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

Jan 13, 2025 - Moreover, specific budgetary conditions occurring this year —including legislative action taken last year to withdraw more in reserves this year —make interpretation of the budget position more complex.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - Taken together, planning documents developed during the PAL process give the Legislature information necessary to evaluate the merits of the proposed IT project. Although Some Stakeholder Engagement Has Already Taken Place, Department Recently Announced Plans to Solicit More Input in 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - The provisional language indicates the reduction would be taken at the 2025 ‑26 state marginal cost rate of $10,983. Assessment Countervailing Factors at Work in 2025‑26. Given CSU experienced enrollment growth in 2023‑24 and 2024‑25, it could see further growth in 2025‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

The 2023-24 Budget: Equity Multiplier and Accountability Proposals

Feb 23, 2023 - Assess the effectiveness of actions taken and describe any changes to actions as a result of the review and assessment. Change actions that have not been effective towards meeting their intended goal over a three year period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4700

Increasing Transparency of County Office of Education Spending

Mar 14, 2024 - COEs are required to assess the effectiveness of actions taken to achieve goals specified in their LCAP and are required to change actions that have not been effective towards meeting their intended goal over a three year period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4883

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

Nov 28, 2023 - Assess the effectiveness of actions taken and describe any changes to actions as a result of the review and assessment. Change actions that have not been effective towards meeting their intended goal over a three year period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4818

The 2021-22 Budget: Community Schools

Feb 12, 2021 - In addition, the proposal requires the SPI to prioritize applicants that have taken initial steps to implement a community schools model, such as partnering with other agencies and creating a long ‑term plan for financially sustaining their community schools when grant funds expire.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4367

The 2022-23 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 16, 2022 - Taken together, these changes result in lower SAL requirements by nearly $3  billion in 2022 ‑23. Specifically, the administration: Counts More School District Capital Outlay Exclusions. School districts, like local governments and the state, have their own appropriations limits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4598

Update on the Progress of the CalSTRS Funding Plan

Nov 18, 2021 - This decrease in UAO is due primarily to a budgetary action taken by the state in 2019-20. Specifically, the state used $1.1 billion Proposition 2 (2014) required debt payment funding to make a supplemental payment to CalSTRS toward the state’s share of UAO.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4475

Updating Special Education Out-of-Home Care Funding

Feb 23, 2021 - Members expressed interest in encouraging a stronger role for education on the child and family team to help ensure that educational issues are taken into consideration during placement decisions. Members also expressed interest in examining and streamlining potentially duplicative processes related to child welfare and special education to relieve demands on families.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4386