Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - Legislature Could Consider Ways to Highlight High School Chronic Absenteeism Rates. Increasing transparency and accountability around high school chronic absenteeism rates would help bring greater focus to student attendance, particularly if the state were to shift to enrollment ‑based funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

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

Apr 11, 2014 - While we commend the administration for highlighting deferred maintenance as a problem, we have concerns with the Governor's specific proposals and recommend the Legislature consider various alternatives.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3000

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

Mar 18, 2026 - It also highlights the central role of the Legislature in defining the other governance entities ’ roles. Some Logistical Details Will Need to Be Addressed. A large ‑scale governance change will require many smaller changes to existing laws and administrative practices.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2017-18 Budget: County Offices of Education and The Minimum State Aid Provision

Feb 10, 2017 - Governor ’s COE Cost Estimates Highlight Need to Address LCFF Design Flaw. We believe the minimum state aid provision is a fundamental design flaw of LCFF that works at cross-purposes to the formula ’s intent by exacerbating funding differences among COEs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3554

The 2022-23 Budget: California College Guidance Initiative

Feb 22, 2022 - Other approaches might better increase CCGI utilization, such as having CCGI or CDE highlight exemplar districts or working within the state ’s existing system of support to promote CCGI and share best practices statewide, especially as they relate to college and career readiness.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4553

The 2018-19 Budget: Update on Backlog of Teacher Misconduct Cases

Apr 30, 2018 - The February 2018 quarterly report highlighted DOJ ’s efforts to make teacher misconduct cases a greater priority by assigning additional attorney time to these cases. Specifically, DOJ increased attorney time spent on teacher misconduct cases by 452 hours (12  percent) compared with the prior quarter.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3817

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

Nov 16, 2022 - Our  estimate of the funding available in 2023 ‑24 highlights the importance of preparing for economic downturns during stronger fiscal times. The  budget adopted by the Legislature in June  contained two major components that improved budget resiliency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4648

The 2021-22 Budget: Special Education Proposals

Feb 4, 2021 - For instance, the interim report highlights that DHCS has limited staff designated to the Medi ‑Cal billing program, and CDE has no formal role in providing technical assistance. Given the complexity of program requirements and the recent expansion to include all Medi ‑Cal enrolled students, having a state ‑level agency providing technical assistance may better address the needs of schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4345

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Sep 16, 2024 - As required by Chapter  671 of 2023 (AB  934, Muratsuchi), the budget includes $900,000 one time to develop a public awareness campaign that highlights the benefits of educational careers in California ’s public schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4929

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Below, we highlight some of the most significant crosscutting state ‑level efforts and funding. Significant Funding in 2021‑22 Budget Package . As summarized in Figure 7, the 2021‑22 budget package included $9.3 billion over three years—primarily from the General Fund—for a variety of activities to respond to climate impacts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575