The 2021-22 Budget: Special Education Proposals

Feb 4, 2021 - We estimate this approach would cost around $ 255  m illion for 2021 ‑22, freeing up about $ 45  m illion relative to the Governor ’s proposal. Explore Opportunities to Promote Inclusive Practices and Early Intervention.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4345

The 2021-22 Budget: Community Schools

Feb 12, 2021 - The 2020 ‑21 Budget Provided $45   Million One ‑Time Federal Funding to Expand Existing Community Schools. The funding was provided to create the California Community Schools Partnership Program. Trailer legislation directed the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) to develop an application, with the approval of the executive director of the State Board of Education, by November 1, 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4367

Overview of Federal Relief for K-12 Education and Child Care

Apr 29, 2021 - The flexible statewide ESSER funding was used to provide $112  million for higher reimbursement rates for some school meals, $45  million for a competitive grant to support implementation of the community schools model, $6  million for teacher professional development to address student learning loss, and $2  million for the California Department of Education (CDE) to administer the funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419

The 2022-23 Budget: School Nutrition

Feb 8, 2022 - Regardless of the exact structure of the nutrition program, the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team —a team of fiscal experts who conduct in ‑depth studies of district budgets and recommend specific steps for improving their fiscal health —recommends labor costs not exceed 45  percent of nutrition revenues, with food and supplies also not to exceed a similar share.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4519

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 28, 2023 - The budget provides CDE with 45 additional positions and an associated $21.5  million ($15.3  million non-Proposition  98 General Fund, $6  million federal funds, and $150,000 special funds) to accommodate new workload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4818

The 2021-22 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals

Feb 19, 2021 - CTC competitively awarded grants of $4,000 per participant per year for up to five years to districts, COEs, and schools. 45 Golden State Teacher Grant Program 2020 ‑21 Provides financial assistance to students enrolled in teacher preparation programs who commit to working in special education at a school with a high share of teachers on emergency credentials.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4381

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - A 2018 state report estimated that under current GHG emissions levels, between 45 percent to 56 percent of the natural vegetation in California will be climatically stressed by 2100. Some of these impacts already are evident.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575