The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - This change includes a $175  million increase in non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund, which is partially offset by a $14  million decrease in Proposition  64 funds and a $10  million decrease in federal funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - Provides $10   Million Annually for Statewide System of Technical Assistance. The Governor ’s proposal would set aside $10  million of the $1  billion for technical assistance centers, including $2  million for the S ‑TAC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

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

Feb 4, 2026 - In October 2010, the state recognized a $1.8  billion increase to its previous estimate of the 2009 ‑10 guarantee. It made an initial payment of $300  million but did not schedule any future payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

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

Mar 18, 2026 - State board of education appoints chief state school officer. 10 Governor appoints state board of education. Chief state school officer is elected. 9 State board of education is elected. State board of education appoints chief state school officer. 7 Note: Ten other states use less commonly adopted governance models.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

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

Nov 10, 2025 - Provides $10  Million to Select a Multilingual Screener for TK Students. The budget package provides $10  million one-time Proposition  98 funding for the Superintendent of Public Instruction, with the approval of SBE, to provide a list of developmentally appropriate English proficiency screening instruments to identify multilingual learners in TK.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - Students are identified as chronically absent if they are absent for more than 10  percent of the time they are enrolled at a school. (A student enrolled at a school district for a full academic year is considered chronically absent if they miss 18 or more days of school.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

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

Nov 19, 2025 - Figure  10 shows our estimate of the funding available for new commitments in 2026 ‑27. It begins with the spending level the state approved in the 2025 ‑26 budget, then adjusts for the expiration of one ‑time savings and the cost of covering COLA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Multilingual Learner Screeners

Feb 26, 2025 - Governor ’s Proposal Provides $10  Million to Select a Multilingual Screener for TK Students. The Governor ’s budget provides $10  million one-time Proposition  98 funding for the Superintendent of Public Instruction, with the approval of SBE, to select an English proficiency screening instrument to identify multilingual learners in TK.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4990

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - Providers must satisfy specified performance metrics in order to receive the 10   percent of the rate model reserved for quality incentive payments. Providers can earn the 10   percent portion of the rate model from January 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026 by enrolling in DDS ’s new Provider Directory.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Recommendation Recommend Increasing Salaries by 10   Percent Instead of 50   Percent. Given all of the factors mentioned above, we recommend the Legislature raise salaries for Fellows by 10  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989