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

Nov 10, 2025 - Eliminates Intent to Restore Zero-Emission School Bus Funding. The June 2023 budget reduced funding for the Zero-Emission School Bus and Infrastructure Program but expressed the Legislature ’s intent to provide additional funding in the future, including a $500  million appropriation in 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

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

Nov 19, 2025 - The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges 1 1 a Excludes non ‑tax revenues and transfers, which do not affect the calculation of the minimum guarantee. b This decline is deemed to be zero for the purpose of calculating the guarantee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - For example, the 2025‑26 budget provided $30 million to support the transition to paying providers prospectively. (Currently, the state pays providers after they have submitted timesheets demonstrating they have provided care.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The state constitution has a balanced budget requirement, which means the balance of the SFEU must be set above zero for the upcoming fiscal year. Any level above zero is up to the discretion of the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Feb 4, 2026 - For example, if the guarantee declines while the state is paying the settle ‑up obligation, the state could use the payments to help cover Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) costs on a temporary basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2022-23 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 16, 2022 - (In the next week or so, we will issue our estimates of the cost of ongoing proposals.) $2   Billion to Pay Off Debts and Liabilities. Each year, the state pays many billions of dollars towards debts and liabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4598

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - CalEPA = California Environmental Protection Agency; CalFire = California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; CalRecycle = California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery; CARB = California Air Resources Board; ZEV = zero ‑emission vehicle; CCC = California Conservation Corps; CEC = California Energy Commission; CNRA = California Natural Resources Agency; DFW =
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/7

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - Regional Centers (RCs) Coordinate and Pay for Individuals ’ Services. DDS contracts with 21  nonprofit RCs, which coordinate and pay for the direct services provided to “consumers ” (the term used in statute).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

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

Jan 13, 2023 - The Legislature can choose to set the SFEU balance at any level above zero and so our Fiscal Outlook did not assume a specific balance. (Recent budgets have enacted SFEU balances around $2  billion to $4  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

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

Nov 28, 2023 - Reduces Previous Funding for Zero-Emission School Buses. The June 2022 budget established a $1.5  billion program administered by the California Air Resources Board and the California Energy Commission to fund zero-emission school buses and related infrastructure (such as charging stations).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4818