The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - However, the 2020 ‑21 budget allocated more than $7  billion in state and federal funds to address COVID-19-related costs and mitigate learning loss. Recent federal legislation —approved shortly before the release of the Governor ’s budget —is likely to provide a similar amount of one-time funding in 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - Put another way, $12  billion  of spending in the May Revision is attributable to reserve withdrawals and borrowing from 2020 (see Figure  7). Figure 7 Governor Still Uses Budget Solutions Despite Historic Revenue Growth Budget Solutions From 2020 Maintained in 2021 May Revision (In Billions) Reserve Withdrawals Make Budget Stabilization Account withdrawal $7.8 Make Safety Net Reserve withdrawal 0.5
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2022-23 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 17, 2021 - We also explored a variant of our main forecast in which the minimum guarantee is unchanged but the statutory COLA is 5 percent per year from 2023 ‑24 through 2025 ‑26. Baseline costs grow more quickly in this scenario, reducing the amount available for new commitments to about $7 billion in 2023 ‑24 and about $9 billion in 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4473

The Local Control Funding Formula for School Districts and Charter Schools

Jan 9, 2023 - In 2021 ‑22, 62  percent of the state ’s 5.9  million students enrolled in public schools were classified as EL/LI students. As Figure  7 shows, about 64  percent of statewide enrollment is in districts with an EL/LI share of at least 55  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4661

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
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2021-22 Budget: Educator Workforce Proposals

Feb 19, 2021 - With a total of $7. 5  b illion available across the two federal emergency relief packages, California public schools will have significant one ‑time resources available to spend in 2021 ‑22. This is particularly the case for low ‑income school districts, which received significantly more funding per student under the federal allocation formulas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4381

The 2022-23 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 16, 2022 - Figure 7 SAL Estimates in the 2022 ‑23 May Revision (In Billions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4598

The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

Mar 4, 2025 - Since 2021 ‑22, the state provided the Nutrition Policy Institute, a research institute affiliated with the University of California, $7  million to evaluate universal meals. As  part of this initiative the Nutrition Policy Institute conducted focus groups of California middle and high school students to understand their perception of universal meals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5001

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

Nov 10, 2025 - The state provided $3  million in one-time funding for this purpose in 2021-22. Provides Funding for Save the Children. The budget provides $5  million one-time funding for the Save the Children organization to operate after school education and safety programs in rural school districts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

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

Sep 16, 2024 - The budget provides $7  million one time to develop performance tasks that are aligned with the state ’s science standards. These tasks are to be developed by January 1, 2026 and are intended to be used statewide across all grade levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4929