The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of Proposition 98 Budget Proposals [Publication Details]

Jan 25, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of Proposition 98 Budget Proposals [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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The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - Governor ’s Budget Creates Proposition   98 Settle ‑Up Obligation. As we discuss in The 2026‑27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K‑12 Spending Plan , the Governor’s budget appropriates $5.6 billion less for schools and community colleges in 2025‑26 than the estimated minimum guarantee in that year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - The Governor’s budget also allocates some ongoing Proposition 98 funding for one‑time activities—an approach that creates a cushion to protect core programs in case the Proposition 98 minimum guarantee declines in the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 4, 2022 - Second, the budget provides $25  million ongoing Proposition  98 General Fund to expand eligibility for the California College Promise. This program allows colleges to waive enrollment fees for certain students who do not have financial need.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4632

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Sep 11, 2024 - As mentioned in the CCC section, the budget provides $20  million one-time Proposition  98 General Fund to CCC to support community college financial aid offices with increased workload due to FAFSA implementation issues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4926

The 2024-25 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 21, 2024 - From fall 2019 to fall 2022, the total number of CCC  FTE employees declined by 2.5  percent, falling from nearly 66,000 FTE employees in fall 2019 to approximately 64,000 FTE employees in fall 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4853

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

Nov 20, 2024 - State law caps school district reserves after the Proposition 98 Reserve reaches a certain threshold. Specifically, the cap applies if the funds in the Proposition 98 Reserve in the previous year exceed 3 percent of the Proposition 98 funding allocated to schools that year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - In 2025 ‑26, EWD is providing the consortia with $12  million ongoing Proposition  98 General Fund to support employer engagement activities. EWD also is providing $7  million ongoing Proposition  98 General Fund for labor market research centers intended to support consortia planning and other CTE activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

The 2025-26 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 6, 2025 - Given the non‑Proposition 98 side of the budget is much more constrained at this time than the Proposition 98 side of the budget, supporting CSU and UC enrollment growth is much more challenging than supporting CCC enrollment growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4957

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