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

Sep 16, 2024 - For any block grant funds spent prior to July 1, 2024, LEAs must submit an interim expenditure report by December 15, 2024. LEAs also must conduct a needs assessment related to the expenditure of any remaining funds in the 2025 ‑26 through 2027 ‑28 fiscal years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4929

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

May 16, 2022 - Specifically, SAL requirements can only be met with: Tax Reductions or Tax Refunds. The first way the Legislature can allocate revenues in order to comply with the SAL is to reduce proceeds of taxes, for example, by reducing tax rates, increasing tax credits, or returning funds to taxpayers through tax refunds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4598

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool

Sep 26, 2024 - Requires DSS Provide Legislature a Draft of Quality Improvement Expenditures. As a condition of receiving federal child care funding, the state must spend a certain amount annually on activities that improve the quality of child care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4932

The 2021-22 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 18, 2020 - Recent Data on Tax Collections and Expenditures Consistent With Economic Picture. Recent data on actual tax collections and program caseloads have been consistent with a more positive economic picture, especially among high ‑income Californians.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4297

The Local Control Funding Formula for School Districts and Charter Schools

Jan 9, 2023 - The budget also established a new funding stream, beginning in 2022 ‑23, for school districts and county offices of education (COEs) to be reimbursed for 60  percent of eligible transportation expenditures they reported in the previous year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4661

The 2023-24 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 16, 2022 - Specifically, it could reduce certain ongoing expenditures and increase one ‑time spending. Below, we outline a few options for reducing ongoing expenditures. Consider Reductions to Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4648

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

Nov 28, 2023 - Trailer legislation extends the expenditure and encumbrance deadline for 2021-22 ELOP funds from June 30, 2023 to June 30, 2024. The expenditure and encumbrance deadline for 2022-23 ELOP funds remains June 30, 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4818

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - Broadly speaking, to  maintain appropriations below the limit in 2022 ‑23, any excluded spending (or tax reductions) proposals rejected by the Legislature must be repurposed for an expenditure that also meets SAL requirements (in particular, excluded spending or tax reductions).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

Review of the Funding Determination Process for Nonclassroom-Based Charter Schools

Feb 29, 2024 - A  dependent charter school also commonly has its expenditure data integrated within the authorizer ’s data, not reported separately. Conversely, “independent ” charter schools report their expenditure data separately from their authorizers and are likely to  be  directly  funded.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4870

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

Feb 15, 2024 - Beginning in 2022 ‑23, the budget included provisional language requiring DOF to augment the appropriation for school nutrition if expenditures are projected to exceed the amount available. CDE is to report to the administration and Legislature on or before January 20 whether the amount included in the budget is sufficient to address these costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4839