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

Follow-up Evaluation of the District of Choice Program

Feb 1, 2021 - When we examined individual districts with at leas t 5 0 t ransfer students, the share of female students ranged fro m 4 0  p ercent t o 6 0  p ercent. These results are similar to our previous findings based o n 2 014 ‑ 15 d ata.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4329

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 10, 2025 - Additionally, trailer legislation requires the administration of the program and remaining unspent funds t o be transferred from CDE to CTC on July 1, 2027. Expands the Literacy Coaches and Reading Specialists Grant Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2018-19 Budget: Proposition 98 Outlook

Nov 15, 2017 - We examined the effect on the guarantee if General Fund revenue came in a few billion dollars above our outlook estimates in 2017 ‑ 18 o r 2018 ‑19 (or in both years). None of these scenarios resulted in a higher minimum guarantee in 2017 ‑ 18 o r 2018 ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3716

The 2021-22 Budget: Public School Restrooms Feminine Hygiene Products Mandate

Mar 1, 2021 - This post fulfills a requirement for our office to analyze new mandates, as specified in Section 17562 o f the Government Code. Background Constitution Requires the State to Reimburse Local Governments for Mandated Activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4392

The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the May Revision Education Budget Proposals

May 14, 2018 - Home prices ticked up from 7 p ercent in 2016 t o 8 p ercent in 2017 and have grown at a 9 p ercent annual rate thus far in 2018. In addition, residential building permits increased from 101, 000 i n 2016 t o 113, 000 i n 2017 and are on pace to be above 2017 l evels thus far in 2018.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3834

Review of the Funding Determination Process for Nonclassroom-Based Charter Schools

Feb 29, 2024 - Chapter  486 of 2019 (A B  1505 , O ’Donnell). Assembly Bill  1505 included several changes to laws regarding charter schools. Most notably, the bill made changes in four areas: Additional Circumstances for Denying a Petition.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4870

The 2021-22 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals

Feb 19, 2021 - Funding would support at least an additional 1, 041 p articipants with grants of up to $24, 000 o ver five years. School districts, county offices of education (COEs), and charter schools that have not previously received funding would receive priority for funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4381

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 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 98 Outlook

Nov 14, 2018 - The minimum guarantee increases steadily under the growth scenario from $77. 9  b illion in 2018 ‑ 19 t o $89. 2  b illion in 2022 ‑23 (see Figure 4 and the Appendix). The average annual increase is $2. 8  b illion (3. 4  p ercent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3897