The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget provides $5  million in one-time General Fund for California Volunteers to offer grants to AmeriCorps programs to fund coaches at K-12 schools. This program has received limited-term funding in prior years, including $5  million in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement

Mar 11, 2025 - Students are primarily placed with CBOs focused on K-12 education, climate action, or food insecurity. They participate in activities such as tutoring, land restoration, and food distribution. Example partner CBOs include Big Brothers Big Sisters, Reading Partners, and local food banks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Reflecting these higher revenue estimates, the administration ’s estimates of constitutionally required General Fund spending on K ‑14 education is $4.7  billion higher than our November estimates. This partially offsets the revenue increase described above, deteriorating the budget ’s bottom line.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - Reflecting these higher revenue estimates, the administration ’s estimates of constitutionally required General Fund spending on K ‑14 education is about $2.6  billion higher than our November estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

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

Jan 13, 2022 - All of the major ongoing increases for K ‑12 schools relate to previous commitments or involve additional funding for longstanding programs. Although we are still reviewing the details, these proposals generally appear reasonable and align with previous cost estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - While general obligation bonds are a common tool for financing infrastructure in K-12 and higher education, resources, transportation, housing, and other areas, the state has very little experience with using such bonds to finance health facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - For example, K ‑12 schools and child care providers will increasingly be impacted by disasters such as wildfires and floods interrupting their ability to offer in ‑person educational services. More frequent school closures will cause disruptions to instruction, school meals, and child care —leading to a greater risk of food insecurity, learning loss, and poorer academic outcomes for impacted students, as well as impairing their parents ’ ability to work.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - Due to increases in the minimum guarantee over the 2019 ‑20 through 2021 ‑22 period (see nearby box), the state has $19.1  billion available for new spending on K-14 programs. The Governor proposes to spend most of this amount on three main priorities: Paying Down Deferrals ($8.4  Billion One Time).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309