Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - As Figure   18 shows, compared to enrollment ‑based funding and alternative 1, alternatives 2  and  3 provide more of the funding increases through grants targeted for English learners, low ‑income students, and foster youth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

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

Mar 18, 2026 - For the Board of Governors, the SPI ’s membership would increase the number of members from 18 to 19. Retains Existing Statutory Duties of SBE. While the Governor ’s budget proposes composition changes to the SBE by making the SPI a voting member, it does not propose any other changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 10, 2025 - The budget provides $3  million from the Teacher Credentials Fund for 18 positions to support a variety of activities, including teacher certification workload, information technology support, and administrative support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - For many years, the program funded 64  Fellows (18 Assembly, 18 Senate, 18 Executive, and 10 Judicial Fellows). In 2024 ‑25, the Center received a $330,000 ongoing General Fund augmentation to support an additional seven Assembly Fellows, raising the number of Assembly Fellows from 18 to 25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - To qualify, an individual must have a disability that began before the age of 18 and is substantial and expected to continue indefinitely. There are no income ‑related eligibility criteria. As of December 2024, DDS serves about 380,000 Lanterman ‑eligible individuals and another 10,000 children ages zero through four who are provisionally eligible.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

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

Nov 20, 2024 - Outside of government and health care, the state has added no jobs over the past 18 months. Similarly, the number of Californians who are unemployed is 25  percent higher than during the strong labor markets of 2019 and 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - We Estimate the Governor Solved an $18   Billion Budget Problem. We estimate the Governor ’s budget addressed an $18  billion budget problem. This is somewhat lower than the $22  billion budget problem the administration has referenced.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - CTC competitively awards grants of $4,000 per participant per year for up to five years to LEAs, COEs, and charter schools. 170.0 California Examination and Assessment Fee Waiver Program 2022 ‑23 and Subsidized teacher preparation examination fees for teacher and administrator candidates CTC automatically awarded fee waivers to teacher and administrator candidates. 48.0 Bilingual Teacher
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

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

Mar 1, 2021 - Thus, district costs will likely be much lower than the amounts claimed in 2017 ‑18 and 2018 ‑19. Reported Costs May Be Slightly Overstated. The Commission used per ‑student cost estimates from 2018 ‑ 19 c laims data as the basis for developing an ongoing statewide estimate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4392

The 2023-24 Budget: State and Federal One-Time K-12 Funding

Mar 10, 2023 - Schools in California received $23  billion in federal funding and about $18  billion in state funding that can be used relatively flexibly. The federal government provided funding in three rounds of grants (enacted in 2020 and 2021) through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4734