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

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

Nov 19, 2025 - The state will have to allocate some of the increase in the Proposition  98 guarantee to cover this shortfall in the upcoming budget. 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 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.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5087

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

Nov 10, 2025 - Non-Proposition  98 Spending Reduces Funding for School Facility Program. The budget reverts $177.5  million in non-Proposition  98 General Fund for the School Facility Program. These funds were originally provided as part of the 2023-24 budget package.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

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 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 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor’s Proposition 98 Budget Package

Jan 16, 2019 - The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor’s Proposition 98 Budget Package 207 2.6 a Includes funding for instruction provided directly by state agencies and the portion of State Preschool funded through Proposition 98.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3920

Proposition 98 Primer [Publication Details]

Feb 8, 2005 - Proposition 98 Primer [Publication Details] HTML Description: Proposition 98 is a complex formula for setting a minimum annual funding level for K-12 schools and community colleges. This primer is intended to assist the Legislature in understanding the basic "mechanics" of the proposition and showing how it has affected school spending since its passage in 1988.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1220

The 2018-19 Budget: A Guide to Understanding Potential Changes in the Proposition 98 Guarantee

May 7, 2018 - Though the 2018 ‑19 guarantee drops due to updating these inputs, covering the updated COLA raises Proposition  98 costs by $122  million, necessitating further spending adjustments inside the guarantee, all else constant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3823

The 2024-25 Budget: The Governor’s Proposition 98 Funding Maneuver

Feb 15, 2024 - School and Community College Funding (Proposition 98) State Constitution Establishes a Minimum Funding Level for Schools and Community Colleges. The California Constitution sets a minimum annual funding requirement for schools and community colleges (otherwise known as Proposition  98 [1988]).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4840