The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - LEAs are eligible to apply for funding if they have schools where at least 90  percent of students are EL/LI, or rural schools where at least 75  percent of students are EL/LI. Unlike the LCRS program, LEAs must apply for these grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

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

Feb 13, 2025 - Districts are eligible to receive funding for schools where at least 90  percent of students are EL/LI (rural schools qualify if at least 75  percent of students are EL/LI). In addition, the Governor proposes $235  million to support literacy programs, coaches, and interventions at schools where at least 94  percent of students are EL/LI.
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

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

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

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

Apr 5, 2020 - Figure 1 Funding Available to California in the Coronavirus Relief Fund (In Millions) Total Funding to California $15,321.3 Treasury guidance indicates that in cases where an eligible city overlaps with an eligible county, the county ’s payment amount will be correspondingly adjusted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4217

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

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: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Two key areas where these savings have eroded are in the managed care organization (MCO) tax package and reductions to state operations. These are described in the box below. The forthcoming Appendix 1 will also provide a full list of the solutions from the 2024 ‑25 budget package that generate savings in 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Feb 29, 2024 - A relatively small share of charter  schools have constructed or purchased their own  facilities. Some Charter Schools Have Access to Facility Funding. Unlike school districts, charter schools are unable to authorize local bonds for school facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4870