The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - (In some cases, LEAs may decide the model was not a good fit for their specific schools.) Building this local buy ‑in is important for the long ‑term success of the community schools model and can help support other key efforts, such as identifying other sources of funding that can sustain the model.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

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

Nov 20, 2024 - In these cases, the Department of Finance may reduce the COLA rate to fit within the available Proposition 98 funding. For community college programs, the state typically provides the same COLA that it provides for school programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

The 2022-23 Budget: Local Control Funding Formula

Jan 28, 2022 - In these cases, the law reduces the COLA rate to fit within the available funding. The state also provides COLA for a few other K ‑12 categorical programs, and it typically aligns the COLA rate for these programs with the  LCFF rate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4505

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

Nov 16, 2022 - Consistent with current law, we assume the state reduces the COLA rate to 8.38   percent —lowering the cost by approximately $300   million —to fit within the $7.6  billion available. Reserve Withdrawals Cover Gap Between Guarantee and Program Costs for the Next Few Years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4648

The Local Control Funding Formula for School Districts and Charter Schools

Jan 9, 2023 - In these cases, the law reduces the COLA rate to fit within the available funding. The state applies the COLA to LCFF by increasing the grade span base rates, necessary small schools rates, and the transitional kindergarten staffing adjustment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4661

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

Feb 7, 2023 - In  that scenario, the administration would have the authority under existing law to reduce the COLA to rate to fit within the available funding. For 2025 ‑26 and 2026 ‑27, we estimate the guarantee would be just above the level necessary to fund the COLA under the administration ’s assumptions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4670

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98

Oct 24, 2022 - (The changes related to State Preschool will be covered in our forthcoming publication, The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Child Care and Preschool. ) Figure 3 2022 ‑23 Budget Package Contains $33 Billion in New Proposition 98 Spending Proposition 98 and Reappropriated Funds (In Millions) Ongoing Additional LCFF increase above COLA $4,320 New LCFF adjustment for declining attendance in school
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4641