A student’s right to a high-quality public education. [Ballot]

Dec 16, 2022 - 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/2022-007

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 23, 2021 - The spending plan includes a one-time appropriation of $25  million General Fund in 2021 ‑22 (available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024) for the department to fund technology modernization solutions proposed by state entities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4452

Evaluation of Cal Grant C Program

Apr 30, 2019 - In addition, students may receive a Cal Grant B award for the equivalent of four years of full ‑time study, whereas state law limits Cal Grant  C awards to two calendar years. Recommendations Recommend Phasing Out Cal Grant  C and Serving CTE Students Through Main Cal Grant Programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4020

Districts' Pension Contribution Rates and Amounts [EdBudget]

Aug 21, 2023 - Share of contributions from schools and community colleges through 2023-24 are based on the split of payroll from CalSTRS' creditable compensation reports. Thereafter, we assume the 2022-23 share is constant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/758

The 2022-23 Budget: Expanded Learning Programs [Publication Details]

Feb 16, 2022 - In his January budget, the Governor proposes an additional $3.6 billion for the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program and $149 million for the state’s longstanding expanded learning programs. In this post, we provide background on the state’s expanded learning programs, describe and assess the Governor’s proposal, and provide our recommendations to the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4545

Landfills. [Ballot]

Aug 22, 2023 - The measure requires CalRecycle to use the funding it receives from landfills and NGD Consortium as follows: (1)  50  percent to establish individual custodial accounts for students to use on higher education costs and (2)  50  percent to support public schools (defined by the measure as school districts, charter schools, and students who are home schooled).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-006

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 13 (Stationary Engineers)

Jun 24, 2022 - Provides Employees Payments Totaling Up to $3, 000 —If Employed Through August 2024. The agreement would provide four payments, each up to $750, over the course of the term of the agreement. The payments would be made in January 2023, August 2023, January 2024, and August 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4607

Mental Health Services Act: Revenue Volatility and the Governor’s Proposal to Reduce Allowable County Reserves

Jul 13, 2023 - This means that the caps are equal to 25  percent of total county MHSA revenues (the product of 33  percent and 76  percent). Second, the caps are based on an average of the previous five years of CSS funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4780

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 2020-21 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 22, 2020 - These augmentations include (1) $61.9  million for contract medical services to replace one-time funding that expired at the end of 2019 ‑20, (2) $13.3  million for psychiatry registry services, and (3) $5.9  million (increasing to $8.4  million by 2024 ‑25) to expand telepsychiatry services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4288