The 2018-19 Budget: Proposition 98 Outlook

Nov 15, 2017 - The personal income tax accounts for most of the revenue growth, increasing nearly $ 8  b illion (9. 5  p ercent) in 2017 ‑18 and nearly $ 5  b illion (5. 4  p ercent) in 2018 ‑19. Revenue from the sales and use tax and the corporate tax also increases, albeit more slowly.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3716

The 2018-19 Budget: Overview of the Governor’s Proposition 98 Budget Package

Jan 18, 2018 - The 2018-19 Budget: Overview of the Governor’s Proposition 98 Budget Package The 2018-19 Budget Overview of the Governor ’s Proposition 98 Budget Package The Governor presented his budget package to the Legislature on January 10, 2018.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3732

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: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 4, 2026 - A revenue decline of this magnitude would reduce the Proposition  98 guarantee by about $8  billion. In such a scenario, the state could likely maintain existing programs, but would have to reject many of the Governor ’s proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2021-22 Budget: Public School Restrooms Feminine Hygiene Products Mandate

Mar 1, 2021 - To derive the new per ‑student block grant rates, we recommend increasing the high school rate more than the K ‑ 8 r ate, as the mandate applies to all high school grades but only a portion of grades K ‑8.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4392

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - Although the state collects and publishes chronic absenteeism data for all students, the chronic absenteeism rates reported on the dashboard only include data for students in grades TK  through  8. Dashboard Assigns Performance Levels for Statewide Indicators.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

The 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 98 Outlook

Nov 14, 2018 - Under the plan, district contribution rates increase on a statutory schedule from 8. 3  p ercent of payroll prior to 2014 ‑ 15 t o 19. 1  p ercent by 2020 ‑21. We estimate total district contributions at $5. 7  b illion in 2018 ‑19, an increase of nearly $3. 4  b illion over the amount districts were paying before the funding plan began (see Figure  8 ).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3897

The 2018-19 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis

Feb 7, 2018 - As a condition of receiving federal education funding, federal law requires states to assess students in English language arts and math in grades 3  t hrough  8 and at least once from grades 10  t hrough  12.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3741

Follow-up Evaluation of the District of Choice Program

Feb 1, 2021 - Betwee n 2 014 ‑15 and 2018 ‑19, 13 o f these districts left the program and 9 n ew districts joined the program. This turnover occurred mainly among small districts. In bot h 2 014 ‑15 and 2018 ‑19, the same five large districts accounted for most of the participating students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4329

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

Nov 19, 2025 - Figure  8  shows how much the minimum guarantee could differ from our projections based on variations in General Fund revenue. For this analysis, we examined the historical relationship between previous revenue estimates and actual tax collections, then calculated the guarantee under the different revenue scenarios.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093