Updating Special Education Out-of-Home Care Funding

Feb 23, 2021 - One option the work group considered was eliminating the Out ‑of ‑Home Care program and shifting funding into the special education base formula (slightly increasing per ‑student rates for all SELPAs).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4386

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - By 2030 ‑31, when all current grantees would have exhausted their one ‑time funding, assuming community school grant rates receive COLA, we estimate ongoing costs for funding all eligible schools would be a few hundred million dollars higher than the funding provided under the proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2025-26 Budget: Expanded Learning Opportunities Program

Feb 20, 2025 - Districts that are found to be out of compliance with these requirements lose part of their ELOP apportionment proportional to the infraction. California ’s Programs Have Different Reporting Requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4977

The 2022-23 Budget: Expanded Learning Programs

Feb 16, 2022 - We recommend the Legislature provide a uniform rate per EL/LI student and require districts to provide access to all EL/LI students interested in the program. This approach would allow districts to better plan and build out their programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4545

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - CalWORKs child care programs focus on families enrolled in or transitioning out of CalWORKs welfare ‑to ‑work activities. The remaining programs are primarily designed for low ‑income, working families that have not participated in CalWORKs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2022-23 Budget: K-12 Early Literacy Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - In 2019, 49  percent of California students in the third and fourth grade met or exceeded state standards in English language arts. This rate reflected notable improvements compared to results from 2015 —when around 40  percent of third and fourth graders met or exceeded standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4539

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - In 2025, 108 (out of over 900) school districts were assigned the lowest performance level in chronic absenteeism for their total student population, while another 388 school districts were assigned the lowest performance level for at least one subgroup.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

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

Jan 13, 2022 - Over the last several years, and in a number of steps, the Legislature has expanded comprehensive Medi ‑Cal coverage to all income ‑eligible undocumented immigrants who are under the age of 26 or over the age of 49.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2022-23 Budget: College and Career Proposals

Feb 23, 2022 - Of the state ’s high school graduates, about half (49  percent in 2017 ‑18) completed the college preparatory coursework required to be eligible for freshman admission at UC/CSU (known as the “A  through G ” series).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4562

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - All else equal, this would translate to smaller new freshman cohorts in the out‑years. This demographic decline will not necessarily be offset by a higher share of high school graduates attending college.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989