The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - Considering Adding Legislative Appointees to the SBE. The Legislature could consider adding two legislative appointees to the SBE. These appointees could enable greater legislative oversight of the new governance system and ensure the SBE ’s policies are consistent with legislative intent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2023-24 Budget: State and Federal One-Time K-12 Funding

Mar 10, 2023 - The 2023-24 Budget: State and Federal One-Time K-12 Funding The 2023-24 Budget State and Federal One-Time K-12 Funding In recent years, schools have received significant one-time state and federal funding to address a variety of issues, including the effects of learning loss and higher costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4734

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

Feb 4, 2026 - The proposal effectively shifts that cost from this year to future budgets —helping address the current budget problem on a one ‑time basis, but adding to the large budget deficits the state is projecting over the next several years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - The Governor proposes $11.5 million one‑time Proposition 64 funding to provide child care infrastructure grants to licensed child care providers impacted by recent wildfires. The administration has yet to provide key details, such as grant amounts, the allowable uses of funding, and time lines for when funding would be awarded.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - If the Legislature finds that additional one ‑time funding to support community schools is a high priority at that time, it could provide a specific appropriation accordingly. Background State Has Three Expanded Learning Programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

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 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Though the number of students shifted from self‑ to state‑supported courses is smaller in 2024‑25 compared to 2023‑24 (745 FTE students shifted in summer 2024 compared to 4,705 FTE students shifted the previous summer), the effect is still not adding new students but adding new state costs from shifting students formerly in self‑supported courses into state‑supported ones.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - The  Legislature also could consider maintaining the existing reporting time lines, where districts must submit data three times a year. Consistent with current practices related to ADA, we recommend any new enrollment count be subject to annual  audits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Multilingual Learner Screeners

Feb 26, 2025 - Giving districts 60 days to screen students, rather than the 30 days required for English learners, provides mo re time for TK students to get comfortable in the school setting before being assessed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4990

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

Nov 19, 2025 - Planning for the Upcoming Budget Several Considerations for One ‑Time Funds. The $7.4  billion in one ‑time funds is large by historical standards. Specifically, it exceeds the one ‑time funding we have projected in all previous outlooks, except for November 2020 ($13.7  billion) and November 2021 ($10.2  billion).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093