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

Feb 4, 2026 - Several signs, however, suggest that the stock market has become overvalued. For example, the ratio of stock prices to corporate earnings (a measure of how expensive stocks are) is near historically high levels ( Figure  5 ).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

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

Nov 10, 2025 - The remaining $10  million is provided for grants to support retention and recruitment of food services workers. Funds will be distributed competitively and will be available until June 30, 2028. The budget also includes $5  million for a study of ultra-processed foods and restricted foods being offered in school meals in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

Early Budget Actions to Support In-Person K-12 Instruction and Address Learning Loss

Apr 23, 2021 - Early Budget Actions to Support In-Person K-12 Instruction and Address Learning Loss COVID-19 Early Budget Actions to Support In ‑Person K ‑12 Instruction and Address Learning Loss On March  5, 2021, the Governor signed Chapter  10 (AB  86, Committee on Budget), which provides additional one-time Proposition  98 funding to schools for providing
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4417

The 2021-22 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals

Feb 19, 2021 - Given the flexibility and local control over these federal funds, schools have a broad range of options to hire and retain qualified, prepared teachers, including teacher service awards, signing bonuses, or student debt payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4381

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: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The reason for the reduction is the recent voter approval of Proposition  35 (2024), which requires the state to spend less MCO tax money on offsetting General Fund spending and more money on provider rate increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Sep 16, 2024 - The Marin COE may use up to 5  percent of the funding for administrative costs. (The state also provided $1.5  million one-time non-Proposition  98 General Fund for this purpose in 2023 ‑24.) Funds Research on Models of Instruction.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4929

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - In 2021 ‑22, the state created the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP) with plans to ramp up funding through 2025 ‑26. This program now represents the vast majority of funding schools receive for expanded learning ( Figure  5 ).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

Overview of Federal Relief for K-12 Education and Child Care

Apr 29, 2021 - Up to 10  percent of the total amount ($165  million) was available as statewide flexible funding for emergency needs in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The state has one year to commit the funds and until September 30, 2022 to expend them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419