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

Feb 4, 2026 - In 2024 ‑25, the maintenance factor payment makes the guarantee highly sensitive to revenue changes. The potential fluctuations in 2024 ‑25, however, are much smaller than in the other years. Prepare for the Possibility the Guarantee Is Billions of Dollars Lower.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

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

Nov 19, 2025 - The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges [Publication Details] The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges Format: HTML Description: We forecast that increases to the Proposition 98 guarantee in 2024-25 and 2025-26, coupled with a preexisting payment obligation, require the state to provide nearly $7.4 billion in one-time funds for schools and community colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5093

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

Nov 10, 2025 - (Th e 2024-25 budget included $25  million on a one-time basis for the training of school employees to administer screenings.) The remaining $10  million is for the UC, San Francisco Dyslexia Center to continue to expand the capacity of the Multitudes reading difficulties screening tool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - For example, summer 2024 enrollment counts towards 2024 ‑25. CSU Began Implementing an Enrollment Reallocation Plan in 2024 ‑25. CSU allocates its systemwide enrollment target and associated funding among its campuses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

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

Feb 13, 2025 - Delays $1.6   Billion Settle ‑Up Payment in 2024 ‑25 Pending Final Calculation. Under the Governor ’s budget, total spending on schools and community colleges in 2024 ‑25 would be $1.6   billion less than the revised estimate of the Proposition   98 guarantee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten

Feb 18, 2025 - In 2024 ‑25, districts will receive $3,077 per TK ADA as an add ‑on to the LCFF base grant to cover the associated costs of this requirement. We  estimate the state will provide about $500  million Proposition  98 General Fund for this add ‑on in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4968

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Savings Proposals Generates $1.6 Billion School and Community College Settle‑Up Obligation in 2024‑25. The Governor’s budget proposes providing $1.6 billion less in total funding for schools and community colleges than the estimated constitutional minimum funding level for 2024‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - 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. Child Care and State Preschool Reimbursement Rates in Transition.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

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

Nov 20, 2024 - Funding Increase in 2024 ‑25 Deposited Into Proposition  98 Reserve. Separate from our estimates for 2025 ‑26, we estimate the Proposition  98 guarantee in 2024 ‑25 is up $3  billion (2.6  percent) relative to the enacted budget level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - However, the $25  million provided in 2024 ‑25 is also available for implementation of the screening requirements —specifically , for training staff. These funds are therefore available to cover a portion of the $40  million in costs the administration estimates for  2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012