The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - Once the information in the Provider Directory is linked to RC service areas, the department could identify potential gaps in service availability throughout the  state. …But Is Only the First Step Towards Measuring Quality.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

History of Special Education Funding in California

Feb 27, 2018 - Two of these add-ons are linked to specific types of special education services, one is linked to counts of students with specific types of disabilities, and one is linked to sparsely populated regions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3764

The 2018-19 Budget: A Guide to Understanding Potential Changes in the Proposition 98 Guarantee

May 7, 2018 - The estimates in the figure incorporate the final estimate of per capita personal income and the latest estimates of student attendance. Scenario 1 assumes revenue grows more quickly in 2017 ‑18 than 2018 ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3823

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services [Publication Details]

Mar 5, 2025 - This brief provides a short summary of the Governor’s proposed budget for the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) before addressing four issues that warrant legislative oversight: (1) quality incentives as part of service provider rate reform, (2) the Master Plan for Developmental Services, (3) DDS’s ongoing information technology project, and (4) the phaseout of subminimum wage employment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5008

The 2025‑26 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2024 - Most of this increase appears linked with special forms of pay for high ‑income workers, such as bonuses and stock compensation. These increases, in turn, are linked with the recent run up in the stock market.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

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

Mar 18, 2026 - The California Master Plan for Education 2004 California Performance Review A commission appointed by the Governor to gather feedback from state employees and recommend ideas for improving the delivery of government services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Education

Oct 17, 2019 - In addition, the budget provides $5  million one time to assist with the development of an early learning and care master plan. In developing the master plan, the Health and Human Services Agency is to contract with at least one research entity to produce at least one report by October 1, 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4096

The 2017-18 Budget: Update on K-12 Student Attendance

Mar 30, 2017 - The data show that statewide attendance is closely tracking the latest estimates from the administration and our office. Below, we provide background on the calculation of school attendance, describe the recent update, and discuss implications for the Propo sition 98 minimum guarantee and school funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3638

The 2023-24 Budget: State and Federal One-Time K-12 Funding

Mar 10, 2023 - In this post, we describe the recent one-time state and federal funding that can be used flexibly by schoo ls, discuss reporting requirements, and share the latest information regarding how much funding remains unspent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4734

The 2017-18 Budget: Update on Per Capita Personal Income

Mar 30, 2017 - The latest federal data show per capita personal income growing even more quickly. In these situations, Test 3 is operative and the minimum guarantee is determined by growth in per capita General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3639