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

Nov 10, 2025 - Of the total funding, $200  million will be used to extend eligibility to elementary schools that have not previously received program funding and have a student body that is at least 94  percent EL/LI.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

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

Nov 19, 2025 - The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges 1 1 a Excludes non ‑tax revenues and transfers, which do not affect the calculation of the minimum guarantee. b This decline is deemed to be zero for the purpose of calculating the guarantee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

The 2023-24 Budget: One-Time K-12 Spending Proposals

Feb 16, 2023 - The administration estimates the proposal would provide LEAs with about $200 per high school senior. Figure 1 Governor Proposes Several Changes to 2021 ‑22 Proposition 98 Spending (In Millions) Local Control Funding Formula backfill a $1,814 Arts, Music, and Instructional Materials Discretionary Block Grant ‑1,174
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4688

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - The Governor proposes $1  billion in one ‑time General Fund over two years for affordable housing development. The  budget largely expands existing state programs related to affordable housing. Specifically, the budget proposes $500  million for tax credits to builders of rental housing affordable to low ‑income households, $200  million for mixed ‑income
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten

Feb 18, 2025 - In 2021 ‑22, the state provided $200  million Proposition  98 General Fund to all local education agencies (LEAs) —districts, charter schools, and county offices of education —that operate kindergarten programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4968

The 2023-24 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten and State Preschool Proposals

Feb 14, 2023 - In 2021 ‑22, $200  million Proposition  98 General Fund was provided to all local education agencies (LEAs) —school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education —that operate kindergarten programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - Both programs generally require applicants to provide a local match of $2 for every $1 they receive in funding. (For K ‑12 SWP, ROCPs are only required to provide a local match of $1 for every $1 they receive in funding.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

The 2021-22 Budget: School Mental Health

Feb 12, 2021 - Approved by California voters as Proposition   63 i n 2004, the MHSA generates roughly $ 2  b illion annually for mental health services —mainly those administered by counties —via a 1  p ercent tax on incomes over $ 1  m illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4368

The 2022-23 Budget: K-12 Early Literacy Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - To  be eligible for funding, schools must: (1)  have at least 80  percent low ‑income students; (2)  have at least 15  percent English learners; and (3)  serve students in State Preschool, Transitional Kindergarten, or first through third grade.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4539

The 2023-24 Budget: Equity Multiplier and Accountability Proposals

Feb 23, 2023 - LCAPs are already very long documents, typically more than 100 pages and often more than 200 pages for larger districts. We have heard concerns from stakeholders and LEAs that the length and complexity of these documents makes it difficult to engage families and community members.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4700