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

Feb 4, 2026 - First, the budget faces short ‑term forecasting risk. Specifically, the state could adopt a spending level that appears affordable based on current revenue estimates, but becomes unaffordable if revenue falls short of expectations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

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

Nov 19, 2025 - When the state faced significant revenue drops in 2022 ‑23 and 2023 ‑24, it used several tools to sustain ongoing school and community college programs. Most  notably, it withdrew $9.5  billion from the Proposition  98 Reserve.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

The 2024-25 Budget: The Governor’s Proposition 98 Funding Maneuver

Feb 15, 2024 - After a couple years of surpluses, the state faced a deficit last year and continues to face deficits now and into future years. We estimate the administration addressed a $58  billion budget problem in the Governor ’s budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4840

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

Jan 13, 2023 - Both our office and the administration project that the state faces a manageable budget problem this year. The Governor addresses the budget problem primarily with spending ‑related solutions, as shown in the figure below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - As we discuss in the “Overview ” section of this report, we recommend the Legislature be cautious about new spending commitments in order to provide a cushion in case the state faces a decline in revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - The Center shared with us that it does not have a problem with receiving applications, but it does face challenges in getting candidates to accept offers. The Center cites that one reason candidates decline offers is due to the salary amount.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

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

Feb 13, 2025 - The state faced a revenue shortfall in 2023 ‑24, accompanied by a drop in Proposition  98 funding for schools. To help address the shortfall, the June 2023 budget implemented a $1.1  billion (14.3  percent) reduction to the LREBG.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

Climate Change Impacts Across California - K-12 Education

Apr 5, 2022 - Such costs might include relocating schools to temporary locations, repairing or rebuilding damaged schools, purchasing and deploying protective equipment such as sandbags to prevent flooding, or providing staff and students with face masks to protect from smoke.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4586

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Multilingual Learner Screeners

Feb 26, 2025 - In addition to developing a screener, the state faces several other decisions regarding support for multilingual learners in TK. Under the Governor ’s proposal, districts are required to identify students as multilingual learners, but they are not required to provide these students with any specific services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4990

The 2023-24 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 16, 2022 - Facing such a scenario, the state might have needed to eliminate the 2023 ‑24 COLA or fund a much smaller COLA and take other actions to reduce  spending. Rest of the State Budget Faces Large Problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4648