The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - Finally, as a result of the SAL, the Legislature has limited flexibility to reallocate these proposals to other purposes. In particular, for the majority of the Governor ’s infrastructure ‑related proposals, the Legislature could only reallocate those funds to another SAL ‑related purpose, such as more spending to respond to COVID ‑19, different types of capital outlay, tax reductions or tax payments, and additional school payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - On January 10, 2022, Governor Newsom presented his proposed state budget to the Legislature. In this report, we provide a brief summary of the proposed budget based on our initial review. In the coming weeks, we will analyze the plan in more detail and release several additional budget analyses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492/1

The 2022-23 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 16, 2022 - Figure  6 shows the distribution of these proposals by type of SAL requirement. As the figure shows, about two ‑thirds of the proposals are for excluded spending, including nearly half of the overall proposals going to capital outlay projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4598

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - (We also include links to Appendix tables at the end of this post and the top left of this page. These appendix tables itemize select proposals by policy area based on our understanding at this time.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

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

Nov 10, 2025 - The funds may be used for a variety of activities, including, but not limited to, purchasing screening instruments, administering the screening to students, and training school employees to administer the screenings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Slots are limited to budget appropriation. 61,048 Family Child Care Directly contracts with consortia of licensed family child care providers to serve working families eligible for subsidized care. Slots are limited to budget appropriation. 3,400 Migrant Child Care Provides subsidized child care services to migrant families working in agriculturally related industries. b  Services are provided throughout the Central Valley.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

Overview of Special Education Funding Models

Dec 17, 2021 - In this section, we apply the simplified framework to the four types of special education funding models used by different states and discuss the strengths and limitations of each model. Figure  3 summarizes the key trade ‑offs associated with each model.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4486

The 2022-23 Budget: Green School Bus Grants

Feb 10, 2022 - State Appropriations Limit California Constitution Contains Limit on State Spending. Proposition  4 (1979) established the state appropriations limit. Under the measure, the state must compare its limit to the appropriations subject to the limit each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4525

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - However, implementing best practices does not necessarily result in the same type of strong improvements when scaled at a state level. In some cases, LEAs do not have the expertise to effectively implement these best practices, and the state does not have the capacity or expertise to support schools to ensure effective implementation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2026-27 Budget: Computer Science Supplementary Authorization

Mar 6, 2026 - Assessment Proposal Unlikely to Change the Limited Demand for Program. Only one-fifth of the amount available has been awarded after nine rounds of funding, suggesting school districts have little interest in this program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5153