January 2026

Proposition 98 Overview

Major Proposition 98 Spending Proposals

(In Millions)

K-12 Education  
Ongoing  
LCFF COLA (2.41 percent) $1,893
Community schools 1,000
Special Education 509
COLA for select categorical programs (2.41 percent)a 230
Expanded Learning Opportunities Program 62
Necessary Small Schools 31
COE funding to support school districts and charter schools 13
Charter School Facility Grant Program 7
FCMAT salary adjustment 1
California School Information Services 1
Science performance tasks 1b
K-12 High Speed Network 1
Subtotal ($3,749)
One Time  
Discretionary block grant $2,796c
Deferral paydown 1,875
Learning Recovery Emergency Block Grant 757
Teacher Residency Grant Program 250
Dual enrollment 100
Kitchen infrastructure and training 100
Reading difficulties screening 40
Wildfire-related support for schools 23
Subtotal ($5,941)
Total K-12 Education $9,690
California Community Colleges  
Ongoing  
COLA for apportionments (2.41 percent) $241
Calbright College 38
Enrollment growth (0.5 percent) 32
COLA for select categorical programs (2.41 percent)d 31
Healthy School Foods Pathway program 14
Common Cloud Data Platform 5
Credit for prior learning 2
Subtotal ($363)
One Time  
Deferral paydown $408
Deferred maintenance 121
Student support block grant 100
2025-26 apportionments shortfall coverage 89
2025-26 additional enrollment growth (1.0 percent)e 55
Common Cloud Data Platform 36
Credit for prior learning 35
Apprenticeship RSI shortfall coverage 13
Subtotal ($857)
Total California Community Colleges $1,220
Total Spending Proposals $10,910
a Applies to the Foster Youth Services Coordinating Program, American Indian Early Childhood Education, Special Education, Child and Adult Care Food Program, Charter School Facility Grant Program, American Indian Education Centers, Equity Multiplier, and K-12 Mandates Block Grant.
b Reflects $890,000 ongoing, beginning in 2025-26.
c Consists of $1.1 billion from 2024-25, $2.1 billion from 2026-27, and $32 million in unspent prior year funds, offset by a $428 million reduction in 2025-26.
d Applies to the Adult Education Program, apprenticeship programs, CalWORKs student services, campus child care support, Disabled Students Programs and Services, Extended Opportunity Programs and Services, and mandates block grant.
e Increases budgeted growth from the enacted 2025-26 level of 0.57 percent to 1.57 percent. The associated ongoing cost is built into apportionments in 2026-27.
LCFF = Local Control Funding Formula, COLA = Cost-of-living adjustment, COE = county office of education, FCMAT = Fiscal Crisis Management Assistance Team, and RSI = related and supplemental instruction.