The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - In addition, the state partially covered program costs with $195  million from the Proposition  64 Youth Account, which is funded by the cannabis retail excise tax established in 2016. State Preschool programs are funded entirely with $2.9  billion in General Fund (including $1.9  billion in Proposition  98 General Fund).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - CDE competitively awarded grants LEAs and COEs. 25.0 Integrated Undergraduate Teacher Preparation Grants 2016 ‑17 Supported expanding integrated programs that allow participants to earn an undergraduate degree and a teaching credential within four years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

The 2022-23 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals

Feb 23, 2022 - Figure  1 describes the programs that have received one ‑time state funding since 2016 ‑17 to address teacher shortages. Some programs are aimed at increasing the supply of teachers. For instance, the 2016 ‑17 budget re ‑established the Center at a COE.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4556

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - The rate study initiated in 2016 was undertaken, in part, because the historical rate structure did not result in funding levels for service providers that kept pace with system growth or supported an adequate supply of providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

The 2021-22 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals

Feb 19, 2021 - This program was federally funded. 15 b Integrated Undergraduate Teacher Preparation Grants 2016 ‑17 Supported expanding integrated programs that allow participants to earn a bachelor ’s degree and a teaching credential within four years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4381

Updating Special Education Out-of-Home Care Funding

Feb 23, 2021 - For instance, although 2,382 foster youth were placed in congregate care as of July 1, 2020, the Out ‑of ‑Home Care formula provides funding for 7,103 group home beds (based on 2016 ‑ 17 l evels). In contrast to foster youth, the counts for children with developmental disabilities in out ‑of ‑home care continues to be updated in the Out ‑of ‑Home Care program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4386

The Local Control Funding Formula for School Districts and Charter Schools

Jan 9, 2023 - (Proposition  55 [2016] extended some portion of these tax increases to 2030.) The state allocates EPA funding to schools and community colleges as part of their primary funding formulas —LCFF in the case of school districts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4661

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98

Oct 24, 2022 - These funds supplement existing funds from Proposition  51, the state school bond approved by voters in 2016. Proposition  51 authorized the state to sell $7  billion in general obligation bonds for school facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4641

Follow-up Evaluation of the District of Choice Program

Feb 1, 2021 - The District of Choice program is one of several laws allowing students to transfer from one school district to another school district. The program is scheduled to sunset on July 1, 2023. This evaluation, prepared at the request of the Legislature, assesses recent trends in the program and provides our recommendations regarding reauthorization.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4329

Climate Change Impacts Across California - K-12 Education

Apr 5, 2022 - For instance, as shown in Figure  1 , from 2008 ‑09 to 2016 ‑17, an average of about 70  schools experienced wildfire ‑related emergency closures each year. In contrast, the state averaged more than 1,600 schools closed due to wildfires annually from 2017 ‑18 through 2019 ‑20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4586