Updating Special Education Out-of-Home Care Funding

Feb 23, 2021 - The work group found interagency collaboration to be highly important in improving foster youth outcomes and sought to encourage such collaboration through its work. Members expressed interest in encouraging a stronger role for education on the child and family team to help ensure that educational issues are taken into consideration during placement decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4386

The 2021-22 Budget: “Cradle to Career” Data System

Mar 26, 2021 - For example, CCGI provides students with information about the college and financial aid application process, and it provides an education planner that allows students and high school counselors in partner districts to track progress toward meeting CSU and UC course eligibility requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4409

The 2020-21 Budget: Governor’s Fiscal Oversight Proposals

Mar 19, 2020 - To better monitor how COEs are using their statutory authority to help districts improve their fiscal health, we recommend the Legislature adopt legislation to require COEs to publicly report when their districts do not comply with financial rules and describe how they responded to the lack of compliance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4204

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

Nov 28, 2023 - Trailer legislation requires SELPAs to allocate at least the same amount of base funding to their members as they did in 2022-23, adjusted for growth and COLA. Changes to Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP) Requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4818

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - Subsequently, the Secretary of California Health and Human Services (CalHHS) appointed members to the Master Plan for Developmental Services Committee. These members were assigned to one of five workgroups; each workgroup developed recommendations pursuant to a specific goal for the developmental services system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - Of the total amount provided, $15 million was from federal IDEA funding and restricted to special education teacher candidates. 516.5 National Board Certified Teacher Certification Incentive Program 2021 ‑22 Provides financial awards to teachers holding National Board certifications who teach at schools at least 55 percent of students are EL/LI.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

The 2022-23 Budget: Special Education Proposals

Jan 25, 2022 - One work group was required to develop a statewide individualized education program (IEP) template that LEAs could use to focus on capturing student strengths and improving student outcomes. (An IEP is a legal document for students with disabilities that specifies the supports they will receive to support their education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4494

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

Feb 29, 2024 - For example, they are not required to collectively bargain with employees or select members of their governing board through local elections. Interested Groups Initiate Petition Process. Charter school petitions must set forth a comprehensive vision for the school, including its educational program, student discipline policy, employee policies, governance structure, and fiscal plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4870

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - The state provides $6.1  million ongoing directly to schools to improve the quality of their agricultural vocational education programs. To qualify, programs must offer three instructional components: classroom instruction, a supervised agricultural experience program, and student leadership development opportunities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

Increasing Transparency of County Office of Education Spending

Mar 14, 2024 - COEs also are required to notify members of the public that th ey may submit written comments regarding the specific actions and expenditures proposed in the LCAP. The LCAP must include a description of how the COE engaged with educational partners, and describe how the engagement resulted in changed to goals and actions set forth in the LCAP.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4883