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

Nov 10, 2025 - Additionally, the budget extends the deadline for allocating residency grant funds appropriated in the 2022-23 budget package from June 30, 2026 to June 30, 2027. Adds Funding for the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification Incentive Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2026-27 Budget: Computer Science Supplementary Authorization

Mar 6, 2026 - The 2021-22 budget included $15  million one-time Proposition  98 General Fund for Computer Science Supplementary Authorization Incentive Grants. These funds are intended to support teachers who are pursuing computer science supplementary authorizations that allow them to teach computer science classes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5153

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Funding increases for State Preschool in 2021‑22 and 2022‑23 were primarily due to rate increases. In 2023‑24 and 2024‑25, the state made one‑time reductions to the program in recognition that funding provided exceeded the amount necessary to fund all State Preschool contracts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

Mar 4, 2025 - Commercial Dishwashers ($15   Million). The  2023 ‑24 budget package provided $15  million for LEAs to purchase or install commercial dishwashers for their nutrition programs. The grants were intended to reduce single ‑use plastic, such as to use reusable instead of disposable trays.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5001

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

Feb 4, 2026 - Trailer legislation scheduled the payment for 2014 ‑15 (later changed to 2015 ‑16). In October 2010, the state recognized a $1.8  billion increase to its previous estimate of the 2009 ‑10 guarantee. It made an initial payment of $300  million but did not schedule any future payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Feb 15, 2024 - Figure 15 shows lunches served by category in 2018 ‑19 compared to 2022 ‑23. Although the total number of lunches served was relatively stable, schools served 78  million more lunches in the paid category in 2022 ‑23 compared to 2018 ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4839

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten

Feb 18, 2025 - As an example, for a district with 15 school sites, auditors may review the TK program at four schools to determine compliance f or the entire district. Current Penalty Structure Has Trade ‑Offs. Compared with other elementary grades, the state provides higher levels of funding for TK, as well as stricter requirements with relatively stringent penalties for noncompliance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4968

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - From 2022 ‑23 through 2024 ‑25, the state appropriation remained at $4  billion annually, while the Tier 1 rate and overall Tier 1 TK ‑6 attendance increased. As a result, funding available for Tier 2 rates decreased.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 13, 2025 - The budget also includes $15  million for one or more county offices of education to provide training to develop literacy coaches and reading specialists. $379   Million for LREBG. The state provided $7.9   billion for the LREBG in the 2022 ‑23 budget to mitigate the learning loss and social disruption students experienced during the pandemic (see box below).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Child Care and Preschool

Dec 17, 2021 - This committee is to provide its recommendations to the Department of Finance by November 15, 2022, to inform the Governor ’s 2023-24 budget proposal. Makes $1.7  Billion in One-time Augmentations, Primarily Using Federal Relief Funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4485