The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - Questions to ask the administration could include: How does the administration plan to weigh recommendations from the Master Plan that might require new spending in comparison to DDS ’s existing spending commitments?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services [Publication Details]

Mar 5, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5008

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - Although categorical programs are typically created to support activities that the state determines to be a high priority, they have some key drawbacks in comparison to LCFF: Less Flexibility. Categorical programs typically come with new spending requirements that limit an LEA ’s flexibility in deciding how to best use its funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

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

Feb 4, 2026 - Under the Governor ’s proposal, by comparison, the guarantee could decrease as much as $5.6  billion, and the state could respond by making a smaller settle ‑up payment. In other words, the Governor ’s proposal likely provides a larger buffer than necessary if the state ’s goal is to avoid inadvertently exceeding the guarantee in  2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 19, 2025 - As a point of comparison for the community colleges, $501  million exceeds our projected cost for COLA and all enrollment ‑related increases in the SCFF in  2026 ‑27. Differences in Split Calculation Related to Three Factors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten

Feb 18, 2025 - As another point of comparison, this reflects an increase of 62,600 students (70  percent) from 2019 ‑20, the year prior to the pandemic. As Figure  2 shows, TK enrollment declined during 2020 ‑21 due to the pandemic, then started to increase more quickly in the expansion years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4968

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

Nov 20, 2024 - These lower levels are then used in the comparison with Test 1 (which is unaffected). The purpose of spike protection is to protect the state budget from needing to sustain inc reases in the guarantee that are the result of temporary revenue spikes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

Follow-up Evaluation of the District of Choice Program

Feb 1, 2021 - Others believed districts preferred the interdistrict permit system because it provides districts with more control (such as the ability to revoke transfers by students with poor behavior or grades).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4329

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool [Publication Details]

Mar 19, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5168

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - State Has Statutory COLA for Child Care and State Preschool Providers. The state provides a statutorily required annual COLA —the same rate provided to K ‑12 education programs —to child care providers funded on the SRR (mainly General Child Care and State Preschool providers).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168