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: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - (According to the department, LOIS pays tribute to Lois Curtis, one of the plaintiffs in the Olmstead v. L.C. Supreme Court case that established the right for people with disabilities to live in the least restrictive environment appropriate to meet their needs.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten

Feb 18, 2025 - Increases Funding by $746   Million to Meet One ‑to ‑Ten Staffing Ratios in TK Classrooms. In  addition to covering the cost of additional students, the Governor proposes to increase funding for the requirement in 2025 ‑26 that districts implement a ratio of at least one adult for every ten students in TK classrooms.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4968

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Multilingual Learner Screeners

Feb 26, 2025 - We estimate that this change would reduce LCFF funding by the low tens of millions of dollars annually. The state could also experience a decline in Title III funding due to lower English learner counts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4990

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 13, 2025 - This increase is to cover the cost of having at least one adult for every ten students beginning in 2025 ‑26. The budget provides $746   million to cover the higher add ‑on. $435 Million for the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963