The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 4, 2026 - The proposal effectively shifts that cost from this year to future budgets —helping address the current budget problem on a one ‑time basis, but adding to the large budget deficits the state is projecting over the next several years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - For example, the Legislature could require a status update by January 2028 and adoption of the process by January 2029, wit h the goal of beginning accreditation activities in 2029 ‑30. Receiving a status update would give the Legislature an opportunity to determine whether the proposed guidelines provide sufficient accountability for schools and whether existing funding is sufficient to support accreditation costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - Considering Adding Legislative Appointees to the SBE. The Legislature could consider adding two legislative appointees to the SBE. These appointees could enable greater legislative oversight of the new governance system and ensure the SBE ’s policies are consistent with legislative intent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2023-24 Budget: Equity Multiplier and Accountability Proposals

Feb 23, 2023 - Midyear LCAP Update. The Governor ’s proposed changes would require a midyear update on LCAPs at a public hearing on or before February 28 each year. We recommend the Legislature clarify that the midyear update must only include updated metrics to the extent they are available.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4700

The 2025‑26 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2024 - Figure 3 Updating Prior ‑ and Current ‑Year Estimates of the Guarantee (In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

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

Feb 13, 2025 - Update on Learning Recovery Emergency Block Grant Learning Recovery Emergency Block Grant (LREBG) Established in 2022 ‑23. The  June  2022 budget created the LREBG to support learning recovery efforts in schools and the social and emotional well ‑being of students and staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

The 2022-23 Budget: Local Control Funding Formula

Jan 28, 2022 - Districts report this information to the California Department of Education, which updates the attendance calculation accordingly. State Temporarily Modified Attendance Policies to Address the Pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4505

The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 19, 2025 - (The advance payment would require districts to update their cash flow projections, but it would not affect the Proposition  98 guarantee.) Consider Early Restoration of Learning Recovery Emergency Block Grant ($757   Million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - We recommend that the Legislature ask DDS to provide regular updates on the status of individuals who recently transitioned out of subminimum wage employment and whether they have been placed in CIE.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

The 2022-23 Budget: California College Guidance Initiative

Feb 22, 2022 - What degree of user feedback does CCGI plan to regularly incorporate into their platform updates? Can CCGI provide more information on why districts might not want to participate in CCGI  and other related barriers to participation?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4553