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

Nov 10, 2025 - LEAs must report to CDE the numb er of teachers who received professional development using these funds and which professional development programs were used by September 1, 2029. CDE in turn will submit a report to the Legislature and Governor by February 1, 2030.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - Figure 6 ELOP Funding Tiers and Rates Over Time Tier 1 EL/LI Threshold Tier 1 Rate Per EL/LI Student Tier 2 Rate Per EL/LI Student 2021 ‑22
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Multilingual Learner Screeners

Feb 26, 2025 - The proposal specifies that the screener must be (1)  developmentally appropriate for TK students; (2)  deemed adequate by technical experts; (3)  capable of administration by classroom teachers or aides to students; and (4)  capable of administration to any student, regardless of their primary language.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4990

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

Mar 1, 2021 - This results in a rate of $1. 86 p er student. We then multiply this rate by our estimate of 2019 ‑ 20 e nrollment data for female students in grades 6 ‑12 (about 1,150,000). This results in total statewide costs of $2. 1  m illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4392

The 2021-22 Budget: Community Schools

Feb 12, 2021 - The proposed new grant would provide about $2. 7  m illion for technical assistance that could be spent over four years —$662, 000 p er year. This is somewhat higher than the $450,000 available over one year under the first round of grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4367

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - The state provides families with subsidized child care through various child care and development programs ( Figure  1 ). Most  of the state ’s subsidized child care is administered by DSS through three programs: (1)  California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) child care, (2)  the California Alternative Payment Program (CAPP), and (3)  the General Child Care program.
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 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - Much of the information required in the PAPD submission overlaps with the information required in the PAL Stages 1 and 2 documents. As a result, any updates to the state ’s PAL Stages 1 and 2 documents should be mirrored in the federal PAPD submission to ensure consistency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

The 2026-27 Budget: Computer Science Supplementary Authorization

Mar 6, 2026 - The current deadline for CTC to commit these funds is June 30, 2026. Any uncommitted funds would revert to the state. Governor ’s Proposal Governor ’s Budget Extends Encumbrance Deadline, Increases Grant Size, and Reduces Match Requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5153

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

Nov 19, 2025 - Most of these one ‑time funds came from (1)  increases in the Proposition  98 guarantee in previous years and (2)  savings related to deferring payments. Entering 2026 ‑27, these one ‑time funds will expire, leaving a $1.7  billion gap between the cost of ongoing programs and the funding set aside to pay for them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093