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

Mar 18, 2026 - For example, it reviews and approves district applications for certain federal grants, officially numbers all new charter schools, and acts as the state ’s liaison to the U.S. Department of Education for various federal programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 13, 2025 - et  al.  v.  State of California ). In early 2024, the state agencies involved in the suit announced a settlement agreement with the plaintiffs. The agreement called for the Governor to propose new requirements for the LREBG.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - Based on conversations with the State Board of Education, our understanding is that the state excluded high school absenteeism rates as part of its negotiations with the federal government to ensure compliance with federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

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

Nov 10, 2025 - The $50  million is in addition to the $500  million one-time General Fund appropriation provided in the 2021-22 Budget Act for this program, of which $18  million remains unspent. Along with the additional funding, trailer legislation extends the program by one year, through June 30, 2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - Background Lanterman Act Lays Foundation for “Statutory Entitlement. ” California ’s Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act (Lanterman Act) originally was passed in 1969 and substantially revised in 1977.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) was signed into law in July 2018, reauthorizing the federal Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. To receive funding, a state must submit a plan to the Secretary of Education that outlines the state ’s approach to CTE and confirms that the state complies with certain federal regulations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

Increasing Transparency of County Office of Education Spending

Mar 14, 2024 - The Legislature could also require spending on services for students be disaggregated by program type (career technical education, special education, et cetera). Make Continuous Improvement Report Publicly Available.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4883

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - The 2024 ‑25 Budget Act set a resident undergraduate enrollment expectation for CSU in 2025 ‑26 (following recent state practice of setting expectations for budget year plus one). The 2025 ‑26 budget plan maintains that expectation and adds an expectation for 2026 ‑27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

The 2022-23 Budget: Green School Bus Grants

Feb 10, 2022 - The federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, enacted in November 2021, contains $5  billion for school bus replacement grants. The U.S. EPA will allocate the funding in installments of $1  billion per year for the next five years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4525

The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

Mar 4, 2025 - The administration projects the state will serve 921  million meals, an increase of 37  million meals (4  percent) compared to the meals assumed in the 2024 ‑25 Budget Act . Additional $84   Million Ongoing Beginning in the Budget Year, Largely Related to Federal COLA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5001