The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 4, 2026 - The June 2025 budget alluded to this law in its explanation for the $1.9  billion settle ‑up delay in 2024 ‑25, and the Governor ’s budget makes a similar reference to explain the proposed delay in 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Based on data from October 2024, the state serves 100,705 children in  State  Preschool. Child Care and State Preschool Programs Supported With Multiple Funding Sources. The 2025 ‑26 budget package provided a total of $10.3  billion for subsidized child care and State Preschool ($7.8  billion from the General Fund).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 10, 2025 - For 2025-26, trailer legislation allows nine charter schools affected by the Eaton and Palisades fires to receive their LCFF allotments based on the amount they received in 2024-25, if the school would have otherwise experienced a year-to-year decrease in funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges [Publication Details]

Nov 19, 2025 - The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges [Publication Details] The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges Format: HTML Description: We forecast that increases to the Proposition 98 guarantee in 2024-25 and 2025-26, coupled with a preexisting payment obligation, require the state to provide nearly $7.4 billion in one-time funds for schools and community colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5093

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 13, 2025 - The June 2024 budget deferred $247  million in payments from 2024 ‑25 to 2025 ‑26. It implemented this deferral by moving a portion of the payment schools typically receive at the end of June 2025 to the beginning of July 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: California State University 740 4% a Reflects annualized FTE resident students across all student levels. Summer is the first term of the college year. For example, summer 2024 enrollment counts towards 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Legislative Action in June 2024 Addressed Anticipated Budget Problem Proactively. In  June of 2024, the Legislature not only addressed the budget problem for 2024 ‑25, but also made proactive decisions to address the anticipated budget problem for 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten

Feb 18, 2025 - For 2025 ‑26, the Governor ’s budget provides $1.1  billion to fund the additional students anticipated in the final year of TK expansion. The budget assumes that the statewide attendance for TK students will be 229,200 in 2025 ‑26, an increase of 60,000 (37  percent) compared with attendance in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4968

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - The Governor ’s budget proposal includes $19  billion total funds in 2025 ‑26, up $3.2  billion (20  percent) over the revised 2024 ‑25  level ($15.8  billion). Of the proposed 2025 ‑26 total, $12.4  billion is from the General Fund, up $2.2  billion (21  percent) over the revised 2024 ‑25  level ($10.2  billion General Fund).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

Mar 4, 2025 - For 2025 ‑26, the Governor ’s budget increases school nutrition funding by $84  million ongoing Proposition  98 General Fund compared to the 2024 ‑25 budgeted level. Of this amount, $31  million is associated with the anticipated shortfall in 2024 ‑25 that is expected to carry forward into 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5001