The 2021-22 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 18, 2020 - A new statutory requirement to provide supplemental payments on top of the minimum level makes even more funding available for schools and community colleges but contributes to the state ’s operating deficit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4297

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - (Prior to the implementation of the quality incentive payment as 10  percent of the total rate, the state began providing some smaller, one ‑time quality incentive payments on top of providers ’ baseline rates in 2022 ‑23.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

The 2021-22 Budget: The Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 18, 2020 - Room Available Under a 10   Percent Cap. The Proposition  98 Reserve has a cap equal to 10  p ercent of all funding allocated to schools and community colleges. Deposits are only required to the extent the existing balance is below this threshold.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4298

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - (We also include links to Appendix tables at the end of this post and the top left of this page. These appendix tables itemize select proposals by policy area based on our understanding at this time.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Multilingual Learner Screeners

Feb 26, 2025 - Governor ’s Proposal Provides $10  Million to Select a Multilingual Screener for TK Students. The Governor ’s budget provides $10  million one-time Proposition  98 funding for the Superintendent of Public Instruction, with the approval of SBE, to select an English proficiency screening instrument to identify multilingual learners in TK.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4990

The 2022-23 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 17, 2021 - The  top of Figure 10 shows how funding and costs change over the period under our main forecast. The lighter shaded area represents the amount available for new commitments, assuming no changes to current law or policy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4473

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Recommendation Recommend Increasing Salaries by 10   Percent Instead of 50   Percent. Given all of the factors mentioned above, we recommend the Legislature raise salaries for Fellows by 10  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

Narrowing California’s K-12 Student Achievement Gaps

Jan 31, 2020 - As the top part of Figure  4 shows, average high school graduation rates among student racial/ethnic groups range from 73  p ercent for African American students to 94  p ercent for Asian students. As with test scores, differences exist even when taking family income into account.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4144

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Multilingual Learner Screeners [Publication Details]

Feb 26, 2025 - In this post, we provide background on the state’s English learner identification process, describe and assess the Governor’s proposal to provide $10 million for a multilingual learner screener in transitional kindergarten, and provide our recommendations to the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4990

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposition 98 Overview and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 7, 2023 - In 2023 ‑24, the state calculates the cost of the program and funds this cost on top of the minimum guarantee otherwise calculated for the year. The state then converts this amount to a percentage of General Fund revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4670