Narrowing California’s K-12 Student Achievement Gaps

Jan 31, 2020 - In addition to ongoing funding, the state has provided $2. 1  b illion in one ‑time funding over the past five years for special initiatives aimed at better supporting disadvantaged and low ‑performing students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4144

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - The administration ind icates it plans to modify this part of the proposal in the May Revision and may allow funds to be used for a broader set of activities related to community  schools. Effects of Community Schools Model Research Finds Benefits to Community Schools Model.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - The Constitution sets forth three main tests (formulas) for calculating the Proposition  98 guarantee. Test   1 —the most commonly used test over the past 15 years —is based on a share of General Fund revenue and is unaffected by attendance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

The 2025‑26 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2024 - Technically, it reduces the Test 2 and Test 3 funding levels from what they otherwise would be in the year following the increase. These lower levels are then used in the comparison with Test 1 (which is unaffected).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Oct 25, 2021 - These new requirements do not apply to students who are enrolled in ind ependent study for less than 15 school days during the academic year. Provides Flexibility From Some Independent Study Rules in 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4466

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

Feb 4, 2026 - For any given year, the relationship between revenues and the guarantee depends on which Proposition  98 test is operative and whether another test could become operative with different inputs. In 2025 ‑26 and 2026 ‑27, Test 1 is likely to remain operative even if revenues or other inputs vary significantly from the Governor ’s budget estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2020-21 Budget: The Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2019 - The Difference Between the Test 1 and Test 2 Levels. Deposits are capped at the difference between the higher Test 1 and lower Test 2 funding levels. Growth Relative to the Prior Year. The state calculates how much funding schools and community colleges would receive if it adjusted the previous year ’s funding level for changes in student attendance and inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4113

The 2021-22 Budget: The Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 18, 2020 - Difference Between the Test 1 and Test 2 Levels. Deposits are capped at the difference between the higher Test 1 and lower Test 2 funding levels. Growth Relative to the Prior Year. The state calculates how much funding schools and community colleges would receive if it adjusted the previous year ’s funding level for changes in student attendance and inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4298

The 2018-19 Budget: Commission on Teacher Credentialing—Administrator Performance Assessment

Apr 12, 2018 - The administration indicates that another year of field testing is justified because: (1)  field tests conducted thus far are inadequate to develop accurate passing scores for the APA, and (2)  credential programs are insufficiently prepared to implement the APA in 2018 ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3809

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

Apr 16, 2018 - Each year, the minimum guarantee is determined by one of three formulas (or “tests”) set forth in the State Constitution (see Figure 1 below). In most years, Test 2 or Test 3 is the applicable test. In these years, the minimum guarantee equals the amount of funding provided the previous year, adjusted for changes
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3811