The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - Figure 4 Summary of Governor ’s Disaster ‑Related Proposals for 2019 ‑20 ( In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

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

Mar 18, 2026 - The office would consist of the SPI and up to 11 other staff. Of these 11 staff, at least 4 would be nominated by the SPI and appointed by the SBE as required by the Constitution. The Governor ’s budget does not include additional funding for the Office of the SPI.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - In October 2024, State Preschool enrollment was roughly 40,000 students lower than October 2019 enrollment. Since the pandemic, the state has held providers harmless from enrollment declines. The hold harmless is set to expire June 30, 2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

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

Feb 4, 2026 - In 2019 ‑20, however, the state adopted a new law prohibiting spending reductions after the fiscal year ends. This law allows the state to reduce spending during its first recalculation of the guarantee, but prevents reductions during the second recalculation at the end of the next fiscal year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

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

Nov 19, 2025 - Figure  11 illustrates how the funding available for new commitments could change over the outlook period. Specifically, it shows the difference between the Proposition  98 guarantee and the costs of existing programs (adjusted for the statutory COLA and enrollment ‑related changes).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

The 2021-22 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 18, 2020 - For example, between August and October, collections from the state ’s three largest taxes so far in 2020 ‑21 have been 22  p ercent ($ 11  b illion) ahead of budget act assumptions. Simultaneously, data on new applications for safety net programs, like Medi ‑Cal and CalFresh, in the first few months of 2020 ‑21 show that new applications for these programs have been below 2019 ‑ 20 l evels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4297

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Sixteen campuses had freshman admission rates of 90 percent or higher in fall 2024, compared to only three campuses in fall 2019. Transfer admission rates have also increased over the past few years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

Update on School District Budgets

Nov 16, 2020 - The final budget package for 2020 ‑21, however, largely avoids K-12 education reductions by relying on $11  billion in K-12 education payment deferrals. The enacted budget also includes several provisions that provide fiscal relief to school districts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4301

State Budget Effects of Recent Federal Actions to Address COVID-19

Apr 5, 2020 - The fund sets aside $139  billion for states based on their estimated populations as of July 1, 2019. (Tribal and territorial governments are eligible for the remaining $11  billion.) The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), which is responsible for administering the CRF, has indicated that California is eligible for $15.3 billion from the CRF to be shared between the state and local governments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4217

The 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 98 Outlook

Nov 14, 2018 - In 2018 ‑19, the state provided average Proposition  98 funding of $11, 645 p er K ‑12 student and $7, 584 p er community college student. (Neither of these rates include funding for the Adult Education Block Grant.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3897