Follow-up Evaluation of the District of Choice Program [Publication Details]

Feb 1, 2021 - The District of Choice program is one of several laws allowing students to transfer from one school district to another school district. The program is scheduled to sunset on July 1, 2023. This evaluation, prepared at the request of the Legislature, assesses recent trends in the program and provides our recommendations regarding reauthorization.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4329

Follow-up Evaluation of the District of Choice Program

Feb 1, 2021 - I n 2 014 ‑15, low ‑income students transferred at onl y 4 0  p ercent of the rate of their higher ‑income peers. As a further comparison, we examined the share of low ‑income students transferring through the interdistrict permit system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4329

Increasing Transparency of County Office of Education Spending

Mar 14, 2024 - (For  example, with special education funding that is transferred to school districts and certain local property tax transferred to trial courts.) In addition, COEs conduct a wide range of activities with LCFF —their primary state funding source.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4883

Excess ERAF: A Review of the Calculations Affecting School Funding

Mar 6, 2020 - In 2004 ‑05, the state began directing county auditors to use funding in ERAF to reimburse cities and counties for a reduction in their Vehicle License Fee (VLF) revenue. (The VLF is a tax on vehicle ownership and a longstanding source of revenue for cities and counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4193

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Feb 15, 2024 - In this report, we assess the architecture of the Governor’s overall Proposition 98 budget and analyze his major proposals for K-12 education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4839

State Budget Effects of Recent Federal Actions to Address COVID-19

Apr 5, 2020 - For example, if both the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County request funds, the city will receive funding based on its population and the county will receive funding based on its population excluding the city ’s population.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4217

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - The  administration ’s estimates of revenues (excluding transfers, both between state funds and from the federal government) are $13.6  billion higher across the three ‑year budget window compared to our estimates in November.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

Evaluation of the School District of Choice Program

Jan 27, 2016 - Two of the laws pertain specifically to interdistrict transfers whereas the third pertains to both interdistrict transfers and transfers among schools within the same district (intradistrict transfers).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3331

A Historical Review of Proposition 98

Jan 18, 2017 - SRAF first paid for various state costs within counties, with the remainder transferred to ERAF and used to reduce Proposition  98 General Fund costs. Reduced Proposition  98 General Fund cost by $850  million. 2010 –11 SERAF and SRAF.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3526

Final EdBudget Tables (2015)

Oct 19, 2015 - UC Performance and Cost Reduction Measures Measure Implementation Time Line Streamline Transfer Pathways UC is to closely align its lower-division requirements for its 20  most popular majors with those used by CSU and CCC for associate degrees for transfer.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3299