The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - The hold harmless is set to expire June 30, 2026. Funding increases for State Preschool in 2021‑22 and 2022‑23 were primarily due to rate increases. In 2023‑24 and 2024‑25, the state made one‑time reductions to the program in recognition that funding provided exceeded the amount necessary to fund all State Preschool contracts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

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

Nov 10, 2025 - These funds were originally provided as part of the 2023-24 budget package. Includes Additional One-Time Funding for Golden State Teacher Grants. The budget includes $50  million in new one-time non-Proposition  98 General Fund support for this program in 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

Overview of Federal Relief for K-12 Education and Child Care

Apr 29, 2021 - California received $187  million in emergency assistance for private schools. CDE is responsible for developing an application process and awarding assistance and services to eligible private schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor’s Proposition 98 Budget Package

Jan 16, 2019 - The budget also includes $187  million to provide a COLA for several K-12 programs that remain outside LCFF (most notably special education and preschool). Special Education Grants. The Governor proposes grants totaling $577  million ($390  million ongoing and $187  million one time) to be allocated to districts based upon their unduplicated counts of low-income students, English learners, and students with disabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3920

The 2026-27 Budget: Computer Science Supplementary Authorization

Mar 6, 2026 - The current deadline for CTC to commit these funds is June 30, 2026. Any uncommitted funds would revert to the state. Governor ’s Proposal Governor ’s Budget Extends Encumbrance Deadline, Increases Grant Size, and Reduces Match Requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5153

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - Requirements for New Grantees Begin in 2029 ‑30. LEAs receiving funding would be required to annually report and publicly present their community school plans. For new community schools grantees, the administration indicates annual reporting requirements would begin in 2029 ‑30, when they will be required to submit an implementation plan by December 31, 2029.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

Mar 4, 2025 - However, these reports are not due to CDE until June 30, 2025. Reports for the first round of KIT funds were previously due June 30, 2023, but the deadline was extended to 2025 because projects were taking longer than anticipated to complete.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5001

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

Nov 19, 2025 - When the state faced significant revenue drops in 2022 ‑23 and 2023 ‑24, it used several tools to sustain ongoing school and community college programs. Most  notably, it withdrew $9.5  billion from the Proposition  98 Reserve.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 28, 2023 - The June 2023 budget provides a $10  million augmentation for this program, bringing the total appropriation in 2023-24 to $194  million. Of the total, the budget identifies $30  million as one-time funding specifically to support facility maintenance and improvement costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4818

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Sep 16, 2024 - Funding is available for expenditure through June 30, 2029. The Marin COE may use up to 5  percent of the funding for administrative costs. (The state also provided $1.5  million one-time non-Proposition  98 General Fund for this purpose in 2023 ‑24.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4929