The 2024-25 Budget: The Governor’s Proposition 98 Funding Maneuver

Feb 15, 2024 - Creates Binding Obligation That Magnifies Structural Deficit, Likely Requiring More Cuts to Other Programs in the Future. The repayments on this maneuver would represent a new, binding obligation on the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4840

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of Special Education “Disconnect”

Mar 1, 2017 - The Governor ’s 2013 ‑14 May Revision included funding to backfill the sequestration cuts. Ultimately, the Legislature decided not to backfill for the federal funding cuts, and it appropriated a General Fund amount consistent with that decision. . . .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3598

The 2010-11 Budget: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education [Publication Details]

Feb 25, 2010 - Detailed in this report, our Proposition 98 alternative budget plan cuts child care about $100 million less than the Governor; makes approximately $800 million in targeted cuts to K-12 education, with additional K-12 cuts, as needed, coming from general purpose and/or categorical funding; and provides new funding for community colleges through a $14 per unit fee increase.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2208

The 2017-18 Budget: Bus Driver Training Program

Mar 10, 2017 - Various Options for Responding to Proposed Cut. We believe CDE has various reasonable options for responding to the Governor ’s proposal. These options include raising more fee revenue and decreasing programs costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3614

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the May Revision Education Proposals

May 15, 2017 - In some prior years, the state has dealt with revenue declines through a range of mid ‑year actions including deferrals, fund swaps, cuts to specific programs, cuts across the board, and other actions, sometimes on relatively short notice.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3670

The 2019-20 May Revision: Overview of the May Revision Proposition 98 Package

May 13, 2019 - This approach provides a buffer that reduces the likelihood of cuts to ongoing programs if the guarantee experiences a year ‑over ‑year decline. The Governor ’s budget proposed the reverse. It relied upon nearly $80  million in one-time funds to pay for ongoing programs —effectively building a small deficit into the Proposition  98 budget for 2020 ‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4044

A Historical Review of Proposition 98

Jan 18, 2017 - Regarding programmatic cuts, the state typically has reduced funding in targeted ways, for example, making cuts to teacher professional development and facility maintenance programs. In a few cases, the state has applied across–the–board reductions to Proposition 98 programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3526

The 2018-19 Budget: Proposition 98 Outlook

Nov 15, 2017 - If the guarantee experiences a year ‑over ‑year decline, the expiration of one ‑time funding provides a buffer that reduces the likelihood of cuts to ongoing programs. State Usually Signals How It Wants One ‑Time Funding Spent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3716

Update on School District Budgets

Nov 16, 2020 - (For purposes of our calculations, we assumed the one in five districts that did not have a 45-day revision also restored the LCFF cut and deposited these funds to their reserves.) School districts are not required to update their multiyear projections when they submit 45-day budget revisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4301

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

Jan 13, 2017 - By setting aside some funding for one-time purposes, the state would be better positioned to accom modate a drop in the 2018-19 guarantee without needing to make cuts to LCFF or community college apportionments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3530