Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - In 2025, 108 (out of over 900) school districts were assigned the lowest performance level in chronic absenteeism for their total student population, while another 388 school districts were assigned the lowest performance level for at least one subgroup.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

Update on State and School District Reserves

Apr 5, 2020 - .) $900  Million in the Safety Net Reserve. The Safety Net Reserve currently has a $900 million balance. (These figures exclude the Proposition 98 School Reserve, which is described more in the next section.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4216

The 2017-18 Budget: Update on Per Capita Personal Income

Mar 30, 2017 - Adjusting for the new personal income data, we now estimate the guarantee would take roughly half of the first $1.2 billion in additional revenue, none of the next $900 million in revenue, and 50 cents for each additional dollar above the $2.1 billion mark.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3639

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - . $900   Million in Safety Net Reserve. The 2018 ‑ 19 b udget package created the Safety Net Reserve to save money specifically for California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) and Medi ‑Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

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

May 16, 2022 - This total includes $23.3  billion in the BSA, the state ’s main constitutional reserve governed by Proposition  2; $3.4  billion in the Special Fund for Economic Uncertainties (SFEU), the state ’s main discretionary reserve; and $900  million in the Safety Net  Reserve.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4598

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

Feb 15, 2024 - As required by the measure, the state currently provides over $900  million for Proposition  28 activities, based on a statutory formula. Funds are distributed to schools based on overall enrollment and the share of their students who are low income or EL.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4839

The 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 98 Outlook

Nov 14, 2018 - We estimate the associated cost increases at about $ 900  m illion in 2019 ‑20 and another $ 600  m illion in 2020 ‑21. After 2020 ‑21, CalSTRS can increase or decrease the district rate by up to 1  p ercentage point per year, provided the total district rate does not exceed 20. 25  p ercent.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3897

The 2019-20 May Revision: Analysis of the May Revision Education Proposals

May 15, 2019 - In particular, we have long recommended equalizing per-student special education funding rates, which vary from less than $500 to more than $900 for historical reasons. Another option is to modify the state ’s special education funding formula to allocate some funding specifically for preschool special education, which schools are required to provide but for which they currently receive no dedicated state funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4048