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

Jan 13, 2017 - As shown in Figure 3, this reflects a 3 percent increase over the revised 2016-17 level. Test 3 is operative in 2017-18, with the higher guarantee driven primarily by the 2.6 percent increase in per capita General Fund revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3530

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

Nov 10, 2025 - The budget provides $3  million from the Teacher Credentials Fund for 18 positions to support a variety of activities, including teacher certification workload, information technology support, and administrative support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2022-23 Budget: Update on K-12 Student Attendance

May 11, 2022 - As Figure  4 shows, 55 of the 58 counties in California have experienced ADA declines during the pandemic. Of these 55  counties, 36 experienced two ‑year declines between 5  percent and 10  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4595

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

Mar 18, 2026 - For the Board of Governors, the SPI ’s membership would increase the number of members from 18 to 19. Retains Existing Statutory Duties of SBE. While the Governor ’s budget proposes composition changes to the SBE by making the SPI a voting member, it does not propose any other changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

EdBudget Tables (January 2017)

Jan 13, 2017 - Full 2016-17 amount becomes available for ongoing expenditure beginning in 2017-18. d 2015-16 amount includes $7 million one time to upgrade technology infrastructure. 2017-18 amount includes $6 million one time to develop an integrated library system. e 2016-17 amount includes $5 million one time for a zero-textbook-cost degree initiative and $3
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3529

A Review of the CalSTRS Funding Plan: State’s Future Responsibility for CalSTRS Uncertain

Feb 2, 2016 - In these scenarios, state contributions reach about 18 percent of payroll by the mid-2040s. In the context of current statewide teacher payroll, the difference between these two extremes is roughly $5 billion —more than three times the state ’s current contribution to CalSTRS ’ main pension program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3336

The 2018-19 Budget: A Guide to Understanding Potential Changes in the Proposition 98 Guarantee

May 7, 2018 - Scenario 2 assumes revenue increases by similar amounts in 2017 ‑18 and 2018 ‑19. Under this scenario, the year-to-year growth rate does not change from the January estimates, with the effect that the guarantee drops less than $200  million across the two-year period (due to changes in attendance and per capita personal income).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3823

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding Share of Increase Coming From Base 80% — 36% Alternatives 2 and 3 Provide More Targeted Funding to Support High ‑Needs Students. As Figure   18 shows, compared to enrollment ‑based funding and alternative 1, alternatives 2  and  3 provide more of the funding increases through grants targeted for English learners, low ‑income students, and foster youth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Education

Oct 17, 2019 - Of this amount, $4.7  billion (58  percent) is state General Fund, $3.3  billion (41  percent) comes from student tuition and fee revenue, and $64  million (0.8  percent) is other state funding (primarily lottery revenue).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4096

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

Nov 19, 2025 - We estimate that enrollment ‑related adjustments will increase community college costs by more than $200  million in 2026 ‑27, reducing the funding available for other activities. School attendance, by contrast, is expected to decline in 2026 ‑27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093