The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Currently, five CSU campuses (Fullerton, Long Beach, San Diego, San Jos é, and San Luis Obispo) are impacted in all undergraduate programs. Other campuses tend to have at least a few programs impacted  in  2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

Analyzing Recent Changes to State Support for Fiscally Distressed Districts

Dec 20, 2018 - Relatively few individuals in the state are both willing and qual ified to accept such a challenge, and COEs seem no more likely than the state to identify and attract these individuals. New Appointment Process Raises Issues for Consideration Requiring Additional Disclosure Likely to Dissuade Qualified Administrator Candidates From Applying.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3914

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

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 2022-23 Budget: K-12 Early Literacy Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - In our analysis, we found a total of about 20 schools that enroll ten or fewer students and would qual ify for funding from one of the proposals. Given the eligibility for both proposals are overlapping, a very small school meeting both criteria could receive a very significant amount of literacy funding —$400,000 in base funding from the two proposals alone.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4539

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: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 4, 2026 - Whereas we recommend setting aside additional funding to meet the guarantee, we do not recommend a corresponding increase in school and community college spending this year. Instead, we recommend (1)  making a larger deposit into the Proposition  98 Reserve, and (2)  adopting trailer legislation that automatically reduces the deposit if the 2025 ‑26 guarantee declines relative to May estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

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 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 19, 2025 - The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges 1 1 a Excludes non ‑tax revenues and transfers, which do not affect the calculation of the minimum guarantee. b This decline is deemed to be zero for the purpose of calculating the guarantee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

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