The 2022-23 Budget: Student Financial Aid

Feb 18, 2022 - Under the original program, the state is to open a college savings account for every newborn in California and provide a seed deposit of at least $25 in each account. The  2019 ‑20 budget provided $25  million one ‑time General Fund to SIB to launch the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4548

The 2023-24 Budget: California State Library

Apr 19, 2023 - While the State Library has seen a large increase in one ‑time funding for local assistance programs, the bulk of this funding must be spent by June 30, 2024. Moreover, the State Library has had significant growth in its staffing levels over the past few years, with many new staff provided to assist in administering new or expanded local assistance programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4761

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 11, 2021 - As part of the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative, the budget provides funding to the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) for grants to expand behavioral health services in schools and school-linked settings for individuals age 25 and younger.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4461

Achieving the Goals of the SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Oct 10, 2023 - However, significant changes to probation and modifications to the formula over the years have made it unclear whether the program continues to achieve those goals. For example, as a result of pandemic ‑related and other policy changes, the formula has been put on hold until 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4806

Parental or legal guardian notification if student requests gender-related accommodations. [Ballot]

Oct 17, 2023 - There is generally no state requirement for private schools to collect certain student information. Transgender and Nonbinary Students . While there is limited data on the number of transgender and nonbinary youth, the Williams Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law estimates that nearly 50,000 of the state ’s 2.6  million children aged 13 to 17  years (about 2  percent) identify as transgender.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-018

Redesigning California's Adult Education Funding Model

Dec 13, 2022 - The most typical student is female, Hispanic, low income, and between 25 and 45 years old. Adult schools (primarily through school districts) and community colleges are the main providers of adult education in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4652

Property taxes. [Ballot]

Aug 4, 2023 - This reduces property tax revenue going to schools and o ther local governments. Over the first few years, schools and other local governments would lose several hundred million dollars each year. Over time, these revenue losses would gr ow to between $1.5  billion and $2  billion annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-005

High-quality public schools (Version 1). [Ballot]

Aug 30, 2023 - Background State Required to Provide a Public School System . The California Constitution requires the state to organize and fund a system of public schools that operates at least six months per year.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-009

High-quality public schools (Version 2). [Ballot]

Aug 30, 2023 - Background State Required to Provide a Public School System . The California Constitution requires the state to organize and fund a system of public schools that operates at least six months per year.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-010

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 10, 2022 - The budget includes $328  million from the General Fund on a one-time basis over multiple years for programs that improve park access. First, it includes $225  million over four years ($75  million in 2022-23, $56  million in 2023-24, $69  million in 2024-25, and $25  million in 2025-26) for the Statewide Parks
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633