Narrowing California’s K-12 Student Achievement Gaps

Jan 31, 2020 - Figure   2 l ists all the measures that the work group examined. Figure 2 List of All Outcome Measures the Work Group Examined Outcome Measure Definition Standardized test scores The average score of a student group on state standardized assessments administered at the end of each year in grades 3 through 8 and grade 11.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4144

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - Second, Test 2 or Test 3 would have to be the applicable test. Our  November 2025 fiscal outlook, however, projects Test 1 will likely remain operative through the end of our forecast in 2029 ‑30. This projection is mainly related to declines in births and reductions in the school ‑age population —trends that are unlikely to reverse  quickly or change in response to enrollment ‑based funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - (These are known as Tier 2 rates.) From 2022 ‑23 through 2024 ‑25, the state appropriation remained at $4  billion annually, while the Tier 1 rate and overall Tier 1 TK ‑6 attendance increased. As a result, funding available for Tier 2 rates decreased.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Oct 25, 2021 - (Under current law, a child is eligible for TK if their fifth birthday is between September 2 and December 2 of the coming school year.) This plan is anticipated to cost approximately $600  million in 2022 ‑23 and $2.7  billion at full implementation in 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4466

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

Nov 20, 2024 - Technically, it reduces the Test 2 and Test 3 funding levels from what they otherwise would be in the year following the increase. These lower levels are then used in the comparison with Test 1 (which is unaffected).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

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

Mar 30, 2017 - When Test 2 is operative, the state pays all or a portion of any outstanding maintenance factor obligation. The size of these payments increases as the difference between the Test 2 and Test 3 levels increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3639

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 4, 2026 - For any given year, the relationship between revenues and the guarantee depends on which Proposition  98 test is operative and whether another test could become operative with different inputs. In 2025 ‑26 and 2026 ‑27, Test 1 is likely to remain operative even if revenues or other inputs vary significantly from the Governor ’s budget estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

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

Nov 20, 2019 - The Difference Between the Test 1 and Test 2 Levels. Deposits are capped at the difference between the higher Test 1 and lower Test 2 funding levels. Growth Relative to the Prior Year. The state calculates how much funding schools and community colleges would receive if it adjusted the previous year ’s funding level for changes in student attendance and inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4113

The 2021-22 Budget: The Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 18, 2020 - Difference Between the Test 1 and Test 2 Levels. Deposits are capped at the difference between the higher Test 1 and lower Test 2 funding levels. Growth Relative to the Prior Year. The state calculates how much funding schools and community colleges would receive if it adjusted the previous year ’s funding level for changes in student attendance and inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4298

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

Apr 12, 2018 - The administration indicates that another year of field testing is justified because: (1)  field tests conducted thus far are inadequate to develop accurate passing scores for the APA, and (2)  credential programs are insufficiently prepared to implement the APA in 2018 ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3809