The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Slots are limited to budget appropriation. 80 Emergency Child Care Bridge Provides temporary child care services to children in foster care system and under age 13. Child care services are temporary until family finds longer ‑term child care solution. d 3,245 a Unless otherwise specified, child must be under age 13 and families must earn at or below 85  percent of the state median income to be eligible for subsidized child care programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Figure  13 shows how many funded enrollment slots were moved away from those campuses. It  also shows the nine campuses that gained funded slots under the plan. CSU intends to continue implementing this plan in 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - Grants were awarded to 13 collaboratives across the state, totaling $243  million. The remaining funds were encumbered for administrative costs. Dual Enrollment. In 2022 ‑23, the state provided $200  million for a competitive grant program aimed at increasing programs that provide high school students with access to college level courses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

The Local Control Funding Formula for School Districts and Charter Schools

Jan 9, 2023 - The legislation creating LCFF includes a provision that specifies no district is to receive less state aid from LCFF than it received in 2012 ‑13 from the pre ‑existing programs that were replaced by LCFF.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4661

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Feb 15, 2024 - Increases Funding by $13  Million to Provide State COLA. The Governor ’s budget also provides $13  million to provide a 0.76  percent COLA for school nutrition rates. This increases the state contribution for a free meal from 96.9 cents to  97.6  cents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4839

Increasing Transparency of County Office of Education Spending

Mar 14, 2024 - (Statute identifies 13  student subgroups —eight racial and ethnic groups as well as ELs, low ‑income students, foster youth, students with disabilities, and homeless students.) Statute requires that COEs establish these targets for the coming school year as well as the next two years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4883

The 2023-24 Budget: Equity Multiplier and Accountability Proposals

Feb 23, 2023 - This compares with an estimated $13  billion and roughly $3,400 per student the state provides per EL/LI student through supplemental and concentration grant funding districts and charter schools will receive in 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4700

The 2021-22 Budget: Public School Restrooms Feminine Hygiene Products Mandate

Mar 1, 2021 - As an alternative to the claims ‑based process, the state in 2012 ‑ 13 c reated a K ‑ 12 m andates block grant. The block grant provides upfront per ‑student funding in lieu of submitting claims. Currently, all active K ‑ 12 m andates are included in the block grant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4392

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98

Oct 24, 2022 - Under existing law, school districts and COEs receive an “add-on ” to their LCFF allotments based on the amount of funding they received for school transportation in 2012-13. These add-ons total $496  million statewide.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4641

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

Apr 29, 2021 - Any expenses incurred after March  13, 2020 —considered the start of the emergency —are eligible for reimbursement. Allowable uses for the local assistance grants are broad and include: Activities Aligned With Existing Federal Programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419