The 2020-21 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis

Feb 24, 2020 - The Governor ’s budget provides $ 300  m illion one time to provide grants and support to low ‑performing districts and schools where at least 90  p ercent of students are low income. Key elements of the Governor ’s proposal, including the vision and scope of the grant program, are left entirely to the discretion of the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence and the State Board of Education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4174

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

Feb 7, 2023 - The other notable ongoing proposal in the budget is $300  million for a new component of the LCFF known as the “equity multiplier. ” This component would be allocated for school sites with especially high shares of students who qualify for free meals under the federal nutrition program (90  percent or above for elementary and middle schools and 85  percent or above for high schools).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4670

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Increases Revenue by Around $300   Million. The Governor ’s budget proposes to change the rules about how taxable profits are determined for financial institutions. The administration estimates this change would increase revenues on an ongoing basis by around $300  million per year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

A Historical Review of Proposition 98

Jan 18, 2017 - At that time, the state made an initial payment of $300  million but adopted no specific plan for paying the remainder of the obligation. (The state nonetheless made partial settle –up payments for 2009 –10 in 2015 –16 and 2016 –17 .)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3526

The 2022-23 Budget: Green School Bus Grants

Feb 10, 2022 - Early models often had a maximum range between 70  and 90 miles. Recent models have longer ranges, often between 120 and 150 miles. These ranges, however, assume relatively favorable driving conditions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4525

Re-Envisioning County Offices of Education: A Study of Their Mission and Funding

Feb 6, 2017 - Fee revenue at COEs has increased over the last three years, from $300  million in 2012 ‑13 to $330  million in 2014 ‑15. In 2014 ‑15, 90  percent of COEs charged their districts fees for services, although the fee ‑based services and fee amounts varied across the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3547

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

Feb 4, 2026 - It made an initial payment of $300  million but did not schedule any future payments. It paid the remaining amount over the 2015 ‑16 through 2018 ‑19 period. Most recently, the June 2025 budget recognized an increase in the 2024 ‑25 guarantee but set school funding $1.9  billion below the revised estimate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98

Oct 24, 2022 - The budget provides $90  million ongoing and $35  million one time for the Classified School Employee Summer Assistance Program. (The program has received one-time funding approved in the annual budget every year since 2018-19.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4641

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - The executive reorganization process not only is relatively expedient (it can be completed in 90 days) but also includes a framework designed to increase the likelihood that a reorganization would be effective and smoothly implemented.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

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

Nov 19, 2025 - Our estimate of SCFF costs for 2025 ‑26 is tracking about $90  million higher than the June estimate, and this higher spending level continues into 2026 ‑27. School district costs, by contrast, are tracking slightly below the June estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093