Increasing Transparency of County Office of Education Spending

Mar 14, 2024 - (For  example, with special education funding that is transferred to school districts and certain local property tax transferred to trial courts.) In addition, COEs conduct a wide range of activities with LCFF —their primary state funding source.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4883

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  administration ’s estimates of revenues (excluding transfers, both between state funds and from the federal government) are $13.6  billion higher across the three ‑year budget window compared to our estimates in November.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2023-24 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 16, 2022 - The 2023-24 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges a Beginning in 2023 ‑24, General Fund estimates include an increase for Proposition 28. b Includes $1.8 billion in funding above the minimum guarantee. c Excludes non ‑tax revenues and transfers, which do not affect the calculation of the minimum guarantee. d Estimates account for the expansion of transitional
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4648

The 2022-23 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 16, 2022 - Reflecting these unprecedented collections, the May Revision assumes revenues (excluding Budget Stabilization Account [BSA] transfers) will be $57  billion higher than the Governor ’s budget over the budget window.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4598

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Costs for cities and counties might include adding drainage to roads to manage more intense rain events, or modifying water treatment plants located along the coast to accommodate higher sea levels. …And Private Residents and Businesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

Climate Change Impacts Across California - K-12 Education

Apr 5, 2022 - At the state level, the Legislature w ill want to ensure that schools are adequately included in statewide emergency preparedness and response planning efforts, such as by requiring state agencies to consult with CDE prior to developing state ‑level emergency plans or requiring —and verifying —that local city and county disaster mitigation plans incorporate potential impacts on schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4586

The 2022-23 Budget: California College Guidance Initiative

Feb 22, 2022 - Specifically, the budget package included intent language that the data system “create direct support tools for teachers, parents, advisors, and students ” and have the ability to “transfer high school pupil educational records to postsecondary educational institutions. ” The final work group report released in June 2021 included a recommendation to expand CCGI to school
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4553

The 2022-23 Budget: School Nutrition

Feb 8, 2022 - A 2020 survey of 200 California school districts conducted by the Center for Cities + Schools at the University of California Berkeley found that more than half of responding districts (53  percent) fell into this latter category, while 31  percent reported high levels of scratch cooking, and 16  percent reporting little or no scratch cooking.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4519

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

Jan 13, 2022 - The remaining $200  million would be allocated to the state ’s 61 local health jurisdictions (LHJs) (58 counties and 3 cities), with funding allocated based in part on each LHJ ’s population share, level of poverty, and racial/ethnic make ‑up.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492