The 2014-15 Budget: Maintaining Education Facilities in California [Publication Details]

Apr 11, 2014 - While a one-size-fits-all response very likely is not appropriate for such a diverse array of education segments, segment-specific plans likely could be very helpful. To this end, we recommend the Legislature require the education segments to develop plans that detail how much they set aside annually for scheduled maintenance, how they plan to eliminate their existing deferred
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3000

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - (In some cases, LEAs may decide the model was not a good fit for their specific schools.) Building this local buy ‑in is important for the long ‑term success of the community schools model and can help support other key efforts, such as identifying other sources of funding that can sustain the model.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

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

Nov 20, 2024 - In these cases, the Department of Finance may reduce the COLA rate to fit within the available Proposition 98 funding. For community college programs, the state typically provides the same COLA that it provides for school programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

The 2022-23 Budget: Local Control Funding Formula

Jan 28, 2022 - In these cases, the law reduces the COLA rate to fit within the available funding. The state also provides COLA for a few other K ‑12 categorical programs, and it typically aligns the COLA rate for these programs with the  LCFF rate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4505

The 2023-24 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 16, 2022 - Consistent with current law, we assume the state reduces the COLA rate to 8.38   percent —lowering the cost by approximately $300   million —to fit within the $7.6  billion available. Reserve Withdrawals Cover Gap Between Guarantee and Program Costs for the Next Few Years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4648

The Local Control Funding Formula for School Districts and Charter Schools

Jan 9, 2023 - In these cases, the law reduces the COLA rate to fit within the available funding. The state applies the COLA to LCFF by increasing the grade span base rates, necessary small schools rates, and the transitional kindergarten staffing adjustment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4661

The 2020-21 Budget: The Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2019 - Specifically, for years in which growth in the Proposition 98 m inimum guarantee is insufficient to cover the statutory COLA for these programs, the COLA is to be reduced to fit within the guarantee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4113

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

Feb 7, 2023 - In  that scenario, the administration would have the authority under existing law to reduce the COLA to rate to fit within the available funding. For 2025 ‑26 and 2026 ‑27, we estimate the guarantee would be just above the level necessary to fund the COLA under the administration ’s assumptions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4670

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

Mar 17, 2016 - (If there are multiple RRM proposals for a particular mandate, the CSM must determine which of the proposals best fits these conditions.) In particular, an RRM must: Use cost information from one of the following: (1) a representative sample of eligible claimants, (2) information provided by local government associations, or (3) other projections of local costs; Consider the
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3395

The 2020-21 Budget: Governor’s Computer Science Proposals

Mar 10, 2020 - For these reasons, we do not think identifying a COE as a resource lead for such a narrow, specific subje ct area fits well within the existing system of support. Some Already Credentialed Teachers Could Benefit From Additional Computer Science Training.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4198