May 2026

Proposition 98 Overview

Proposition 98 Spending Proposals Under May Revision

In Millions

K-12 Education Governor's Budget May Revision Difference
Ongoing      
Special education base rate $509 $2,357 $1,848
LCFF COLAa 1,872 2,230 357
Community schools 1,000 1,000 —
LCFF increase above COLAb — 907 907
COLA for select categorical programsa c 184 215 32
Expanded Learning Opportunities Program 62 62 —
State Preschool cost of care plus increase 46 33 -13
Necessary Small Schools 31 31 1
County office of education LCFF increase above COLA — 20 20
State Preschool Quality Rating and Improvement System — 20 20
Special education programs shifted from federal to state funding — 16 16
COE funding to support school districts and charter schools 13 11 -2
Support for Multitudes reading difficulties screener — 5 5
Charter School Facility Grant Program 7 3 -4
Menstrual products mandate added to block grant — 2 2
FCMAT salary adjustment 1 1 0
Museum of Tolerance — 1 1
Science performance tasks 1 1 —
California School Information Services 1 1 0
K-12 High Speed Network 1 1 —
California Educators Together online repository — 1 1
Standardized Account Code Structure — —d —d
Subtotal ($3,729) ($6,918) ($3,189)
       
One-Time      
Discretionary block grant $2,796 $5,109 $2,313
Deferral paydown 1,875 1,875 —
Learning Recovery Emergency Block Grant 757 757 —
Community schools implementation — 485 485
Literacy coaches — 440 440
Teacher Residency Grant Program 250 250 —
Dual enrollment 100 100 —
Kitchen infrastructure and training 100 100 —
Mathematics Professional Learning Partnership — 60 60
Multi-tiered systems of support — 50 50
Reading difficulties screening 40 40 —
Students experiencing homelessness — 30 30
Statewide residency technical assistance center — 30 30
Inclusive college technical assistance center — 25 25
Wildfire-related support for schools 23 23 —
21st Century California School Leadership Academy — 15 15
Holocaust and Genocide Education Grant Program — 10 10
Teacher candidate transcript review platform — 5 5
Subtotal ($5,941) ($9,404) ($3,463)
Total K-12 Education $9,670 $16,322 $6,653
California Community Colleges      
Ongoing      
Apportionments COLAa $241 $292 $51
Apportionments increase above COLAb — 146 146
Calbright College 38 38 —
Enrollment growth (0.5 percent) 32 34 2
COLA for select categorical programsa e 31 36 6
Healthy School Foods Pathway program 14 14 —
Common Cloud Data Platform 5 5 —
Credit for prior learning 2 2 —
Subtotal ($363) ($568) ($205)
       
One-Time      
Deferral paydown $408 $408 —
Deferred maintenance 121 121 —
Student support block grant 100 101 $1
Higher 2025-26 apportionments costs 89 89 —
Additional 2025-26 enrollment growth (1.0 percent)f 55 55 —
Common Cloud Data Platform 36 36 —
Credit for prior learning 35 35 —
Higher apprenticeship costsg 13 16 3
Adult learner demonstration project — 10 10
Subtotal ($857) ($870) ($13)
Total California Community Colleges $1,220 $1,438 $218
Total Spending Changes $10,980 $17,761 $6,871
a The Governor's budget included a 2.41 percent COLA. The May Revision includes a 2.87 percent COLA. On top of this COLA, the May Revision provides a 1.44 percent increase to LCFF and community college apportionments.
b Applies to Special Education, Child Nutrition, Equity Multiplier, K-12 Mandates Block Grant, Charter School Facility Grant Program, Foster Youth Services Coordinating Program, Adults in Correctional Facilities, American Indian Education Centers, and American Indian Early Childhood Education.
c Administration indicates a portion of this increase is meant to absorb the cost of a new requirement for schools and community colleges to provide all employees with up to 14 weeks of paid pregnancy disability leave beginning in 2026-27.
d Reflects $220,000
e 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.
f 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.
g Related and supplemental instruction costs for apprenticeship programs in 2024‑25 and 2025‑26 are higher than budgeted.
COLA = cost-of-living adjustment, LCFF = Local Control Funding Formula, and COE = county office of education.