K-12 Education in Context

Jan 26, 2018 - These proportions differ from many other states, where local property tax revenue covers a much larger share of school funding. Unlike most other states, California ’s State Constitution limits local property tax rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3736

The 2018-19 Budget: Proposition 98 Outlook

Nov 15, 2017 - The personal income tax accounts for most of the revenue growth, increasing nearly $ 8  b illion (9. 5  p ercent) in 2017 ‑18 and nearly $ 5  b illion (5. 4  p ercent) in 2018 ‑19. Revenue from the sales and use tax and the corporate tax also increases, albeit more slowly.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3716

The 2022-23 Budget: K-12 Early Literacy Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - This includes expenditures that would be required under the Governor ’s proposals, such as hiring staff to provide reading interventions and purchasing books for school libraries. Many of the state ’s largest school districts already fund early literacy initiatives with existing funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4539

The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the May Revision Education Budget Proposals

May 14, 2018 - (Our estimates of the other major sources of General Fund revenue —the sales tax and the corporation tax —together are somewhat lower than the administration ’s estimates, offsetting a small portion of our higher personal income tax estimates.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3834

Improving Education for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in California [Publication Details]

Sep 21, 2016 - Despite California’s long experience with and relatively large expenditures on DHH students, these students continue to lag far behind their hearing peers on statewide assessments of reading and math.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3498

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of Special Education “Disconnect”

Mar 1, 2017 - (Roughly ten SELPAs will be most opposed to the first option, as they have sufficient property tax revenue to continue covering the higher statutory funding levels. These SELPAs w ould see some of their property tax revenue go to cities, counties, and/or trial courts, consistent with existing related statutory provisions.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3598

The 2017-18 Budget: County Offices of Education and The Minimum State Aid Provision

Feb 10, 2017 - Under the LCFF for COEs (similar to school districts), local property tax is counted first for meeting each COE ’s overall LCFF allotment, with the state making up any gap. In a county where local property tax revenue is sufficient to fund all of its LCFF allotment, the state still must provide its minimum state aid allotment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3554

Re-Envisioning County Offices of Education: A Study of Their Mission and Funding

Feb 6, 2017 - Like the school district LCFF, the COE LCFF is funded by a combination of state General Fund and local property tax revenue, with the proportion of each fund source varying by county. COEs have flexibility to use all LCFF funds (from either part of the formula) for any purpose.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3547

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Oct 29, 2020 - Typically, school districts receiving funding from the state ’s School Facility Program are required to establish a restricted account for routine maintenance of school facilities and deposit 3  percent of the district ’s annual expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4291

Final EdBudget Tables (2015)

Oct 19, 2015 - California State University Reporting requirements (1) Report by November 30, 2015 a sustainability plan with enrollment projections, performance targets, and changes needed to ensure expenditures do not exceed available resources, using General Fund and tuition revenue assumptions provided by the Department of Finance. (2) Report by April 1, 2016 on factors impacting graduation rates for all students and for low-income and underrepresented students separately.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3299