The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - What specific steps has CalHHS taken to fulfill its cross ‑departmental, cross ‑agency coordination role? Which state agencies and departments have been directly involved in the development of the Master Plan, and what have their unique contributions been?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

The 2025-26 Budget: Expanded Learning Opportunities Program

Feb 20, 2025 - This  variability makes it difficult for districts to make long ‑term decisions about what level of staffing and programming they will be able to afford, even if they can accurately predict how many EL/LI students they are likely to serve.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4977

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Though data is unavailable on what other programs candidates may choose instead of the Capital Fellows program, one reason driving their decision could be finding higher salaries elsewhere. For example, the San Francisco Fellows Program is also open to individuals with a bachelor ’s degree and requires less than five years of work experience.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - On the other hand, directing more funding for math coaches would help the state begin to establish additional support for math instruction, similar to what the state has done in literacy over the past several years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Before accounting for discretionary choices, the budget position under the administration ’s estimates is similar to what it was under our November estimates. That is, both of our offices have assessed that the budget is roughly balanced.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Climate Change Impacts Across California - K-12 Education

Apr 5, 2022 - In response, the Legislature may want to consider what information or guidance the state should provide to help schools’ administrative decision‑making. For instance, the state could set clear guidelines on what particulate matter air quality levels should prompt school closures or what temperatures should shift activities indoors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4586

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

Feb 29, 2024 - Most notably, S B  740 established a definition for what constitutes a nonclassroom ‑based charter school and required nonclassroom ‑based charter schools to request a funding determination from the California Department of Education (CDE) to receive their full apportionment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4870

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

Jan 13, 2023 - In both cases, the difference stems from what is considered baseline spending —that is, what spending was approved in prior budgets. Specifically, the administration views the following as baseline spending: a $3  billion unallocated set ‑aside for inflation ‑related costs and a shift of $1.4  billion in authorized capital outlay projects from lease revenue bonds to cash.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2022-23 Budget: California College Guidance Initiative

Feb 22, 2022 - Some  key questions for the Legislature to consider  include: What is CCGI ’s long ‑term plan for fully scaling the platform? What challenges does CCGI anticipate in reaching full implementation? How does CCGI plan to address these  challenges?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4553