The 2023-24 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details]

Nov 16, 2022 - Update (11/22/22): The original version of this report identified a $25 billion —instead of a $24 billion —budget problem, which reflected an error in the way we accounted for student housing grant program funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4646

The 2022-23 Budget: Fuel Tax Rates

Feb 11, 2022 - The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) plans such projects well in advance, so changes in 2022 ‑23 revenue likely would affect funding for projects around 2024 ‑25. Due to the State Highway Account ’s estimated beginning balance of $3  billion in 2022 ‑23, the revenue loss would not affect projects planned for 2022 ‑23 or 2023 ‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4528

The 2023-24 Budget: Considering Inflation's Effects on State Programs

Nov 16, 2022 - This includes, for example, the majority of state funding to school districts, which is provided through the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF); base funds provided to the universities; and funds to the trial courts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4647

Funding for students attending private schools and homeschool. [Ballot]

Sep 27, 2021 - (The law waives a few rules for small schools.) Funding Private Schools Generate Most of Their Revenue From Tuition. Available data suggest that private school tuition in California averages roughly $12,000 per year for elementary schools and $20,000 per year for high schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-006

The 2022-23 Budget: Special Education Proposals

Jan 25, 2022 - Specifically, rather than funding the highest year of SELPA ‑level attendance across three years, the Governor proposes to fund the highest year of attendance for each respective member LEA across three years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4494

Contributions to CalSTRS [EdBudget]

Mar 16, 2023 - Rates and contribution amounts for 2023-24 and subsequent years are estimates and will be updated based on actual teacher payroll and investment returns, among other factors. b Reflects effective rates for school districts and community college districts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/714

The 2019-20 Budget: Higher Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2019 - Of freshman students entering UC in fall 2011, 84  p ercent graduated within six years. This rate is 25  p ercentage points higher than at CSU and 36  p ercentage points higher than at CCC. The six ‑year rate at UC has increased slightly over the last two decades.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3946

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 22, 2021 - Year 4. In 2024 ‑25, $706.1  million General Fund will be provided to sustain the previous years ’ changes. Year 5. In 2025 ‑26, $1.2  billion General Fund will be provided to complete the phase in of rate reform and the quality incentive program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4476/1

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Oct 25, 2021 - For the 2021 ‑22 school year, substitute teachers may work continuously in one assignment for 60 cumulative days. Transitional Kindergarten Expands TK to All Four-Year Olds. Budget trailer legislation gradually expands TK eligibility from 2022 ‑23 through 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4466

Districts' Pension Contribution Rates and Amounts [EdBudget]

Mar 16, 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/715