The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - LEAs can generate additional funding by building the capacity to be reimbursed for certain health and behavioral health services (funded by Medi ‑Cal or private insurance), or by seeking philanthropic funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

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

Feb 4, 2026 - We recommend using this funding to build additional resiliency for school programs. One option is to deposit all the remaining funds into the Proposition  98 Reserve, bringing the total balance to $9.7  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges [Publication Details]

Nov 19, 2025 - The state could use the one-time funds to build budget resiliency, which seems especially important given the risks of a stock market downturn. Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5093

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

Nov 19, 2025 - Legislature Can Build a Budget Aligned With Its Priorities. The California Constitution gives the Legislature broad discretion over the allocation of Proposition  98 funding. Most notably, the Legislature decides how to distribute funding between schools and community colleges, chooses which spending proposals to fund, and determines the portion of the guarantee to allocate to activities that build budget resiliency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

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

Mar 18, 2026 - State law initially gave the SPI responsibility for building schools, overseeing teacher training institutes, and apportioning state funds. In 1852, the Legislature created the State Board of Education (SBE) to manage other aspects of the system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2025‑26 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2024 - Whereas Test 2 and Test  3 build upon the amount of funding provided the previous year, Test 1 links school funding to a minimum share of General Fund revenue. The  Constitution sets forth rules for comparing the tests, with one of the tests becoming operative and used for calculating the guarantee that year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

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

Nov 10, 2025 - In 2024, DHCS provided one-time funding for cohorts of LEAs to build the capacity and infrastructure necessary to implement the fee schedule. The additional $20  million is intended to provide additional funding for some LEAs to continue to make progress toward full implementation of the fee schedule.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

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

Feb 13, 2025 - This approach seems like a reasonable starting point for building the budget. Plan Builds a Budget Cushion That Would Help Protect Ongoing Programs. Of the one ‑time school spending, $1.4  billion is attributable to 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

An Overview of Internet in Schools

Jan 7, 2015 - From the central distribution point, AT &T ’s copper telephone wires would run to each building and, within each building, copper wiring would run to each classroom. Last-Mile Connections Provided by Commercial Providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3893

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

Feb 7, 2023 - The COLA rate for 2023 ‑24 would build upon the 13.26  percent increase the state provided in 2022 ‑23, which was approximately twice the statutory rate that year. Proposes New Ongoing Component of LCFF.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4670