The 2025-26 Budget: Expanded Learning Opportunities Program

Feb 20, 2025 - This  variability makes it difficult for districts to make long ‑term decisions about what level of staffing and programming they will be able to afford, even if they can accurately predict how many EL/LI students they are likely to serve.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4977

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

Feb 13, 2025 - In  2022 ‑23, the state began implementing a plan to make all four ‑year ‑old children eligible for TK. The  Governor ’s budget provides $1.1   billion to fund the final year of this expansion in 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Multilingual Learner Screeners

Feb 26, 2025 - CDE would be required to make the screener and training available to districts at no cost by March  1, 2026. Additionally, CDE would have to expend or encumber the funding provided by June 30, 2028. Requires Use of New Screening Tool by 2027-28.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4990

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Though a 10  percent increase is slightly above the current salary amount adjusted for the CA CPI, this increase is intended to also help make the program more accessible and keep the program competitive.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - Consider making LEAs automatically eligible for the grants, rather than requiring them to apply for funding. This would reduce administrative burden for LEAs. Consider Mix of Math and Literacy Coach Funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - Chapter  667 of 2013 (A B  1041 , Chesbro) created California ’s employment first policy, which makes competitive, integrated employment (CIE) the highest priority for working age individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, regardless of the severity of their disability.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

Mar 4, 2025 - Moreover, the lack of outcome measures makes it difficult to as sess whether these school nutrition initiatives should take priority over other education purposes. Recommendations Recommend Providing More School Nutrition Funding in the Budget Year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5001

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Moreover, specific budgetary conditions occurring this year —including legislative action taken last year to withdraw more in reserves this year —make interpretation of the budget position more complex.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951