May 2024

Proposition 98 Overview

LAO May Outlook Estimates of Proposition 98 Guarantee

Dollars in Millions

  2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28
Minimum Guarantee            
General Funda $67,753 $70,089 $74,671 $79,561 $84,280 $88,622
Local property tax 29,774 31,389 32,670 34,251 36,021 37,905
   Totals $97,527 $101,478 $107,341 $113,811 $120,301 $126,527
Change From Prior Year            
General Fund -$16,001 $2,336 $4,581 $4,890 $4,719 $4,342
   Percent change -19.1% 3.4% 6.5% 6.5% 5.9% 5.2%
Local property tax $2,973 $1,615 $1,281 $1,580 $1,771 $1,884
   Percent change 11.1% 5.4% 4.1% 4.8% 5.2% 5.2%
Total guarantee -$13,027 $3,952 $5,862 $6,470 $6,490 $6,226
   Percent change -11.8% 4.1% 5.8% 6.0% 5.7% 5.2%
Key Inputs            
General Fund Tax Revenueb $176,979 $181,823 $190,093 $200,743 $212,613 $223,566
K-12 average daily attendance 5,405,197 5,468,503 5,508,796 5,524,772 5,444,110 5,367,892
Growth Rates            
K-12 average daily attendance 1.0% 1.2% 0.7% 0.3% -1.5% -1.4%
Per capita personal income (Test 2) 7.6% 4.4% 3.6% 4.1% 5.0% 5.0%
Per capita General Fund (Test 3)c -18.7% 3.4% 4.9% 6.1% 6.3% 5.5%
Operative Test 1 1 1 1 1 1
Statutory COLA  6.56% 8.22% 1.07% 3.01%  3.65% 4.03%
             
a Beginning in 2024-25, includes adjustment for arts education funding as required by Proposition 28 (2022).
b Excludes nontax revenues and transfers, which do not affect the calculation of the guarantee.
c As set forth in the State Constitution, reflects change in per capita General Fund plus 0.5 percent.
COLA = cost-of-living adjustment.
Note: No maintenance factor is created or paid over the period.