The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - For  LEAs with eligible school sites that do not opt in by November 1, 2026, trailer legislation specifies that LEAs will have the opportunity to submit a request to be considered for funding during regular intervals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - The Legislature could consider modifying the allocation so that schools do not receive a larger share. Consistent with the requirements of Proposition   37, any changes to state law would likely require a two ‑thirds vote.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

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

Mar 18, 2026 - Even if these changes do not automatically solve the state ’s other longstanding education challenges, they would allow theLegislature to set goals and mon
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2023-24 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten and State Preschool Proposals

Feb 14, 2023 - Note: Some school districts may allow younger students who do not meet the criteria above to enroll in transitional kindergarten. These students do not generate state funding until their fifth birthday and must turn five before the end of the school year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten

Feb 18, 2025 - Districts will incur penalties if they do not comply with these requirements. These additional requirements were initially set to start August 2020, but have been delayed several  times. State Has Supported TK Expansion Through Several Initiatives.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4968

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool

Sep 26, 2024 - If providers want to serve two-year olds, they must begin to do so before July 1, 2027. Suspends Requirement to Serve Additional Students With Disabilities in State Preschool. The budget also suspends the planned requirement for State Preschool providers to serve a higher share of students with disabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4932

Increasing Transparency of County Office of Education Spending

Mar 14, 2024 - The annual expenditures also do not distinguish the  operations grant and hold harmless funding from the alternative education grant. Moreover, unlike school district LCFF and the alternative education grant included in the COE LCFF, there are no broad requirements to submit a plan or describe how the operations grant and hold harmless funding is being spent, nor do COEs have to report on any outcomes associated with these funds .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4883

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - In addition, some of the funding that has already been set aside could become available in 2025 ‑26 if a significant number of awardees do not complete the National Board certification process and/or do not work in a priority school for the maximum five years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - There are a handful of differences in our estimates, but these changes are small enough on net that they do not substantively change our assessment of the budget condition. Specifically, the administration has higher revenue estimates than our office, but these are mostly offset by their higher spending estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Oct 25, 2021 - These new requirements do not apply to students who are enrolled in ind ependent study for less than 15 school days during the academic year. Provides Flexibility From Some Independent Study Rules in 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4466