The 2023-24 Budget: Proposition 98 Overview and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 7, 2023 - The administration ’s economic forecast anticipates inflation will moderate significantly later this year. Consistent with this assumption, the administration estimates the statutory COLA rate for 2024 ‑25 is 3.54  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4670

The 2025-26 Budget: Expanded Learning Opportunities Program [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2025 - In this brief, we assess the Governor’s 2025-26 proposal for the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program and provide associated recommendations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4977

The 2023-24 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten and State Preschool Proposals

Feb 14, 2023 - The  Governor ’s budget delays $550  million one ‑time non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund for facilities from 2023 ‑24 to 2024 ‑25. Funds could be used for TK, full ‑day kindergarten or State Preschool facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education [Publication Details]

Feb 15, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education [Publication Details] Description: In this report, we assess the architecture of the Governor’s overall Proposition 98 budget and analyze his major proposals for K-12 education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4839

The 2024-25 Budget: The Governor’s Proposition 98 Funding Maneuver [Publication Details]

Feb 15, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: The Governor’s Proposition 98 Funding Maneuver [Publication Details] Description: In this brief, we evaluate the Governor’s novel proposal to allow schools to keep $8 billion of cash disbursements above the minimum requirement without recognizing the budgetary impact of those payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4840

The 2021-22 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 18, 2020 - Meanwhile, General Fund expenditures under current law and policy grow at an average 4. 4  p ercent per year. The net result is that the state faces an operating deficit, which is relatively small in 2021 ‑22, but grows to around $ 17  b illion by 2024 ‑25 (see figure).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4297

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool

Sep 26, 2024 - The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool ‑54 ‑100.0 a Includes up to $5 million each year used for a family literacy program offered at certain State Preschool sites. b Reflects LAO estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4932

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

Jan 13, 2023 - We define a delay as an expenditure reduction that occurs in the budget window (2021 ‑22 through 2023 ‑24), but has an associated expenditure increase in a future year of the multiyear window (2024 ‑25 through 2026 ‑27).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The Local Control Funding Formula for School Districts and Charter Schools

Jan 9, 2023 - Prior to this change, districts could use unspent supplemental and concentration grant funding in subsequent years for any educational  purpose. Use of Concentration Grant Funding for Staffing at High Needs Schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4661

Review of the Funding Determination Process for Nonclassroom-Based Charter Schools [Publication Details]

Feb 29, 2024 - Review of the Funding Determination Process for Nonclassroom-Based Charter Schools [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4870