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

Nov 19, 2025 - The 2025 ‑26 adopted budget used $1.7  billion in one ‑time funds to pay for ongoing school and community college programs. 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.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

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

Nov 19, 2025 - The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges [Publication Details] The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges Format: HTML Description: We forecast that increases to the Proposition 98 guarantee in 2024-25 and 2025-26, coupled with a preexisting payment obligation, require the state to provide nearly $7.4 billion in one-time funds for schools and community colleges.
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The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - The latter reductions are primarily due to lower Proposition  64 revenues and the use of one ‑time federal carryover funds in 2025 ‑26 ( Figure  5 ). Figure 4
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

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

Nov 10, 2025 - The June 2025 budget repeals this language and provides no new funding. The state, however, will continue to fund a few non-Proposition  98 grants supporting the purchase of zero-emission school buses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education [Publication Details]

Nov 10, 2025 - The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
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The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 4, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan $24,440 12.0% State Makes Notable Deposits Into the Proposition   98 Reserve. The June 2025 budget withdrew the entire balance from the Proposition  98 Reserve.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Sep 16, 2024 - Non-Proposition  98 Spending Removes Planned Facility Augmentations. The 2022 ‑23 budget package included intent language to provide $875  million non-Proposition  98 General Fund for the School Facility Program in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4929

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 28, 2023 - The budget includes $3.4  million one-time non-Proposition  98 General Fund to backfill special fund revenue shortfalls resulting from declining teacher credential fees. The budget also includes $690,000 non-Proposition  98 General Fund on a one-time basis to support the relocation of CTC to the Richards Boulevard Office Complex in January 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4818

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool [Publication Details]

Mar 19, 2026 - In this brief, we assess the Governor’s 2026-27 proposals for child care and State Preschool and provide associated recommendations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5168

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

Oct 25, 2021 - This plan is anticipated to cost approximately $600  million in 2022 ‑23 and $2.7  billion at full implementation in 2025 ‑26. The Legislature and the Governor have reached an agreement to cover these costs by “rebenching ” (adjusting) the Proposition  98 formulas to increase the share of General Fund revenue allocated to schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4466