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

Sep 16, 2024 - From 2022 ‑23 through 2024 ‑25, TK eligibility expands by an additional two months each year. (In 2024 ‑25, children who have their fifth birthday by June 2 are eligible for TK.) For 2024 ‑25, the budget package assumes LCFF costs associated with TK will be $526  million above revised 2023 ‑24 levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4929

The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

Mar 4, 2025 - The 2024 ‑25  budget includes $1.8  billion Proposition  98 General Fund and $2.7  billion federal funding to provide a projected 884  million school meals during the school year. Universal Meals Intended to Reduce Stigma, Increase Attendance, and Improve Student Well ‑Being.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5001

The 2026-27 Budget: Update on Local Control Funding Formula Costs

May 1, 2026 - For school districts, this percentage increased from 62.6  percent in 2019-20 to 66.3  percent in 2024-25 —a 3.7  percentage point increase. For 2025-26, preliminary CDE data shows a 0.3  percent decline from 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5178

The 2025-26 Budget: Expanded Learning Opportunities Program

Feb 20, 2025 - Based on 2023 ‑24 attendance —the data used to calculate 2024 ‑25 allocations —the proposed $435  million in additional funding would allow for increasing the number of Tier 1 districts without affecting Tier 2 rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4977

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - These one-time appropriations result in a year-over-year increase of about $25  million General Fund (about 220  percent) in Fruit and Vegetable Pilot funding and a year-over-year decrease of about $2  million (about 20  percent) in Diaper and Wipe Distribution funding (as compared 2024-25).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/3

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - As Figure  4 shows, districts ’ unrestricted reserves have increased over the past several years. Whereas unrestricted reserves totaled $2  billion (23  percent of expenditures) in 2019 ‑20, they grew to $3.8  billion (34  percent of expenditures) in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Mar 3, 2026 - Figure 4 SSI/SSP Monthly Maximum Grant Levels a 2024 ‑25 (Actual) Percent of federal poverty level b 93% Percent of federal poverty level b 117% 116% 114% a The maximum monthly grants displayed refer to those for aged and disabled individuals and couples living in their own households, effective as of January 1 of the respective calendar year. b Compares grant level to federal poverty guidelines from the U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

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

Feb 4, 2026 - Revenue fluctuations in those years would change the guarantee by approximately 40 cents for each $1  change in General Fund revenue. In 2024 ‑25, the maintenance factor payment makes the guarantee highly sensitive to revenue changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Nov 14, 2025 - This is the second year that the state will be providing the school with general fiscal support (having provided $2.5  million in 2024-25). The budget also contains $10  million one-time General Fund to provide general fiscal support to the California Indian Nations College.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5089

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education [Publication Details]

Sep 16, 2024 - The 2024-25 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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