Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - These conditions increasingly dry out vegetation and lengthen the wildfire season, which raise wildfire risks. Additionally, more frequent and intense droughts put stress on trees and make them more susceptible to pest infestations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

Sep 16, 2024 - The funding will primarily support seasonal staffing and programming for participating students, as well as cover some transportat ion costs. Trailer legislation allocates the funding to the Sacramento County Office of Education (COE), which, in turn, must contract with the Department of Parks and Recreation to operate the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4929

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - (The funding increases also covered the costs of lowering the Tier 1 threshold and increasing minimum grant amounts.) Figure 6 ELOP Funding Tiers and Rates Over Time Tier 1 EL/LI Threshold Tier 1 Rate Per EL/LI Student Tier 2 Rate Per EL/LI Student 2021 ‑22
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - The state provides families with subsidized child care through various child care and development programs ( Figure  1 ). Most  of the state ’s subsidized child care is administered by DSS through three programs: (1)  California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) child care, (2)  the California Alternative Payment Program (CAPP), and (3)  the General Child Care program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - These studies recommended that the SBE (1)  become an advisory body or sounding board for the Governor and the head of CDE, and (2)  perform limited policymaking duties when explicitly directed by the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 4, 2026 - In 2025 ‑26 and 2026 ‑27, Test 1 is likely to remain operative even if revenues or other inputs vary significantly from the Governor ’s budget estimates. Revenue fluctuations in those years would change the guarantee by approximately 40 cents for each $1  change in General Fund revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 10, 2025 - CDE is to provide three reports to the Legislature on the findings of the study —by June 1, 2029, January 1, 2031, and January 1, 2033. Provides One-Time Augmentation to Career Technical Education Incentive Grant (CTEIG).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

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

Nov 19, 2025 - The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges 1 1 a Excludes non ‑tax revenues and transfers, which do not affect the calculation of the minimum guarantee. b This decline is deemed to be zero for the purpose of calculating the guarantee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - As Figure   18 shows, compared to enrollment ‑based funding and alternative 1, alternatives 2  and  3 provide more of the funding increases through grants targeted for English learners, low ‑income students, and foster youth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

The 2025-26 Budget: Expanded Learning Opportunities Program

Feb 20, 2025 - Governor’s Proposal Increases Number of Districts Eligible for Tier 1 Rates. The Governor proposes to lower the threshold for Tier 1 funding from 75  percent EL/LI students to 55  percent, while keeping the Tier 1 rate at $2,750 per EL/LI student.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4977