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: Department of Developmental Services [Publication Details]

Mar 5, 2025 - This brief provides a short summary of the Governor’s proposed budget for the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) before addressing four issues that warrant legislative oversight: (1) quality incentives as part of service provider rate reform, (2) the Master Plan for Developmental Services, (3) DDS’s ongoing information technology project, and (4) the phaseout of subminimum wage employment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5008

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - The improvement in student outcomes was reported across student subgroups, however, the improvements were shown to be most significant for Black students, English learners, and socioeconomically disadvantaged students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Slots are limited to budget appropriation. 5,054 Care for Children With Severe Disabilities Provides additional access to child care services for children under the age of 21 years and with exceptional needs. c  Program is located in the San Francisco Bay Area.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

Evaluation of Cal Grant C Program

Apr 30, 2019 - Cal Grant  C Program Requires Complicated Financial Aid Application Process. The supplemental form that Cal Grant  C applicants must submit in addition to a FAFSA likely decreases program participation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4020

Follow-up Evaluation of the District of Choice Program

Feb 1, 2021 - Black students accounted fo r 2 . 4  p ercent, and American Indian and Pacific Islander students each accounted for less tha n 0 . 5  p ercent. Share of Latino Students Rising Over Time. Figure   6 s hows how the program has changed fro m 2 014 ‑ 15 t o 2 018 ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4329

The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 19, 2025 - As set forth in the State Constitution, an attendance decline does not reduce the guarantee unless attendance has declined in the two previous years. c As set forth in the State Constitution, reflects change in per capita General Fund plus 0.5 percent. d Includes adjustments to the previous year ’s maintenance factor for growth in per capita personal income and K ‑12 attendance as required by the State Constitution.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

The 2021-22 Budget: Extended Learning and Academic Support

Jan 29, 2021 - This is particularly the case for low-income, Black, and Latino students. A survey by the RAND Corporation in spring 2020 found that only 30  percent of teachers in high-poverty schools thought all or nearly all of their students had access to the internet at home.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4326

Overview of Special Education in California

Nov 6, 2019 - Whereas Asian students have a relatively low identification rate, black students have a relatively high identification rate. The patterns across racial/ethnic groups in California are similar to patterns in other states.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4110

Overview of Special Education Funding Models

Dec 17, 2021 - Fischer, A., Syverson, E., & Duncombe, C. (2021). 50-State Comparison: K-12 and Special Education Funding. Education Commission of the States. Retrieved November 30, 2021, from https://www.ecs.org/50-state-comparison-k-12-and-special-education-funding/ .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4486