Re: Local Control Funding Formula --

The League of Women Voters of California has long supported a less complex, more transparent system of public education funding—one that is adequate, flexible, equitable, reliable, and sustainable; one that is understandable to the public.

The League also believes that the state is responsible for the primary funding of public education, with provision for as much local control as possible over local schools.

The Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) shifts the majority of decision making primarily to local school boards, making them responsible for the distribution of funds and the implementation and evaluation of programs.

Read the League's comments on the LCFF.

Subject

Public Education Funding: Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF)

Sent to

Senator Mark Leno, Assembly Member Bob Blumenfield, and members of the Legislature's Budget Conference Committee

In response to

The 2013-2014 state budget proposed by Governor Jerry Brown includes a Local Control Funding Formula for K-12 education. Each house of the legislature has considered the proposal and passed its version of the budget. The Budget Conference Committee is now reconciling the differences between the two versions, aiming for a budget that will be passed by the June 15 deadline.