other ELOP operators are generally exempt from child daycare facility licensing or special permit requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4818

The 2019-20 Budget: Special Education Teaching Performance Assessment

Apr 30, 2019 - For instance, of the 7,875 special education teaching licenses newly issued in 2016 ‑17, more than 2,700 (34  percent) consisted of temporary licenses issued to individuals who did not meet all of the regular credential qualifications.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4022

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - To receive a grant renewal, high schools must agree to be evaluated annually on 12  program quality indicators (such as curriculum and instruction requirements, leadership development, industry involvement, career guidance, and accountability).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

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

May 14, 2020 - The state has also changed the required number of staff members per child in licensed settings. For example, the state now requires one teacher for every four infants served by direct contract providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231

The 2022-23 Budget: Special Education Proposals

Jan 25, 2022 - The Governor ’s proposal requires that one of the existing special education resource lead contracts be redirected to focus on IEP best practices beginning in 2022 ‑23, when the current contracts will be up for  renewal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4494

The 2018-19 Budget: Commission on Teacher Credentialing—Administrator Performance Assessment

Apr 12, 2018 - To the extent that credential programs have remaining APA-related questions, they can ask CTC directly or otherwise access ongoing APA-related technical assistance that CT C plans to offer over the next few years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3809