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

Feb 4, 2026 - Local Property Tax Estimates Seem Reasonable. The administration ’s property tax estimates are only $93  million lower than our November estimates over the 2024 ‑25 through 2026 ‑27 period (a difference of less than 0.1  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 10, 2025 - The Kern County Superintendent of Schools shall submit an expenditure plan on behalf of the partnership to the Department of Finance for approval by January 31, 2026. Provides Additional Support for Literacy Screening Requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 19, 2025 - The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges 1 1 a Excludes non ‑tax revenues and transfers, which do not affect the calculation of the minimum guarantee. b This decline is deemed to be zero for the purpose of calculating the guarantee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 13, 2025 - The budget also includes $15  million for one or more county offices of education to provide training to develop literacy coaches and reading specialists. $379   Million for LREBG. The state provided $7.9   billion for the LREBG in the 2022 ‑23 budget to mitigate the learning loss and social disruption students experienced during the pandemic (see box below).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

The 2025‑26 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2024 - Regarding local property tax revenue, our estimates are up $789   million relative to the June 2024 estimates. This increase reflects recent data showing an uptick in home sales, which generate additional property tax revenue as properties are reassessed at market value.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Significant Changes to Solutions From June 2024 Budget Package Managed Care Organization (MCO) Tax Package. Some of the largest budget solutions in the June budget package involved the MCO tax, a tax on health plans that supports the Medi ‑Cal program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 28, 2023 - The budget provides $632,000 to offset reductions in property tax revenue experienced by basic aid school districts affected by the Kincade Fire, a wildfire that burned in Sonoma County in the fall of 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4818

The Local Control Funding Formula for School Districts and Charter Schools

Jan 9, 2023 - The state must also must provide at least $200 per student from the EPA to all school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education and at least $100 per full ‑time equivalent student to community college districts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4661

CalFacts 2024 [Publication Details]

Dec 2, 2024 - CalFacts presents a wide range of facts and trends about the state's economy, finances, and programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4942