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 [Publication Details]

Jan 9, 2023 - The Local Control Funding Formula for School Districts and 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/4661

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

The 2023-24 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges [Publication Details]

Nov 16, 2022 - The 2023-24 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges [Publication Details] The 2023-24 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges Format: HTML Description: Each year, the state calculates a “minimum guarantee” for school and community college funding based upon a set of formulas established by Proposition 98 (1988).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4648

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

Nov 16, 2022 - Under  our outlook, the school district reserve cap would remain in effect through 2024 ‑25. In that year, the balance in the Proposition  98 reserve would drop below 3  percent of the Proposition  98 funding allocated to schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4648

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98

Oct 24, 2022 - Proposition  51 authorized the state to sell $7  billion in general obligation bonds for school facilities. Funding from Proposition  51 will likely be exhausted in 2022-23. The budget package also includes intent language to provide $2.1  billion in 2023-24 and $875  million in 2024-25 to fund the School Facilities Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4641

The 2022-23 Budget: California Spending Plan Series [Publication Details]

Sep 29, 2022 - Each year, our office publishes California Spending Plan, a series of publications that summarize the annual state budget. The Overview of the California Spending Plan is presented here along with short online posts that focus on major areas and features of the 2022-23 budget package. As more of these posts become available, we will add them below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4629

The 2022-23 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 16, 2022 - Districts currently set aside approximately $2.2 billion per year related to this requirement. These funds meet the definition of capital outlay for SAL purposes, and so the administration’s SAL calculations propose school districts exclude this spending from their limits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4598

The 2022-23 Budget: Update on K-12 Student Attendance [Publication Details]

May 11, 2022 - In early March, the California Department of Education published the first report of 2021-22 attendance data. In this post, we provide background on the calculation of school attendance, describe findings from the updated data, and discuss a few key issues to provide greater context for the findings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4595

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

May 11, 2022 - These declines are mainly due to declines in the school ‑age population caused by historically low birth rates. As   Figure  3 shows, year ‑to ‑year declines in statewide enrollment and attendance were relatively modest prior to the pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4595