Overview of Proposition 28 Arts Funding for Schools [Publication Details]

Feb 12, 2026 - Overview of Proposition 28 Arts Funding for Schools [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5109

The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 19, 2025 - Specifically, our estimate of the statutory rate is 3.7  percent in 2027 ‑28, 4  percent in 2027 ‑28, and 4.2  percent in 2029 ‑30. These estimates are above the historical average of about 3  percent per year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Statutory intent language associated with the multiyear agreement would require an additional 44,000 slots in 2026‑27 and 33,000 in 2027‑28. State Preschool Enrollment Below Pre‑Pandemic Levels as Funding Continued to Grow.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

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

Feb 4, 2026 - Another option is to provide advance payments to districts toward their 2027 ‑28 funding allotments, consistent with an approach we outlined in our November 2025 report, The 2026‑27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

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

Feb 13, 2025 - Trailer legislation made this funding available for learning recovery initiatives through 2027 ‑28. It also required districts to submit an interim spending report by December  1,  2024 and a final report by December 1, 2029.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

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

Nov 10, 2025 - The funding is intended to provide the Special Olympics with $10  million in funding annually from 2025-26 through 2027-28. Provides Bridge Funding Related to California Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Multilingual Learner Screeners

Feb 26, 2025 - Requires Use of New Screening Tool by 2027-28. Under the Governor ’s proposal, districts would be required to administer the screening to all TK students whose primary language is a language other than English beginning in 2027-28.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4990

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposition 98 Overview and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 7, 2023 - Proposition  28 (2022) Establishes New Program to Fund Arts Education. Proposition  28 establishes a program to provide additional funding for arts instruction and related activities in schools, beginning in 2023 ‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4670

The 2023-24 Budget: One-Time K-12 Spending Proposals

Feb 16, 2023 - Proposition  28 requires the principal of a school site (or the program director of a preschool) to develop a plan for spending the funding they receive. The  principal or program director would determine how to expand a site ’s arts instruction and/or  programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4688

The 2023-24 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 16, 2022 - Throughout  this report, we account for Proposition  28 in our estimates of school spending and our estimates of the minimum guarantee. Proposition 28 (2022) Establishes New Program to Fund Arts Education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4648