The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Sep 16, 2024 - The HETACs are required to provide LEAs with a variety of technical support, including sharing best practices for serving homeless and unaccompanied students and their families, assisting counties and LEAs in identifying homeless and unaccompanied students, helping COEs support school districts identified for differentiated assistance for t heir homeless student subgroups, and fostering relationships between community partners and LEAs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4929

Early Budget Actions to Support In-Person K-12 Instruction and Address Learning Loss

Apr 23, 2021 - Funds are intended for LEAs to prioritize students who would benefit most from in-person instruction, such as low-income students, English learners, foster youth, homeless youth, students with disabilities, and students with failing grades.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4417

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - How will the CAAHS Fund, other components of the 2020 ‑21 homelessness package, and existing programs work collaboratively to address homelessness? Medi‑Cal Healthier California for All Funds “Medi ‑Cal Healthier California for All ” Proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

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

Jan 13, 2022 - Housing and Homelessness Homelessness Package Proposes to Focus on Near ‑Team Needs. The Governor proposes $2  billion in one ‑time General Fund over two years intended to address near ‑term homelessness needs while previously authorized funding for long ‑term housing solutions are implemented.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - Housing and Homelessness Key Homelessness Proposals. The Governor proposes $1.75  billion one-time General Fund for various programs related to homelessness. Homekey Continuation. The Governor proposes $750  million to continue the Homekey Program administered through the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

Overview of Federal Relief for K-12 Education and Child Care

Apr 29, 2021 - ARP additionally provides $800  million for identifying and providing services to homeless students. California will receive $99  million to support homeless students. Similar to the first two federal packages, ARP requires states accepting ESSER funds to maintain their support for K-12 education and higher education for fiscal years 2022 and 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419

The 2022-23 Budget: College and Career Proposals

Feb 23, 2022 - Additionally, rates of preparation are far below the state average for homeless students (26  percent prepared), foster youth (13  percent prepared), and students with disabilities (11  percent prepared).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4562

Narrowing California’s K-12 Student Achievement Gaps

Jan 31, 2020 - Low ‑income students, English learners, students with disabilities, foster youth, and homeless youth also have worse outcomes on average than other students. All five of these student groups had relatively low test scores and low graduation rates in 2018.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4144

The 2021-22 Budget: Extended Learning and Academic Support

Jan 29, 2021 - The proposal also provides school districts, charter schools, and COEs with $1,000 for every homeless student enrolled and provides the State Special Schools with $725 per stu dent. (The California Department of Education operates three special schools —two for deaf and hard of hearing students and one for blind and visually impaired students.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4326

The 2023-24 Budget: State and Federal One-Time K-12 Funding

Mar 10, 2023 - Formula allocates $1,000 per homeless student. Remaining funding allocated based on 2020 ‑21 Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) apportionments. 4.6 b Arts, Music, and Instructional Materials Discretionary Block Grant Funds may be used for instructional materials and professional development related to school climate (such as training on de ‑escalation strategies) and various academic subject areas, including visual and performing arts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4734