The 2017-18 Budget: Update on Per Capita Personal Income

Mar 30, 2017 - To determine per capita personal income, the state relies upon income da ta from the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis and state population estimates from the Department of Finance. Regarding the income data, the state compares growth in per capita personal income from the fourth quarter (last three months) of two years ago with last year ’s fourth quarter.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3639

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - For  LEAs with eligible school sites that do not opt in by November 1, 2026, trailer legislation specifies that LEAs will have the opportunity to submit a request to be considered for funding during regular intervals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - The Legislature could consider modifying the allocation so that schools do not receive a larger share. Consistent with the requirements of Proposition   37, any changes to state law would likely require a two ‑thirds vote.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

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

Mar 18, 2026 - Even if these changes do not automatically solve the state ’s other longstanding education challenges, they would allow theLegislature to set goals and mon
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2023-24 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten and State Preschool Proposals

Feb 14, 2023 - Note: Some school districts may allow younger students who do not meet the criteria above to enroll in transitional kindergarten. These students do not generate state funding until their fifth birthday and must turn five before the end of the school year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten

Feb 18, 2025 - Districts will incur penalties if they do not comply with these requirements. These additional requirements were initially set to start August 2020, but have been delayed several  times. State Has Supported TK Expansion Through Several Initiatives.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4968

The 2019-20 Budget: Governor's Proposals for Infants and Toddlers With Special Needs

Feb 28, 2019 - In conversations with stakeholders and experts, we were made aware of at least five major reasons why some eligible children do not receive early intervention services. First, some children do not receive regular physician checkups.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3954

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

Sep 26, 2024 - If providers want to serve two-year olds, they must begin to do so before July 1, 2027. Suspends Requirement to Serve Additional Students With Disabilities in State Preschool. The budget also suspends the planned requirement for State Preschool providers to serve a higher share of students with disabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4932

The 2020-21 Budget: Governor’s Fiscal Oversight Proposals

Mar 19, 2020 - Some COEs Do Not Use Full Extent of Statutory Authority. While the Governor ’s proposal would expand the fiscal oversight authority of COEs in some respects, it would do relatively little to address COEs that do not fully utilize the authority they already possess under current law.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4204

Increasing Transparency of County Office of Education Spending

Mar 14, 2024 - The annual expenditures also do not distinguish the  operations grant and hold harmless funding from the alternative education grant. Moreover, unlike school district LCFF and the alternative education grant included in the COE LCFF, there are no broad requirements to submit a plan or describe how the operations grant and hold harmless funding is being spent, nor do COEs have to report on any outcomes associated with these funds .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4883