The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98

Oct 24, 2022 - This program allows classified employees to deposit a portion of their income earned during the school year into a fund that is to be matched by state funds dollar for dollar and paid out in one or tw o installments during the summer months.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4641

The 2022-23 Budget: College and Career Proposals

Feb 23, 2022 - Priority would be given to LEAs where at least half of their student population consists of English learners or low‑income students, as well as those that have higher than the state average rate of high school dropouts, suspensions or expulsions, child homelessness, foster youth, or justice‑involved youth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4562

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 28, 2023 - Restorative Justice. The budget provides a one-time allocation of $7  million to support the implementation of restorative justice programs in schools. Trailer legislation makes this funding available through a competitive grant process and requires interested applicants to follow best practices developed by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4818

Updating Special Education Out-of-Home Care Funding

Feb 23, 2021 - Compared with resource family placements, long ‑term group home placements are associated with elevated rates of reentry into foster care, lower educational achievement, and higher rates of involvement in the juvenile justice system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4386