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

Nov 10, 2025 - Of the total funding, $200  million will be used to extend eligibility to elementary schools that have not previously received program funding and have a student body that is at least 94  percent EL/LI.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

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

Nov 19, 2025 - The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges 1 1 a Excludes non ‑tax revenues and transfers, which do not affect the calculation of the minimum guarantee. b This decline is deemed to be zero for the purpose of calculating the guarantee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

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

Feb 16, 2023 - The administration estimates the proposal would provide LEAs with about $200 per high school senior. Figure 1 Governor Proposes Several Changes to 2021 ‑22 Proposition 98 Spending (In Millions) Local Control Funding Formula backfill a $1,814 Arts, Music, and Instructional Materials Discretionary Block Grant ‑1,174
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4688

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - The Governor proposes $ 200  m illion General Fund for local governments that show progress toward developing shelters and housing for the homeless. Funding for Whole Person Care (WPC) Pilot Programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

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

Jan 13, 2022 - The Governor proposes $1  billion in one ‑time General Fund over two years for affordable housing development. The  budget largely expands existing state programs related to affordable housing. Specifically, the budget proposes $500  million for tax credits to builders of rental housing affordable to low ‑income households, $200  million for mixed ‑income
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten

Feb 18, 2025 - In 2021 ‑22, the state provided $200  million Proposition  98 General Fund to all local education agencies (LEAs) —districts, charter schools, and county offices of education —that operate kindergarten programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4968

The 2023-24 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten and State Preschool Proposals

Feb 14, 2023 - In 2021 ‑22, $200  million Proposition  98 General Fund was provided to all local education agencies (LEAs) —school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education —that operate kindergarten programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - Both programs generally require applicants to provide a local match of $2 for every $1 they receive in funding. (For K ‑12 SWP, ROCPs are only required to provide a local match of $1 for every $1 they receive in funding.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

The 2017-18 Budget: Overview of the Governor’s Proposition 98 Budget Package

Jan 13, 2017 - The Governor proposes to use the combined $601 million for four activities: (1) paying down the K-12 mandates backlog ($287 million), (2) funding the third and final year of the CTE Incentive Grant program ($200 million), (3) addressing deferred maintenance at the community colleges ($44 million), and (4) swapping out $70 million in ongoing funding (primarily for special education).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3530

The 2015-16 Budget: Major Features of the Adopted Plan (Proposition 98)

Jun 19, 2015 - The Chancellor and SPI must submit to the DOF, SBE, and the Legislature a report on their progress toward these goals by November 1, 2015. Community Colleges Large Apportionment Increases Above Growth and COLA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3273