The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - The Governor proposes to pay down $8.4  billion of this amount, with districts receiving the associated cash in 2021 ‑22. Slightly more than $4  billion would remain deferred from 2021 ‑22 to 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2026-27 Budget: Computer Science Supplementary Authorization

Mar 6, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Computer Science Supplementary Authorization Computer Science Supplementary Authorization Background Computer Science Supplementary Authorization Incentive Grants Created in 2021-22 Budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5153

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - The state provided $351  million in the 2021 ‑22 budget package for infrastructure grants to child care providers. These grants included $201  million for minor repairs and renovations to child care facilities and $150  million for the construction of new facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten

Feb 18, 2025 - In 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23, the state provided a total of $1.2  billion in one ‑time funding to support TK expansion. These  augmentations include: Facility Support ($590   Million). In 2021 ‑22, the state provided $490  million one ‑time non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund to construct or retrofit early education facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4968

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

Nov 10, 2025 - The state provided $3  million in one-time funding for this purpose in 2021-22. Provides Funding for Save the Children. The budget provides $5  million one-time funding for the Save the Children organization to operate after school education and safety programs in rural school districts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

Mar 4, 2025 - Additional $22   Million Ongoing for State COLA. The Governor ’s budget also provides $22  million ongoing Proposition  98 General Fund to provide a 2.43  percent COLA for school nutrition rates. This increases the state contribution for a free meal from 97.9 cents to $1.00.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5001

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - Figure 6 ELOP Funding Tiers and Rates Over Time Tier 1 EL/LI Threshold Tier 1 Rate Per EL/LI Student Tier 2 Rate Per EL/LI Student 2021 ‑22
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2023-24 Budget: One-Time K-12 Spending Proposals

Feb 16, 2023 - The administration also revises its estimates of 2021 ‑22 Proposition   98 spending down by about $800   million, primarily due to lower ‑than ‑expected LCFF costs. To bring 2021 ‑22 spending up to the revised estimate of the 2021 ‑22 minimum guarantee, the Governor ’s January budget includes a net of $990  million in new one ‑time spending proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4688

The 2022-23 Budget: Update on K-12 Student Attendance

May 11, 2022 - Conclusion The preliminary 2021 ‑22 attendance data show much steeper declines than anticipated when the 2021 ‑22 budget was enacted. Lower attendance will likely result in lower baseline 2022 ‑23 LCFF costs than assumed in the Governor ’s January budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4595

The 2022-23 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 17, 2021 - Figure 9 shows our estimate of the changes in funding and costs relative to the 2021 ‑22 enacted budget level. Regarding the downward cost adjustments, the 2021 ‑22 budget plan allocated $5.9 billion for one ‑time activities, including funds to pay down deferrals and cover the reserve deposit required in 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4473