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

Feb 13, 2025 - In late 2020, the families of several students living in Oakland and Los Angeles filed a lawsuit alleging the state had failed to ensure that schools provided adequate instruction during the pandemic ( Cayla  J.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

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

Nov 20, 2024 - State income tax receipts have followed this trend, with withholding collections up nearly 10  percent this year relative to 2023 levels. Most of this increase appears linked with special forms of pay for high ‑income workers, such as bonuses and stock compensation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - In 2022 ‑23, the Center raised Fellows salaries by 9.75  percent, up to the current level of $3,253 per month. If adjusted annually based on the California Consumer Price Index (CA CPI), that monthly salary rate would be $3,447 in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges [Publication Details]

Nov 19, 2025 - This growth—combined with a required reserve withdrawal—would be just enough to fund a 2.51 percent statutory cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). The state could use the one-time funds to build budget resiliency, which seems especially important given the risks of a stock market downturn.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5093

The 2022-23 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 17, 2021 - The Legislature and Governor previously agreed to ramp up ongoing funding over the next four years —from $1 billion in 2021 ‑22 to about $5 billion by 2025 ‑26. The state could accelerate this schedule, which would give districts more certainty about their funding levels and potentially improve local planning for these  programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4473

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - For example, low ‑income households have less money to purchase and operate air conditioning units during extreme heat events, air filters to moderate wildfire smoke, or back ‑up electricity generators to provide electricity during Public Safety Power Shutoff events.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - The latter reductions are primarily due to lower Proposition  64 revenues and the use of one ‑time federal carryover funds in 2025 ‑26 ( Figure  5 ). Figure 4
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Sep 16, 2024 - Notable augmentations include $5  million to provide facility planning support to small school districts and $3.4  million to replace technology at the State Specials Schools and Diagnostic Centers. A list of all new K-12 workload for the department is on our EdBudget website .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4929

The 2022-23 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals

Feb 23, 2022 - We recommend the Legislature reject the Governor ’s fee waiver and PMAT proposals —freeing up $36  million non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund and $5  million Proposition  98 funding for other legislative priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4556

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 28, 2023 - A list of all new K-12 workload for the department is on our EdBudget website . Provides One-Time Increases for CTC. The budget includes $3.4  million one-time non-Proposition  98 General Fund to backfill special fund revenue shortfalls resulting from declining teacher credential fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4818