Analyzing Recent Changes to State Support for Fiscally Distressed Districts

Dec 20, 2018 - Recent legislation made several changes to the state’s system for intervening in fiscally distressed school districts. These changes could have significant implications for districts moving forward.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3914

Overview of Special Education in California

Nov 6, 2019 - Recent legislation directed the Legislature and administration to work collaboratively to consider changes in how the state organizes, delivers, and funds special education, with the overarching intent to improve outcomes. With this report, we aim to inform these fiscal and policy conversations by providing an overview of special education in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4110

Early Budget Actions to Support In-Person K-12 Instruction and Address Learning Loss

Apr 23, 2021 - Below, we describe the major components of AB  86. In-Person Instruction Provides $2  Billion, Conditional on Meeting In-Person Instruction Requirements. Funding is allocated to local education agencies (LEAs) —school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education —based on their share of total 2020 ‑21 Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) allotments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4417

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Multilingual Learner Screeners

Feb 26, 2025 - Chapter  15 of 2024 (AB  2268, Muratsuchi) eliminated the requirement for districts to assess English proficiency for all TK students beginning in 2024-25. This was intended to address concerns that the current ELPAC assessment was not developmentally appropriate for younger TK students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4990

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of Special Education “Disconnect”

Mar 1, 2017 - Before 2013 ‑14, the state automatically backfilled reductions in federal special education funding as part of AB 602 calculations. Because federal funding was reduced at the same time it was removed from AB 602 calculations in 2013 ‑14, the state had to decide whether the AB 602 funding levels would be calculated before or after backfilling these cuts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3598

The 2022-23 Budget: Special Education Proposals

Jan 25, 2022 - This post provides background on various special education programs, describes the Governor's proposals related to these topics, and offers associated recommendations and issues for the Legislature to consider.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4494

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Sep 16, 2024 - As required by Chapter  671 of 2023 (AB  934, Muratsuchi), the budget includes $900,000 one time to develop a public awareness campaign that highlights the benefits of educational careers in California ’s public schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4929

The 2018-19 Budget: Charter School Facility Grant Program

Apr 23, 2018 - By 2012 ‑13, annual funding for the program totals $92 million and is more than sufficient to fund all eligible charter schools. 2009 Chapter 2 (AB X4 2, Evans) converts the program from a reimbursement of prior ‑year costs to a grant based on current ‑year costs over a period of several years. 2013 Chapter 48 (AB 86, Committee on the Budget) shifts the
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3812

History of Special Education Funding in California

Feb 27, 2018 - When the AB 602 system was first introduced, the state set each SELPA ’s per-student funding rate equal to its total funding in the last year under the J-50 system divided by its total student population in that year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3764

The 2018-19 Budget: Overview of the Governor’s Proposition 98 Budget Package

Jan 18, 2018 - Funds AB 19 Fee Waivers. The budget provides $46  million to fund the fee waiver program established by Chapter  735 of 2017 (AB 19, Santiago). AB 19 authorizes fee waivers for all resident first-time, full-time students during their first year of community college.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3732