The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

Mar 4, 2025 - We estimate the state will serve 967 million meals in 2025‑26, or 46 million (5 percent) above the administration’s estimate. Based on our higher estimates, we recommend providing $32 million more than the Governor proposes for school nutrition programs in 2025‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5001

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - School and Community College Spending Higher by $5   Billion. Reflecting these higher revenue estimates, the administration ’s estimates of constitutionally required General Fund spending on K ‑14 education is $4.7  billion higher than our November estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 13, 2025 - The requirements consisted of actions districts would need to take before spending the rest of their grants, including (1)  conducting a needs assessment to identify the students in greatest need of support, (2)  documenting the rationale for their proposed use of the grant, (3)  explaining how research or other evidence supported their plans, (4)  soliciting and responding to community feedback
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool

Sep 26, 2024 - The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool ‑54 ‑100.0 a Includes up to $5 million each year used for a family literacy program offered at certain State Preschool sites. b Reflects LAO estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4932

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - The spending plan provided $1  million General Fund and authorized up to $5  million in provisional authority for continued IT project planning, pending the potential approval of federal funding. We note that the department also canceled its Reimbursement System Project, a separate IT project that first received funding in 2019 ‑20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Sep 16, 2024 - The budget provides $5  million one-time funding for Save the Children to operate after school programs in rural school districts. In 2023 ‑24, Save the Children received $3  million one-time federal funding for this purpose.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4929

Overview of Juvenile Justice System and Education Services in Juvenile Facilities [Publication Details]

Apr 17, 2023 - Presented to: Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on Public Safety
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4760

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

Nov 28, 2023 - Figure 5 describes these changes in more detail. LCAP Electronic Template. The budget also includes $148,000 ongoing to support improvements to the LCAP query tool and electronic template. LCAP Requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4818

Review of the Funding Determination Process for Nonclassroom-Based Charter Schools

Feb 29, 2024 - From  2018 ‑19 to 2022 ‑23, statewide nonclassroom ‑based charter school attendance has increased 5  percent (about  9,500  students), whereas classroom ‑based charter school attendance has decreased 3  percent (about  12,800  students).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4870

The 2022-23 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision [Publication Details]

May 16, 2022 - Update (5/20/22): Updated to reflect information about state appropriations limit (SAL) excluded spending and other budget proposals. Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4598