July 2019

Proposition 98 Overview

Proposition 98 Key Inputs and Outcomes Under 2019-20 Budget Package

(Dollars in Millions)

  2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
Proposition 98 Funding      
General Fund $52,951a $54,445 $55,891
Local property tax 22,625 23,701 25,166
   Totals $75,576 $78,146 $81,056
Change From Prior Year      
General Fund $2,712 $1,493 $1,446
   Percent change 5.4% 2.8% 2.7%
Local property tax $1,221 $1,077 $1,464
   Percent change 5.7% 4.8% 6.2%
Total funding $3,933 $2,570 $2,910
   Percent change 5.5% 3.4% 3.7%
Operative Test 2 2 1
Maintenance Factor      
Amount created (+) or paid (-) -$1,202
Total outstanding
Proposition 98 Reserve      
Deposit (+) or withdrawal (-) $377
Cumulative balance 377
Key Inputs      
K-12 average daily attendance -0.04% -0.3% -0.2%
Per capita personal income (Test 2) 3.7%  3.7% 3.9%
Per capita General Fund (Test 3)b 10.0% 5.4% 2.9% 
       
a Includes $117 million provided on top of the Proposition 98 minimum guarantee.
b As set forth in the State Constitution, reflects change in per capita General Fund plus 0.5 percent.