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

Feb 13, 2025 - It also required districts to submit an interim spending report by December  1,  2024 and a final report by December 1, 2029. State Reduced LREBG in 2023 ‑24 to Address Budget Shortfall. The state faced a revenue shortfall in 2023 ‑24, accompanied by a drop in Proposition  98 funding for schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

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

Mar 10, 2023 - Some initiatives have interim and final reporting requirements, while others only require final expenditure reports. The state will also receive information on how funds are spent based on unaudited expenditure data schools must report annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4734

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

Nov 20, 2024 - For the prior year, the state finalizes its calculation through a process known as “certification. ” Certification involves the publication of the underlying Proposition   98 inputs and a period for public comment and review.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

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

Nov 28, 2023 - The 2023-24 budget provides $20  million one-time funds to continue to support the Bilingual Teacher Professional Development Program. These funds are available through 2028-29. CDE will submit a preliminary and final program evaluation report on July 1, 2026 and January 1, 2030, respectively.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4818

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

Nov 16, 2022 - In making our estimate of the statutory COLA, we relied upon published federal data for six of the eight quarters that determine the COLA, and our own projections for the final two quarters. The  federal government will publish data for these final two quarters at the end of January and the end of April, respectively.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4648

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposition 98 Overview and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 7, 2023 - The state will be able to finalize its calculation of the statutory rate on April 27 when the federal government releases the final quarter of data used to calculate the 2023 ‑24  COLA. Governor ’s Plan to Avoid Discretionary Reserve Withdrawal Is a Prudent Starting Point.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4670

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - This funding was available through 2023 ‑24. 2023 ‑24 Spending Plan. The spending plan provided $12.7  million ($12.2  million General Fund) one ‑time funding to support continued planning efforts for the IT project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

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

Nov 10, 2025 - LEAs receiving these grants must submit interim and final reports on the use of funds by June 30, 2027 and June 30, 2029, respectively. These reports must describe how funds were used to employ coaches and improve school literacy programs, how expenditures impact student literacy, an d how the LEA plans to continue to support literacy coaches past the award period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2023-24 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten and State Preschool Proposals

Feb 14, 2023 - This data will help inform estimates that will be included in the final budget. Delaying Facilities Funding and Maintaining Current Staffing Ratios Seems Reasonable Given State Budget Problem. The Governor ’s proposed actions help to address the state ’s budget issues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Since 2023 ‑24, the Legislature has addressed a cumulative total of $82  billion in budget problems, but even including the withdrawal for 2025 ‑26, has only used about half of the Budget Stabilization Account (BSA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951