Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - California State Lottery Revenues. State law requires a portion of revenues from the State Lottery to be allocated annually among schools, community colleges, and other public and higher education systems.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

The 2022-23 Budget: K-12 Early Literacy Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - Schools also received and are required to use a portion of funding from state lottery revenues for books and instructional materials under Proposition  20 (2000), typically several hundred million dollars annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4539

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

Feb 29, 2024 - If a school receives full funding, all of its nonclassroom ‑based ADA counts towards key funding calculations, including the school ’s LCFF  allotment and lottery ‑based apportionment. SBE  may reduce funding determinations to either 85  percent or 70  percent of full funding —meaning 85  percent or 70  percent of a school ’s ADA is counted in the applicable funding  calculations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4870

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Feb 15, 2024 - In this report, we assess the architecture of the Governor’s overall Proposition 98 budget and analyze his major proposals for K-12 education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4839

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - The  key item in this category is a proposal for the state to reauthorize a tax on managed care organizations that draws down additional federal funds and offsets costs in Medi ‑Cal. While the fiscal impact of this reauthorization would be small in the budget window —an estimated $300  million in 2023 ‑ 24 —the effect would be much larger in future years, rising to roughly $2  billion in General Fund savings as early as 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2021-22 Budget: Special Education Proposals

Feb 4, 2021 - A recent analysis by WestEd showed that California received a low rate of federal reimbursement per Medi ‑Cal enrolled student in 2014 ‑ 15 c ompared to other states —suggesting substantial opportunities to draw down additional federal funds. 2019 ‑20 Budget Package Established the Medi ‑Cal Billing Work Group.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4345

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Certain residents will be more vulnerable to experiencing negative impacts, based on their underlying health conditions, where they live, their jobs, and the level of economic resources upon which they can draw.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2022-23 Budget: Green School Bus Grants

Feb 10, 2022 - Weather conditions are another factor because the heat and air conditioning systems draw additional power from the batteries. Other factors affecting the range include the number of stops along the route and the behavior of the driver.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4525

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

Jan 13, 2022 - In addition to the proposals identified above, the Governor ’s budget includes numerous other proposals across a wide range of policy areas —such as education, workforce development, and transportation —to which the Governor draws a nexus to climate change.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492