The 2020-21 Budget: Governor’s Fiscal Oversight Proposals

Mar 19, 2020 - We have concerns with the proposal to require superintendents and chief business officials (CBOs) to certify under penalty of perjury that their district can afford a newly negotiated collective bargaining agreement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4204

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - These might include purchasing additional air filters and masks to protect workers from smoke, incurring higher utility costs from an increased need for air conditioning, changing traditional hours of operation, providing additional training to help prevent and identify heat ‑related illnesses, or modifying facilities to accommodate periodic flooding (such as by moving sensitive equipment to higher floors).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

Climate Change Impacts Across California - K-12 Education

Apr 5, 2022 - Such costs might include relocating schools to temporary locations, repairing or rebuilding damaged schools, purchasing and deploying protective equipment such as sandbags to prevent flooding, or providing staff and students with face masks to protect from smoke.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4586

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

Nov 28, 2023 - The increase has three components: (1) $600,000 to cover salary increases and inflationary pressure for existing services, (2) $125,000 to support a new Coaching and Induction Program for newly appointed chief business officials, and (3) $25,000 to develop a mentor program for aspiring chief business officials in small school districts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4818

State Budget Effects of Recent Federal Actions to Address COVID-19

Apr 5, 2020 - Officials representing Treasury have stated that the CRF can be used for direct —and potentially indirect —state costs associated with the pandemic, but not revenue losses. Depending on the ultimate scale of state direct and indirect costs incurred (and Treasury ’s interpretation of the legislation), the state could be able to use the full $9.5  billion to address budget issues related to COVID-19 costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4217

Excess ERAF: A Review of the Calculations Affecting School Funding

Mar 6, 2020 - For our review, we examined county calculations, spoke with local officials, and reviewed relevant state law. We identified three specific concerns regarding the calculation of excess ERAF, which are summarized in Figure  7 .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4193

The 2020-21 Budget: School District Budget Trends

Jan 21, 2020 - Most of the county officials and superintendents we interviewed indicated that governance and management issues are common among these fiscally distressed districts. Breakdowns in governance, management, and contract negotiations generally are exacerbating these districts ’ ability to respond to fiscal challenges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4136