The 2025-26 Budget: Expanded Learning Opportunities Program

Feb 20, 2025 - To compare funding rates for the two programs, w e converted the ASES daily rates into an annual rate consistent with ELOP requirements. Using 2023 ‑24 attendance and rates, the ASES daily rate would be equivalent to $2,900 per participating ELOP student per year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4977

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

Feb 4, 2026 - The state, however, cannot predict the timing of such a decline. The potential forecasting errors are larger in 2026 ‑27 than in 2025 ‑26 because the 2026 ‑27 estimates must make assumptions further into the future, and the state does not yet have any tax collection data for the year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Had the salary for Fellows not risen to the minimum level for salaried employees, Fellows would have become eligible for overtime, w hich is not the intent of the program.) Despite that federal requirement being rescinded, the Center indicates a salary increase is still warranted to help Fellows afford rising living costs as well as keep the fellowship program competitive with comparable programs in the state and country.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - Overall, our analysis finds that shifting to enrollment ‑based funding would be somewhat more predictable and reduce some administrative burdens for LEAs, but likely would have a negative effect on student attendance over the long run.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

The 2021-22 Budget: “Cradle to Career” Data System

Mar 26, 2021 - At a minimum, we recommend the Legislature request: ( 1)  m arket research that evaluates available technical solutions for the system and estimates the one ‑time and ongoing project costs based on system requirements, ( 2)  a schedule for completion of project activities, and ( 3)  w orkload justifications for the requested GovOps positions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4409

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - A recent scientific  study  by United States Geological Survey researchers predicted that under scenarios of three feet to six feet of sea‑level rise, up to two‑thirds of Southern California beaches may become completely eroded by 2100.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

Overview of Special Education Funding Models

Dec 17, 2021 - These activities are intended to prevent significant developmental and academic del ays, thereby reducing the number of students who will need special education services and the associated funding generated under a  weighted model.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4486

Update on the Progress of the CalSTRS Funding Plan

Nov 18, 2021 - In addition, a fixed proportional split would result in more predictable changes to both the state ’s and employers ’ contribution rates in response to future actuarial gains and losses. Allow CalSTRS to Adopt a Standard Amortization Policy to Address Future UAO.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4475

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