The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - The bill required the State Council on Developmental Disabilities (SCDD) to establish a multiyear plan for phasing out the use of 14(c) certificates in California. By the end of the multiyear plan (once 14(c) certificates are phased out), any DDS consumers who are employed must be paid at least minimum wage.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - Of the total amount provided, $15 million was from federal IDEA funding and restricted to special education teacher candidates. 516.5 National Board Certified Teacher Certification Incentive Program 2021 ‑22 Provides financial awards to teachers holding National Board certifications who teach at schools at least 55 percent of students are EL/LI.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

Review of the Funding Determination Process for Nonclassroom-Based Charter Schools

Feb 29, 2024 - In  order to be eligible to receive full funding for nonclassroom ‑based ADA, charter schools must meet three criteria: Spend 40   Percent of Annual Revenue on Certificated Staff Compensation. Charter schools must show that their total prior ‑year expenditures on certificated staff represent at least 40  percent of total prior ‑year revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4870

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

Nov 20, 2024 - For the prior year, the state finalizes its calculation through a process known as “certification. ” Certification involves the publication of the underlying Proposition   98 inputs and a period for public comment and review.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

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

Feb 13, 2025 - The proposal does not involve any changes to certification —the statutory mechanism for ensuring the final spending level meets or exceeds the guarantee. For the state, delaying the payment would reduce costs in this year ’s budget but increase costs in the June 2026 budget if the guarantee does not drop.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Upon completion of the two courses, Fellows receive a Certificate in Applied Policy and Government. The Center pays the tuition and fees for these seminars for all  Fellows. Capital Fellows Program Opens Doors Into State Government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Oct 29, 2020 - For 2020 ‑21, the budget plan eliminates the August layoff window for all certificated employees except those in administrative positions (such as school principals and vice principals). Regarding classified employees (including instructional aides, clerical staff, custodians, and other non-certificated employees), the law ordinarily allows districts to initiate layoffs at any time, pro vided the affected employees receive at least 60 days ’ notice.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4291

The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the May Revision Education Budget Proposals

May 14, 2018 - A New Certification Process State Originally Created Certification Process to Finalize the Calculation of the Minimum Guarantee. The state created the certification process through statute in 1989 after voters approved Proposition 98 t he previous year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3834

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Sep 16, 2024 - Second, trailer legislation requires districts to conduct direct certification matching on a monthly basis. (Direct ce rtification is used to identify students automatically eligible for free meals due to their participation in CalFresh, California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids, or Medi-Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4929

The 2017-18 Budget: Bus Driver Training Program

Mar 10, 2017 - In addition, from their West Sacramento headquarters, CDE employees verify that instructor certifications are up-to-date and instructors are complying with ongoing professional development requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3614