May 2019

Proposition 98 Overview

Changes in 2019-20 Proposition 98 Funding

(In Millions)

                     Governor's Budget         May        Revision    Change
2018-19 Revised Spending $77,867 $78,146 $279 
Technical Adjustments      
Prior-year LCFF costs covered with one-time funds $475 $368 -$107
Categorical programs (declining attendance adjustments) -19 -12 8
Other adjustments 150 -63 -214
Other prior-year one-time spending -421 -421 0
Subtotal $185 -$128 -$313
       
State School Reserve $0  $389  $389 
       
Preschool      
COLA  $41 $39 -$2
2,959 full-day slots added in April 1, 2019 (annualize cost) 27 27 0
Non-LEA preschool (shift to non-Proposition 98 funding) -297 -309 -12
Subtotal -$229 -$244 -$14
       
K-12 Education      
LCFF COLA for districts and charter schools  $2,027 $1,959 -$68
Special education concentration grants 390 696 306
COLA for select categorical programsa 146 141 -5
Standardized school district accounting system replacement 3 3 0
Southern California Regional Occupational Center (one time) 0 2 2
Otherb 0 0 0
LCFF costs covered with one-time funds 0 -251 -251
Subtotal $2,567 $2,551 -$16
       
California Community Colleges      
COLA for apportionments $248 $230 -$18
College Promise fee waivers (extend program to sophomores) 40 43 3
COLA for select student support programsc 32 30 -2
Enrollment growth (0.55 percent) 26 25 -1
Student Success Completion Grant (caseload adjustment) 11 18 7
Legal services for undocumented students 10 10 0
Foster Care Education Programd 0 0 0
Strong Workforce Program (portion of costs shifted to one-time funds) -77 -1 75
Subtotal $290 $354 $64
Total Changes $2,813 $2,534 $110
2019-20 Proposed Spending $80,680 $81,069 $389
Note: The administration estimated a COLA rate of 3.46 percent in January, whereas the May Revision reflects the finalized rate of 3.26 percent. 
a Applies to special education, child nutrition, mandates block grant, services for foster youth, adults in correctional facilities, and American Indian education.
b May Revision provides $300,000 to add Cal Grant reporting requirements to the mandates block grant, $154,000 ongoing to the San Joaquin County Office of Education to maintain the School Accountability Report Card and School Dashboard databases, and $24,000 one time to translate the School Accountability Report Card and School Dashboard into Vietnamese, Mandarin, and Filipino. (They are currently available in English and Spanish.)
c Applies to Adult Education Program, Apprenticeship Programs, Extended Opportunity Programs and Services, mandates block grant, Disabled Students Programs and Services, CalWORKs student services, and campus child care support.
d May Revision includes $400,000 ongoing to backfill for a reduction in federal funding.    
LCFF = Local Control Funding Formula. COLA = cost-of-living adjustment.