Increasing Transparency of County Office of Education Spending

Mar 14, 2024 - Chapter  32 established a requirement for county superintendents to prepare a summary of how the COE plans to assist all school districts within the county. The plan describes actions the COE will take in approving all LCAPs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4883

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98

Oct 24, 2022 - Model curricula for these topics is required by Chapter  686 of 2018 (SB  895, Nguyen) and Chapter  614 of 2017 (AB  738, Lim ón). The funds are administered by CDE and are to be split equally across the four model curricula.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4641

The 2022-23 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 16, 2022 - Specifically, the Governor proposes  allocating: $32   Billion to One ‑Time or Temporary Spending on Programmatic Expansions. The Governor proposes spending about 60  percent of the overall General Fund surplus, or $32  billion, on a one ‑time or temporary basis for a variety of programmatic expansions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4598

The 2022-23 Budget: Special Education Proposals

Jan 25, 2022 - This post provides background on various special education programs, describes the Governor's proposals related to these topics, and offers associated recommendations and issues for the Legislature to consider.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4494

Early Budget Actions to Support In-Person K-12 Instruction and Address Learning Loss [Publication Details]

Apr 23, 2021 - On March 5, 2021, the Governor signed Chapter 10 (AB 86, Committee on Budget), which provides additional one-time Proposition 98 funding to schools for providing in-person instruction and addressing student learning loss due to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. This post describes the major components of the legislation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4417

Early Budget Actions to Support In-Person K-12 Instruction and Address Learning Loss

Apr 23, 2021 - Below, we describe the major components of AB  86. In-Person Instruction Provides $2  Billion, Conditional on Meeting In-Person Instruction Requirements. Funding is allocated to local education agencies (LEAs) —school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education —based on their share of total 2020 ‑21 Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) allotments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4417

Follow-up Evaluation of the District of Choice Program

Feb 1, 2021 - I n 2 014 ‑15, the difference between the share of Latino students using the program ( 32  p ercent) and their share of home district enrollment ( 66  p ercent) wa s 3 4  p ercentage points. I n 2 018 ‑19, this difference had decreased t o 2 8  p ercentage points.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4329

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - The Governor proposes $11.7  million one-time General Fund to trial courts for the implementation of the Tenant, Homeowner, and Small Landlord Relief and Stabilization Act of 2020 (Chapter  37 of 2020 [AB  3088, Chiu]).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2020-21 Budget: Governor’s Computer Science Proposals

Mar 10, 2020 - Chapter  876 of 2014 (AB  1539, Hagman) required the state to consider adopting computer science content standards. The State Board of Education (SBE) ultimately adopted a set of computer science standards in September 2018.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4198

Overview of Special Education in California

Nov 6, 2019 - Recent legislation directed the Legislature and administration to work collaboratively to consider changes in how the state organizes, delivers, and funds special education, with the overarching intent to improve outcomes. With this report, we aim to inform these fiscal and policy conversations by providing an overview of special education in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4110