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

Mar 18, 2026 - The change would also allow for policymakers and the public to hold the Governor accountable for educational outcomes. A Few Issues Merit Greater Attention, Including Oversight, Fiscal Implementation, and the SPI ’s Role.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - The hold harmless is set to expire June 30, 2026. Funding increases for State Preschool in 2021‑22 and 2022‑23 were primarily due to rate increases. In 2023‑24 and 2024‑25, the state made one‑time reductions to the program in recognition that funding provided exceeded the amount necessary to fund all State Preschool contracts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

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

Nov 10, 2025 - A teacher is deemed to be appropriately assigned if the teacher holds a credential, permit, or waiver issued by the commission that contains an authorization to legally teach in the setti ng, in the subject area, and the pupil population associated with the assignment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 4, 2026 - Making that payment in next year ’s budget, for example, would increase the deficit to about $32   billion (holding other factors constant). Assessment Three Distinct Budget Challenges Are Relevant to the Governor ’s Proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 19, 2025 - (This  threshold holds all other inputs constant.) Deposits and Withdrawals After 2026 ‑27 Are Sensitive to Revenue Estimates. For 2027 ‑28, no deposit would be required under our forecast because the guarantee is growing more slowly than inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

Increasing Transparency of County Office of Education Spending

Mar 14, 2024 - Require Expenditure Information on LCFF Operations Grant and Hold Harmless Funding . In addition to the annual report, we recommend COEs develop a report specifically on how the LCFF operations grant and hold harmless funding was spent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4883

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Recommendation Hold CSU’s Resident Enrollment Target Flat for 2025‑26 and 2026‑27. Given the budget plan does not provide CSU with additional state General Fund support in 2025‑26 and the state is facing a projected budget deficit in 2026‑27, we recommend the Legislature hold CSU’s resident enrollment expectation flat at its existing 2024‑25 level for 2025‑26 and 2026‑27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

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 2023-24 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten and State Preschool Proposals

Feb 14, 2023 - Starting in the 2028 ‑29 school year, adults assigned to TK classrooms must either (1)  be a credentialed teacher, (2)  be  working  towards a teaching credential through any program that requires a clinical practicum experience, (3)  hold a child development permit or be a candidate for supervised practicum experience for a child development permit, or (4)  participate in certain specialized programs such as regional occupational programs with supervision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

The 2022-23 Budget: Update on K-12 Student Attendance

May 11, 2022 - Assuming that attendance does not return to pre ‑pandemic levels in 2022 ‑23, districts with declining attendance will begin to see declines in their LCFF apportionments in 2022 ‑23, as the attendance hold ‑harmless is set to expire at the end of 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4595