July 2024

Proposition 98 Overview

Major Proposition 98 Spending Proposals

(In Millions)

K-12 Education  
Ongoing  
LCFF COLA (1.07 percent) $804
Universal school meals 179
COLA for select categorical programsa 89
California College Guidance Initiative 2
State Parks access for fourth graders 2
Inclusive College Technical Assistance Center 2
Subtotal ($1,079)
One Time  
State Preschool 2024-25 savings -$302
Payment deferral -244
2023-24 universal school meals increase 121
Training for literacy screenings 25
Training for new mathematics framework 20
Classified employee summer assistance 9
Science performance tasks 7
Holocaust and genocide educationb 5
Research on remote and hybrid models of instruction 4
FCMAT long-term planning 1
CCEE adjustment for unspent prior-year funds -6
Subtotal (-$360)
Total K-12 Education $719
California Community Colleges  
Ongoing  
COLA for apportionments (1.07 percent) $100
Student Success Completion Grant (caseload adjustment) 50
Enrollment growth (0.5 percent) 28
COLA for select categorical programs (1.07 percent)c 13
Subtotal ($191)
One Timed  
Apportionments deferral -$244
Student financial aid administration 20
eTranscript California expansionb 12
Credit for prior learning initiativeb 6
Apprenticeship instructional hours 1
Subtotal (-$205)
Total California Community Colleges -$13
Total Spending Proposals $705
a Applies to the Foster Youth 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 Uses reappropriated Proposition 98 funds (previously appropriated funds for other purposes that were not spent).
c 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.
d In addition to the items shown in the figure, the budget package earmarks some existing Strong Workforce Program funds for two purposes. It earmarks $60 million annually for five years for a new nursing initiative and $5 million one time for developing new education pathways for low-income workers.
LCFF = Local Control Funding Formula, COLA = Cost-of-living adjustment, FCMAT = Fiscal Crisis Management Assistance Team, and CCEE = California Collaborative for Educational Excellence.