Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding Share of Increase Coming From Base 80% — 36% Alternatives 2 and 3 Provide More Targeted Funding to Support High ‑Needs Students. As Figure   18 shows, compared to enrollment ‑based funding and alternative 1, alternatives 2  and  3 provide more of the funding increases through grants targeted for English learners, low ‑income students, and foster youth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

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

Mar 18, 2026 - For the Board of Governors, the SPI ’s membership would increase the number of members from 18 to 19. Retains Existing Statutory Duties of SBE. While the Governor ’s budget proposes composition changes to the SBE by making the SPI a voting member, it does not propose any other changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

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

Nov 10, 2025 - The budget provides $3  million from the Teacher Credentials Fund for 18 positions to support a variety of activities, including teacher certification workload, information technology support, and administrative support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Figure 2 shows the total number of subsidized child care slots, as well as total funding, since 2018‑19. Statutory intent language associated with the multiyear agreement would require an additional 44,000 slots in 2026‑27 and 33,000 in 2027‑28.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - (These are known as Tier 2 rates.) From 2022 ‑23 through 2024 ‑25, the state appropriation remained at $4  billion annually, while the Tier 1 rate and overall Tier 1 TK ‑6 attendance increased. As a result, funding available for Tier 2 rates decreased.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

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

Feb 4, 2026 - Instead, we recommend (1)  making a larger deposit into the Proposition  98 Reserve, and (2)  adopting trailer legislation that automatically reduces the deposit if the 2025 ‑26 guarantee declines relative to May estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - For many years, the program funded 64  Fellows (18 Assembly, 18 Senate, 18 Executive, and 10 Judicial Fellows). In 2024 ‑25, the Center received a $330,000 ongoing General Fund augmentation to support an additional seven Assembly Fellows, raising the number of Assembly Fellows from 18 to 25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

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

Nov 19, 2025 - Most of these one ‑time funds came from (1)  increases in the Proposition  98 guarantee in previous years and (2)  savings related to deferring payments. Entering 2026 ‑27, these one ‑time funds will expire, leaving a $1.7  billion gap between the cost of ongoing programs and the funding set aside to pay for them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

The 2018-19 Budget: Update on K-12 Student Attendance

Apr 16, 2018 - Given its assumption of attendance growth in 2017 ‑18, the administration applied the hold harmless provision and calculated the 2018 ‑19 guarantee with no downward adjustment. (For calculating the minimum guarantee, the Governor ’s budget projects that Test 2 will apply in 2017 ‑18 and Test 3 will apply in 2018 ‑19.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3811

The 2017-18 Budget: Update on Per Capita Personal Income

Mar 30, 2017 - Combined with the state ’s existing $1.4 billion maintenance factor obligation, total outstanding maintenance factor at the end of 2017-18 would grow to $2 billion. …But Schools Could Benefit if State Revenue Exceeds January Estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3639