The 2021-22 Budget: School Mental Health

Feb 12, 2021 - County mental health departments also receive funding from the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA). Approved by California voters as Proposition   63 i n 2004, the MHSA generates roughly $ 2  b illion annually for mental health services —mainly those administered by counties —via a 1  p ercent tax on incomes over $ 1  m illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4368

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - These include: $750  Million to Strengthen County “Behavioral Health Continuum. ” As described earlier, the Governor proposes $750  million General Fund —made available over three years —for competitive grants to counties to purchase or renovate real estate for behavioral health facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

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

Nov 16, 2022 - Local Property Tax Estimates Reflect Trends in the Housing Market. Growth in property tax revenue is linked with growth in the housing market, but this growth typically lags the market by a few years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4648

State Budget Effects of Recent Federal Actions to Address COVID-19

Apr 5, 2020 - For example, if both the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County request funds, the city will receive funding based on its population and the county will receive funding based on its population excluding the city ’s population.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4217

The 2023-24 Budget: One-Time K-12 Spending Proposals

Feb 16, 2023 - Additionally, $3  million was provided for a lead county office of education (COE) to provide statewide professional development and technical assistance focused on effective literacy instruction in early grades.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4688

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Feb 15, 2024 - (COE LCFF is determined partially by ADA, as well as several other factors, including the number of school districts and students that are enrolled within the county in which they operate.) For funding purposes, the state credits school districts and COEs with their ADA in the current year, prior year, or rolling average of three prior years, whichever is higher.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4839

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98

Oct 24, 2022 - This includes an increase to the county operations grant, which provides flexible funding for COEs and is intended to support regional services to school districts. Only COEs that are funded at their target LCFF entitlement will receive additional funding through the increase in the county operations grant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4641

The 2022-23 Budget: Update on K-12 Student Attendance

May 11, 2022 - The  counties that have experienced the largest ADA declines during the pandemic are small rural counties located in the Sierras and Northern California. Among more populous counties, San  Francisco and Los Angeles Counties have had the largest declines (11.4  percent and 11.1  percent,  respectively).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4595

The 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 98 Analysis

Feb 13, 2019 - COLA = cost ‑of ‑living adjustment and COEs = county offices of education. Assessment and Recommendation Providing Annual COLA for Block Grants Has Benefits, Recommend Adopting. A COLA is a simple way to recognize cost increases over time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3930

The 2020-21 Budget: School District Budget Trends

Jan 21, 2020 - For example, Kern, Fresno, Sacramento, Placer, El  Dorado, and San Francisco Counties have seen their attendance increase. Given demographic projections, some of these counties may see slower growth or even declines over the next decade.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4136