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 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 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.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4929

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

Nov 10, 2025 - Other Actions Includes Hold Harmless Provision for Charter Schools Affected by Los Angeles Fires. For 2025-26, trailer legislation allows nine charter schools affected by the Eaton and Palisades fires to receive their LCFF allotments based on the amount they received in 2024-25, if the school would have otherwise experienced a year-to-year decrease in funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Feb 15, 2024 - Beginning in 2024 ‑25, program is available to schools with an ISP at or above 25 percent. Method of Determining Student Eligibility Schools directly certify students and collect meal applications. Schools directly certify students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4839

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 13, 2025 - The  Legislature approved the changes as part of the 2024 ‑25 budget. Districts Spent $1.6   Billion Through 2023 ‑24 and Report Faster Spending in 2024 ‑25. The December 2024 interim reports show that districts spent $1.6  billion through the first two years of the program (2022 ‑23 and 2023 ‑24).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - (For example, juvenile court schools run by COEs operate on every weekday of the calendar year, except for holidays.) If switching to enrollment, the Legislature may want to consider allowing students enrolled in these programs to generate more than one unit of enrollment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

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
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5093

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

Nov 20, 2024 - In addition, a district can receive an exemption from its county office of education for up to two consecutive years. The cap has been operative in previous years but is inoperative as of 2024‑25. 2023‑24 and 2024‑25 Updates State ’s Job Market and Consumer Spending Remain Lackluster … California
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940