The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - Subsequently, the Secretary of California Health and Human Services (CalHHS) appointed members to the Master Plan for Developmental Services Committee. These members were assigned to one of five workgroups; each workgroup developed recommendations pursuant to a specific goal for the developmental services system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

Update on the Progress of the CalSTRS Funding Plan

Nov 18, 2021 - Funded Ratio Improved While Total UAO Increased Slightly. The 2019-20 valuation reflects a slight improvement in the DB program ’s funded ratio, which increased from 66 percent as of June 2019 to 67 percent as of June 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4475

The 2022-23 Budget: Special Education Proposals

Jan 25, 2022 - As Figure  1 shows, under current law —where attendance is calculated at the SELPA level —a member district with growing attendance could have their gains offset by another member district with declining attendance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4494

The 2021-22 Budget: “Cradle to Career” Data System

Mar 26, 2021 - We also believe the Legislature should have a larger role in selecting members of the governing board. Under the Governor ’s proposal, the Governor would get to select four public members while the Senate and Assembly combined would get to select only two public members.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4409

Updating Special Education Out-of-Home Care Funding

Feb 23, 2021 - The work group found interagency collaboration to be highly important in improving foster youth outcomes and sought to encourage such collaboration through its work. 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.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4386

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - Some Schools Hire Coaches and Specialists in Math or Literacy to Improve Instruction. Coaches and specialists support teachers and other school staff to deliver effective instruction and improve student outcomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Multilingual Learner Screeners

Feb 26, 2025 - Districts must use their supplemental and concentration grant funding to proportionally increase or improve services for their English learners, foster youth, and low-income students, relative to the base amount of funding they receive.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4990

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - The state provides $6.1  million ongoing directly to schools to improve the quality of their agricultural vocational education programs. To qualify, programs must offer three instructional components: classroom instruction, a supervised agricultural experience program, and student leadership development opportunities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

Increasing Transparency of County Office of Education Spending

Mar 14, 2024 - COEs also are required to notify members of the public that th ey may submit written comments regarding the specific actions and expenditures proposed in the LCAP. The LCAP must include a description of how the COE engaged with educational partners, and describe how the engagement resulted in changed to goals and actions set forth in the LCAP.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4883

The 2023-24 Budget: Equity Multiplier and Accountability Proposals

Feb 23, 2023 - We have heard concerns from stakeholders and LEAs that the length and complexity of these documents makes it difficult to engage families and community members. M oving forward, the Legislature could consider changes that would streamline LCAPs so they are more accessible to families and communities, while moving key details to other more appropriate mediums.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4700