The 2023-24 Budget: One-Time K-12 Spending Proposals

Feb 16, 2023 - In high school, students may take an arts course to earn their high school diploma. The state requires students to complete one year of either (1) visual or performing arts, (2) a foreign language, or (3) career technical education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4688

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Feb 15, 2024 - Recommendations Consider Benefits and Trade ‑Offs of Elementary Arts and Music Education Authorization. The proposed elementary arts and music education authorization may make it easier for schools to hire arts and music teachers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4839

The 2022-23 Budget: College and Career Proposals

Feb 23, 2022 - Students in the program then take a mix of high school and community college courses that lead both to a high school diploma and a “no cost ” associate degree in a designated science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) field (including manufacturing and information technology).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4562

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98

Oct 24, 2022 - (The state provided $3  billion in one-time funding for the program last year.) Trailer legislation also makes several programmatic changes. Most notably, trailer legislation eliminates coordination grants for LEAs and instead allows them to retain the lesser of $500,000 or 10  percent of total implementation grants awarded to their school sites each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4641

Increasing Transparency of County Office of Education Spending

Mar 14, 2024 - Beginning in 2024 ‑25, COEs are required to develop focused goals for: (1)  schools receiving equity multiplier funding; (2)  schools that received the lowest performance level based on one or more state indicators; and (3)  student subgroups that received the lowest performance level based on one or more state indicators, either across all the COE ’s schools or at a specific school.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4883

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposition 98 Overview and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 7, 2023 - Three main factors are responsible for making these funds available: (1)  the proposed reduction to the Arts, Music, and Instructional Materials Discretionary Block Grant; (2)  the baseline reduction in LCFF costs in 2021 ‑22; and (3)  the increase in the 2021 ‑22 minimum guarantee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4670

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 28, 2023 - Develop focused goals for: (1) schools receiving equity multiplier funding, (2) schools that received the lowest performance level based on one or more state indicators, and (3) student subgroups that received the lowest performance level based on one or more state indicators, either LEA ‑wide or at a school.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4818

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

Nov 10, 2025 - The budget provides $3  million from the Teacher Credentials Fund for 18 positions to support a variety of activities, including teacher certification workload, information technology support, and administrative support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2021-22 Budget: “Cradle to Career” Data System

Mar 26, 2021 - The  remaining funds in 2021 ‑22 would be used to cover various operating and technology acquisition costs related to the integrated data system, including funds to upgrade CDE ’s K ‑12 database. $3. 8  m illion ongoing Proposition  98 General Fund to increase the number of CCGI partner school districts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4409

The 2022-23 Budget: Expanded Learning Programs

Feb 16, 2022 - To the extent that districts would like to make one ‑time purchases to build their programs, they can do so with these existing funds. We also see no clear justification for requiring 75  percent of one ‑time funds to be set aside solely for arts and music.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4545