The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - State Preschool programs offered by LEAs —school districts, county offices of education, community college districts, and certain charter schools —are funded with Proposition  98 General Fund. Those programs offered by non ‑LEA providers (community ‑based organizations, county welfare departments, and cities) are funded with non ‑Proposition  98 General  Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Mandates

May 1, 2026 - The state reimburses school districts and county offices of education (COEs) for mandated activities either through the state ’s traditional claims-based process, or from the K-12 mandates block grant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5179

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

May 1, 2026 - For a few programs —generally those operated by county offices of education (COEs) —the state waits to finalize funding until it receives annual data. Post Analyzes Preliminary Data for 2025-26. In February 2026, CDE certified P-1 data for 2025-26 and annual data for 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5178

The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - Another significant responsibility is hearing appeals when a prospective charter school is denied authorization by a school district or county board of education. The SBE also oversees some administrative functions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

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

Feb 4, 2026 - Local Property Tax Estimates Seem Reasonable. The administration ’s property tax estimates are only $93  million lower than our November estimates over the 2024 ‑25 through 2026 ‑27 period (a difference of less than 0.1  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110