The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten

Feb 18, 2025 - Penalty amount based on the share of school days and number of classrooms that were out of compliance. The State Monitors District Compliance Through Annual Auditing. The state monitors district compliance with TK program requirements through the annual auditing process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4968

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

Mar 18, 2026 - The federal funds include administrative allowances from various grants to cover CDE ’s costs of reviewing and approving district grant applications, providing technical assistance, and taking corrective action when a district is out of compliance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - This approach would be well ‑aligned with the existing accountability system, but would require the state to revise its ESSA plan and potentially make other changes to its accountability system to remain in compliance with federal government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - An accreditation process could be designed to focus on implementation practices, rather than more bureaucratic compliance reporting. Making funding contingent on accreditation also could create a strong incentive for schools to effe ctively implement the community schools model.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2025-26 Budget: Expanded Learning Opportunities Program

Feb 20, 2025 - Districts that are found to be out of compliance with these requirements lose part of their ELOP apportionment proportional to the infraction. California ’s Programs Have Different Reporting Requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4977

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - Chapter  76 of 2021 (A B  136 , Committee on Budget) establishes legislative intent that rate reform implementation should help the developmental services system move from a compliance ‑based system to an outcomes ‑based  system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

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

Feb 29, 2024 - The auditor then conducts an independent review following procedures in the audit manual developed by the state known as the Guide for Annual Audits of K ‑12 Local Education Agencies and State Compliance Reporting (known as the audit guide).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4870

The 2022-23 Budget: Expanded Learning Programs

Feb 16, 2022 - Districts that are found to be out of compliance through the audit process would lose their ELOP apportionment. Districts can opt to serve non ‑EL/LI students and have the option of covering additional costs above their apportionment by either using local general purpose funding or assessing parent family fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4545