The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

Mar 4, 2025 - Specifically, LEAs could use funds to (1)  purchase California ‑grown or produced foods that are sustainably grown, whole, or minimally processed; (2)  purchase plant ‑based or restricted diet meals; and/or (3)  freshly prepare meals on ‑site.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5001

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - The K ‑12 SWP application prioritizes grantees that expand existing pathways to serve more students or implement new pathways, whereas CTEIG provides more flexibility to use funds for maintaining existing programs (such as purchasing new equipment and materials and remodeling facilities that are related to CTE  instruction).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - The Governor ’s $40  million in proposed funding is intended to cover the cost of three activities —training staff, purchasing screeners, and administering screenings. However, the $25  million provided in 2024 ‑25 is also available for implementation of the screening requirements —specifically , for training staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Fellows spend 11.5 months working full ‑time for the city and are paid a yearly salary of $69,000 to $107,000. Other fellowship programs in the state also pay more but require a master ’s degree or past work experience.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

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

Feb 13, 2025 - This index accounts for changes in the cost of goods and services purchased by state and local governments across the country during the preceding year. For 2025 ‑26, the administration estimates the statutory rate is 2.43   percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

The 2022-23 Budget: School Nutrition

Feb 8, 2022 - According to the Center for Cities + Schools report, districts most commonly use local general purpose funding for kitchen equipment upgrades, such as purchasing new refrigerators, ovens, or stoves. (The study included meal reimbursements from the federal nutrition programs as part of local general purpose funding, even though federal nutrition revenue used on equipment must ex clusively support food service.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4519

State Budget Effects of Recent Federal Actions to Address COVID-19

Apr 5, 2020 - For example, if both the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County request funds, the city will receive funding based on its population and the county will receive funding based on its population excluding the city ’s population.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4217

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - In addition to state General Fund and some smaller funding sources, these services are purchased in part through federal funding obtained through the Medicaid Home ‑ and Community ‑Based Services (HCBS) waiver.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

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

Nov 20, 2024 - This index tracks changes in the cost of goods and services purchased by state and local governments across the country. Costs for employee wages and benefits are the largest factor in the index. Other factors include costs for fuel, utilities, supplies, equipment, and facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Costs for cities and counties might include adding drainage to roads to manage more intense rain events, or modifying water treatment plants located along the coast to accommodate higher sea levels. …And Private Residents and Businesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575