The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - School staff often do not have the skills or experience to implement key aspects of the community schools model, such as improving community eng agement and building partnerships with other local organizations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

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

Nov 10, 2025 - These funds will support general operations and the Unified Champion Schools Program, the Healthy Athletes Program, and the Community Sports Program. The funding is intended to provide the Special Olympics with $10  million in funding annually from 2025-26 through 2027-28.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - For the second role, the narrative suggests the SPI would be “California’s independently elected education champion.” For example, the SPI could spend more time sponsoring legislation, advocating before the Legislature, and representing the public’s interest in education issues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Oct 25, 2021 - These new requirements do not apply to students who are enrolled in ind ependent study for less than 15 school days during the academic year. Provides Flexibility From Some Independent Study Rules in 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4466

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

Feb 4, 2026 - We analyzed previous forecasts and found that, for current ‑year revenue estimates, the May forecast is typically within about 4  percent of the year ’s final revenue collections. (The range of uncertainty for the budget year is more than twice as large.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

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

Nov 19, 2025 - Finally, the withdrawal is not especially sensitive to changes in revenue. Specifically, General Fund revenues would have to exceed our estimate by roughly $14  billion in 2026 ‑27 before the formulas would cancel the withdrawal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

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

Feb 13, 2025 - The administration indicates the state would address the payment in the June 2026 budget plan —after the state makes its final revenue estimate for 2024 ‑25, recalculates the guarantee, and determines the amount owed to schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - The Governor ’s 2024 ‑25 budget then proposed to delay the final stage of service provider rate reform implementation by one year (to July 1, 2025). The adopted 2024 ‑25 budget modified this proposal, delaying the final stage of implementation by six months, rather than one year (to January 1, 2025).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Finally, the Governor sets the balance of the Special Fund for Economic Uncertainties to $4.5   billion —somewhat higher than the level enacted by recent budgets. Revenue Estimates Reasonable, but Risks Must Be Kept in Focus.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951