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: Expanded Learning Opportunities Program

Feb 20, 2025 - This  variability makes it difficult for districts to make long ‑term decisions about what level of staffing and programming they will be able to afford, even if they can accurately predict how many EL/LI students they are likely to serve.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4977

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - Chapter  667 of 2013 (A B  1041 , Chesbro) created California ’s employment first policy, which makes competitive, integrated employment (CIE) the highest priority for working age individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, regardless of the severity of their disability.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

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

Excess ERAF: A Review of the Calculations Affecting School Funding

Mar 6, 2020 - Figure  3 illustrates how a county calculates excess ERAF. State Made Another Change to ERAF in 2004 ‑05. In 2004 ‑05, the state began directing county auditors to use funding in ERAF to reimburse cities and counties for a reduction in their Vehicle License Fee (VLF) revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4193

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - Consider making LEAs automatically eligible for the grants, rather than requiring them to apply for funding. This would reduce administrative burden for LEAs. Consider Mix of Math and Literacy Coach Funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Multilingual Learner Screeners

Feb 26, 2025 - CDE would be required to make the screener and training available to districts at no cost by March  1, 2026. Additionally, CDE would have to expend or encumber the funding provided by June 30, 2028. Requires Use of New Screening Tool by 2027-28.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4990

The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

Mar 4, 2025 - Moreover, the lack of outcome measures makes it difficult to as sess whether these school nutrition initiatives should take priority over other education purposes. Recommendations Recommend Providing More School Nutrition Funding in the Budget Year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5001

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

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