The 2018-19 Budget: 2018-19 COLA for K-14 Education Programs

Apr 30, 2018 - The 2018-19 Budget: 2018-19 COLA for K-14 Education Programs The 2018-19 Budget 2018 ‑19 COLA for K-14 Education Programs The federal government recently released updated information that affects the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) that the state provides to certain school and community college programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3816

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Salaries for Fellows are not adjusted annually for increases in cost of living. Every time the Center wants to increase salaries, regardless of the amount, it must submit a new budget request to the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

The 2020-21 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis

Feb 24, 2020 - The 2020-21 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis Overall Proposition 98 Budget $3.7   Billion in New Proposition   98 Spending Proposals. The new spending consists of $3. 3  b illion for K ‑12 schools and $ 388  m illion for community colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4174

The 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 98 Analysis

Feb 13, 2019 - COLA = cost ‑of ‑living adjustment and COEs = county offices of education. Assessment and Recommendation Providing Annual COLA for Block Grants Has Benefits, Recommend Adopting. A COLA is a simple way to recognize cost increases over time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3930

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

Jan 18, 2018 - The budget also proposes to replace the Full-Time Student Success Grant and the Community College Completion Grant with a new aid program. The new program still would provide certain financially needy students attending CCC with a grant to help with living costs, but the grant rules would be somewhat different.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3732

The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges [Publication Details]

Nov 19, 2025 - This growth—combined with a required reserve withdrawal—would be just enough to fund a 2.51 percent statutory cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). The state could use the one-time funds to build budget resiliency, which seems especially important given the risks of a stock market downturn.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5093

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - The Governor ’s budget proposes suspending the statutory cost ‑of ‑living adjustment (COLA) for child care and State Preschool reimbursement rates and redirecting the savings associated with this suspension for an increase to the monthly cost of care plus payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

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

Feb 13, 2025 - LCFF = Local Control Funding Formula; COLA = cost ‑of ‑living adjustment; FCMAT = Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team; and IEP = Individualized Education Program. Allocates New Spending for a Mix of Flexible Funding and Targeted Proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

CalSTRS Funding: An Update

May 5, 2017 - The new approach aims to ensure that contributions from teachers and employers made during teachers ’ working lives are sufficient to cover the costs of their pension benefits, and thus should help avoid unfunded liabilities in the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3662

The 2022-23 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 17, 2021 - The Legislature could increase funding for the community colleges by providing more unrestricted funding, more restricted funding for specified purposes, or more support directly to students to address living costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4473