Excess ERAF: A Review of the Calculations Affecting School Funding

Mar 6, 2020 - When counties are calculating excess ERAF, they determine how much General Fund revenue allocated to schools could be replaced with property tax revenue. Minimum state aid, however, represents General Fund revenue a school district will receive regardless of its property tax revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4193

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - Much of the information required in the PAPD submission overlaps with the information required in the PAL Stages 1 and 2 documents. As a result, any updates to the state ’s PAL Stages 1 and 2 documents should be mirrored in the federal PAPD submission to ensure consistency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

Mar 4, 2025 - State Funds Provided for School Meals Has Increased by a Much Larger Percentage. As  a result of the implementation of universal meals, as well as a discretionary increase in the per ‑meal reimbursement rate in 2022 ‑23, total state funding has increased significantly.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5001

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

Jan 13, 2025 - As such, if the Legislature wishes to have substantively more reserves available when responding to downturns or other emergencies, we would recommend also changing the formulas that set aside funds each year to increase how much is saved.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: Expanded Learning Opportunities Program

Feb 20, 2025 - The ELOP funding formula is based on TK ‑6 attendance in the regular school day across the entire district, not how many of those students are enrolled in or participate in expanded learning programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4977

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - These reports must include the number of grants awarded, a qualitative description of how the funding was used, and various participation and outcome data for students participating in dual enrollment programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

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

Feb 13, 2025 - When Would State Decide How to Allocate the Funding? a Governor ’s settle ‑up proposal Yes
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Figure  13 shows how many funded enrollment slots were moved away from those campuses. It  also shows the nine campuses that gained funded slots under the plan. CSU intends to continue implementing this plan in 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

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

Nov 20, 2024 - Legislature Decides How to Allocate Proposition 98 Funding. Once the state has calculated the guarantee, the Legislature decides how to allocate the available funding among school and community college programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - By June 30, 2029, LEAs are to submit a report on how funds were used, the impact the funding had, and the plans to continue funding literacy coaches after the grant period. $15   Million for Literacy Coach Training.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012