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: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 4, 2026 - The state allocates 89  percent of this grant to schools based on average daily attendance and 11  percent to community colleges based on full ‑time ‑equivalent enrollment. The law requires the State Controller to disburse this grant automatically according to a schedule determined by the Director of the Department of Finance, potentially over multiple years.
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 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Fellows work 10 months in the judicial branch, 10.5 months in the executive branch, and 11 months in the Assembly and Senate. Fellows Must Meet Program Eligibility Requirements. To apply for the program, one must be at least 20 years old and have earned a bachelor ’s degree.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

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

Jan 13, 2025 - These solutions yielded General Fund savings of $11  billion through 2025 ‑26. The Governor ’s budget reduces this amount by $1.3  billion through 2025 ‑26. The reason for the reduction is the recent voter approval of Proposition  35 (2024), which requires the state to spend less MCO tax money on offsetting General Fund spending and more money on provider rate increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2018-19 Budget: Charter School Facility Grant Program

Apr 23, 2018 - Prior to 2010 ‑11, CSFGP provided reimbursements for prior-year costs. Starting in 2010 ‑11, the state transitioned CSFGP from operating on a reimbursement basis to providing grants for current-year costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3812

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

Feb 25, 2010 - The 2010-11 Budget: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education [Publication Details] Video Description: Though the Governor portrays his 2010-11 budget proposal as protecting education, his plan would affect areas of education quite differently—significantly reducing funding for child care and K-12 education while augmenting funding for most higher education programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2208

The 2023-24 Budget: State and Federal One-Time K-12 Funding

Mar 10, 2023 - Based on expenditure reports that cover spending through December 31, 2022, roughly $11  billion (55  percent) of ESSER funding from the second and third rounds remains unspent. This reflects roughly $1.4  billion available from ESSER II (available until September 2023) and $9.5  billion from ESSER III (available until September 2024).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4734

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 2022-23 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 16, 2022 - Baseline Spending Higher by $11   Billion. Across the rest of the budget, other baseline costs are higher by $11  billion. This is primarily the result of early legislative action, including adopting $5.7  billion in a variety of revenue reductions —such as the restoration of net operating loss deductions —and $2.7  billion for rental assistance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4598