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: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Funding increases for State Preschool in 2021‑22 and 2022‑23 were primarily due to rate increases. In 2023‑24 and 2024‑25, the state made one‑time reductions to the program in recognition that funding provided exceeded the amount necessary to fund all State Preschool contracts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

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

Nov 19, 2025 - Specifically, it exceeds the one ‑time funding we have projected in all previous outlooks, except for November 2020 ($13.7  billion) and November 2021 ($10.2  billion). This funding offers the Legislature a significant opportunity to advance its priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

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

Mar 10, 2023 - However, recent spending data for 2021-22 provide a snapshot of spending as of June 2022. Specifically, the data shows that $1.2  billion (80  percent) of educator effectiveness funding and $622  million (24  percent) of state funding for ELOG were unspent at the end of the 2021-22 school year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4734

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 2022-23 Budget: California College Guidance Initiative

Feb 22, 2022 - The Governor also proposes one ‑time funding to establish a regional network of 11 COEs to increase utilization of the CCGI platform and provide technical assistance to participating schools. Funding would  be available over three years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4553

The 2022-23 Budget: Expanded Learning Programs

Feb 16, 2022 - The Governor proposes to increase the Tier 1 rate from $1,170 in 2021 ‑22 to $2,500 in 2022 ‑23, with the remaining funding being split among all EL/LI students in Tier  2. The administration has indicated they estimate the rate for Tier 2 would increase from $672 in 2021 ‑22 to roughly $2,000 in 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4545

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 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98

Oct 24, 2022 - For both 2021-22 and 2022-23, the budget plan funds at the revised estimate of the guarantee. Figure 2 Comparing June 2021 and June 2022 Proposition 98 Estimates (In Millions) Change From 2021 ‑22 Revised Change From 2021 ‑22 Enacted Minimum Guarantee ‑1,764 ‑393 Makes Additional Required Deposits Into the Proposition  98 Reserve.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4641

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

May 16, 2022 - The Governor ’s May Revision includes $35  billion in discretionary General Fund proposals that meet SAL requirements across 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23. (This reflects 68  percent of the overall surplus.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4598