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

Jan 13, 2025 - Increases Revenue by Around $300   Million. The Governor ’s budget proposes to change the rules about how taxable profits are determined for financial institutions. The administration estimates this change would increase revenues on an ongoing basis by around $300  million per year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Feb 7, 2023 - For  example, it could delay the implementation of the $300  million increase until budget conditions are more favorable. (Regardless of its decision about the proposed spending increase, the Legislature could immediately implement the other changes associated with the proposal that do not require additional ongoing  spending.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4670

The 2017-18 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 13, 2017 - These include, for example, the elimination of $400 million in affordable housing funding, cancelling a scheduled transfer of $300 million to support future construction and maintenance of state office buildings, a phase-out of Middle Class Scholarships, and a variety of other, smaller spending reductions in health and human services and other programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3669

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

Feb 4, 2026 - It made an initial payment of $300  million but did not schedule any future payments. It paid the remaining amount over the 2015 ‑16 through 2018 ‑19 period. Most recently, the June 2025 budget recognized an increase in the 2024 ‑25 guarantee but set school funding $1.9  billion below the revised estimate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

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

Nov 10, 2025 - The budget provides $150  million one-time Proposition  98 funding for CTEIG, in addition to the $300  million in ongoing funding provided for the program. CDE must award funding by June 30, 2027. Establishes the Mathematics Professional Learning Partnership.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten

Feb 18, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Must have fifth birthday between September 2 and December 2. 2022 ‑23 Must have fifth birthday between September 2 and February 2. 2023 ‑24 Must have fifth birthday between September 2 and April 2. 2024 ‑25 Must have fifth birthday between September 2 and June 2. 2025 ‑26 Must have fourth birthday by September 1.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4968

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Figure 2 shows the total number of subsidized child care slots, as well as total funding, since 2018‑19. Statutory intent language associated with the multiyear agreement would require an additional 44,000 slots in 2026‑27 and 33,000 in 2027‑28.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - These studies recommended that the SBE (1)  become an advisory body or sounding board for the Governor and the head of CDE, and (2)  perform limited policymaking duties when explicitly directed by the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - (These are known as Tier 2 rates.) From 2022 ‑23 through 2024 ‑25, the state appropriation remained at $4  billion annually, while the Tier 1 rate and overall Tier 1 TK ‑6 attendance increased. As a result, funding available for Tier 2 rates decreased.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - The Governor proposes $800  million from the General Fund over two years —$400  million in 2022 ‑23 and 2023 ‑ 24 —to implement various efforts to improve forest health and make communities more resilient to future wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492