The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - In October 2024, State Preschool enrollment was roughly 40,000 students lower than October 2019 enrollment. Since the pandemic, the state has held providers harmless from enrollment declines. The hold harmless is set to expire June 30, 2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

Update on the Progress of the CalSTRS Funding Plan

Nov 18, 2021 - Changes to UAO Based on 2019-20 Valuation Investment Returns in 2019-20 Fell Below Actuarially Assumed Rate. Due to the unprecedented fiscal effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, CalSTRS ’ assets netted 3.9 percent returns in the 2019-20 fiscal year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4475

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 4, 2026 - In 2019 ‑20, however, the state adopted a new law prohibiting spending reductions after the fiscal year ends. This law allows the state to reduce spending during its first recalculation of the guarantee, but prevents reductions during the second recalculation at the end of the next fiscal year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2022-23 Budget: Local Control Funding Formula

Jan 28, 2022 - For 2019 ‑20, the state provided that attendance levels would depend only on average daily attendance through February 2020. For  2020 ‑21, the state suspended the collection of attendance data and credited districts and charter schools with their 2019 ‑20  attendance levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4505

The 2022-23 Budget: Update on K-12 Student Attendance

May 11, 2022 - From 2013 ‑14 through 2019 ‑20, the statewide ADA ‑to ‑enrollment ratio was an average of 95.2  percent and was stable over the period. Preliminary 2021 ‑22 data show an ADA ‑to ‑enrollment ratio of 91.4  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4595

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten

Feb 18, 2025 - TK Enrollment Has Grown 70   Percent Since 2019. In 2023 ‑24, 151,500 students across the state were enrolled in TK. This reflects an increase of 76,000 students (101  percent) from the 2021 ‑22 school year, the year prior to expansion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4968

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

Mar 1, 2021 - To calculate total enrollment of female students at eligible schools, the Commission applied the statewide share of K ‑ 12 e nrollment attributed to female students in grades 6 ‑12 ( 27  p ercent in 2019 ‑2 0) t o total enrollment in eligible schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4392

The 2021-22 Budget: Special Education Proposals

Feb 4, 2021 - The 2019 ‑ 20 b udget was the first time the state provided funding for special education services for preschool ‑aged children. Specifically, the budget provided $ 493  m illion in one ‑time funding to districts based on the number of preschool ‑aged children with disabilities they serve —$9, 010 p er child.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4345

Review of the Funding Determination Process for Nonclassroom-Based Charter Schools

Feb 29, 2024 - State Enacted a Moratorium on New Nonclassroom ‑Based Charter Schools in 2019, Set to Expire in 2026. Due, in part, to the concerns arising from high ‑profile cases, Chapter  486 of 2019 (A B  1505 , O ’Donnell) imposed a two ‑year moratorium on the establishment of new nonclassroom ‑based charter schools (from 2019 to 2021).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4870

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

Mar 26, 2021 - As part of the 2019 ‑ 20 b udget package, Chapter   51 o f 2019 (S B  75 , Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) provided $ 10  m illion one ‑time non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund to the OPR for initial work related to developing an integrated data system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4409