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

Mar 18, 2026 - Most notably, it establishes the SPI and the SBE, makes the SPI a statewide elected position, requires the SBE to adopt textbooks for grades one through eight, and requires the SBE to approve the SPI ’s senior deputies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - Requirements for New Grantees Begin in 2029 ‑30. LEAs receiving funding would be required to annually report and publicly present their community school plans. For new community schools grantees, the administration indicates annual reporting requirements would begin in 2029 ‑30, when they will be required to submit an implementation plan by December 31, 2029.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2026-27 Budget: Computer Science Supplementary Authorization

Mar 6, 2026 - In addition, the Governor proposes to reduce the match requirement for districts to one-third of grant funding ($2,000 per grantee, compared with $2,500 per grantee under current law). No additional funding is proposed for the program .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5153

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Child Care Programs Must Comply With Certain Federal Requirements. Most of the federal funding the state appropriates for child care programs is provided through the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - LEAs are currently required to establish procedures for reengaging with students who are not regularly attending or completing work. The  Legislature may want to reassess these requirements and consider whether additional requirements should be put in place to ensure students are receiving sufficient support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

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

Feb 4, 2026 - These adjustments sometimes reduced the guarantee going forward, but they did not require districts to return prior payments. Governor’s Budget Creates $5.6   Billion Settle ‑Up Obligation for 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

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

Nov 19, 2025 - Proposition 98 Reserve Reserve Withdrawal Required in 2026 ‑27. The Proposition  98 Reserve generally requires withdrawals when the guarantee is less than the previous year ’s guarantee, adjusted for inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges [Publication Details]

Nov 19, 2025 - This growth—combined with a required reserve withdrawal—would be just enough to fund a 2.51 percent statutory cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). The state could use the one-time funds to build budget resiliency, which seems especially important given the risks of a stock market downturn.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5093

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

Nov 10, 2025 - Provides Additional Support for Literacy Screening Requirements. The budget provides $50  million to support the implementation of new literacy screening requirements. Of the amount provided, $40  million is to cover any costs associated with the first year of implementing the requirement that students in grades K-2 be screened for reading difficulties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding [Publication Details]

Jan 6, 2026 - Chapter 442 of 2024 (SB 98, Portantino) requires our office to report on the effects of changing the student count methodology of the Local Control Funding Formula and other K-12 education programs from average daily attendance to student enrollment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5100