The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - For example, the state could begin by only allowing schools with an EL/LI percentage that is 85  percent or greater to be eligible in 2026 ‑27, then expand to all schools with 65  percent EL/LI or higher over multiple years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The Local Control Funding Formula for School Districts and Charter Schools

Jan 9, 2023 - Base grants reflect adjusted K ‑3 base rate, supplemental grants reflect 20 percent of adjusted K ‑3 base rate, and concentration grants reflect 65 percent of adjusted K ‑3 base rate. LCFF = Local Control Funding Formula; ADA = average daily attendance; and EL/LI = English learner/low income.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4661

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - The 55  percent EL/LI threshold for a priority school is somewhat lower than the statewide share of EL/LI students (65  percent). Based on 2024 ‑25 data, schools that currently meet the priority schools definition enroll over two ‑thirds of the total student population.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Feb 15, 2024 - Governor’s Proposal Increases Funding by $65  Million One Time in the Current Year. The Governor ’s budget includes $65  million to cover an anticipated shortfall in 2023 ‑24. The bulk of this adjustment, $48  million, is attributed to an anticipated increase in meals served in 2023 ‑24 compared to the amount budgeted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4839

The 2022-23 Budget: K-12 Early Literacy Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - The 2021 ‑22 budget provided a $1.1  billion ongoing augmentation to increase the LCFF concentration grant rate from 50  percent of the base grant to 65  percent. Trailer legislation specifies that the additional funding be used towards increasing the number of staff that provide direct services to students in schools where more than 55  percent of students are low ‑income and English learners.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4539

The 2022-23 Budget: Green School Bus Grants

Feb 10, 2022 - The Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust received requests for nearly 500 electric buses and the $65  million available for the first round of applications allowed it to fund approximately 80  buses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4525

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - While overall health effects from wildfire smoke still are being studied, a rough estimate suggests wildfire smoke in 2020 caused about 20 deaths per 100,000 adults over the age of 65. Researchers suggest that particulate matter in fire‑prone areas could roughly double by the end of the century, and that a 50 percent increase in wildfire smoke could increase deaths of older adults by an additional 9 to 20 per 100,000 people annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575