The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - In 2023‑24 and 2024‑25, the state made one‑time reductions to the program in recognition that funding provided exceeded the amount necessary to fund all State Preschool contracts. Child Care and State Preschool Reimbursement Rates in Transition.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

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

Feb 4, 2026 - For the state budget, the settle ‑up proposal is similar to other forms of borrowing and spending delays —it provides temporary savings in the current year but increases costs in the future. The Governor ’s budget allocates these savings for the non ‑Proposition   98 side of the budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

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

Nov 10, 2025 - The June 2023 budget reduced funding for the Zero-Emission School Bus and Infrastructure Program but expressed the Legislature ’s intent to provide additional funding in the future, including a $500  million appropriation in 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

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

Sep 16, 2024 - Lastly, the Califor nia Department of Education (CDE) is to develop an electronic form by November 1, 2025 that can be used to determine whether a student generates supplemental and/or concentration funding under LCFF, as well as eligibility for the National School Lunch Program, the School Breakfast Program, and the federal Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4929

Review of the Funding Determination Process for Nonclassroom-Based Charter Schools

Feb 29, 2024 - CDE reviews the information submitted on the funding determination form, and can ask charter schools for clarifying or additional information as well as use information from the charter school ’s audit to verify information on the form.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4870

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

Mar 18, 2026 - (The Legislature considered another measure to make the SPI an appointed position in 2023, but this proposal [AC A 9 by Assembly Member McCarty] was withdrawn by its author.) Six Major Studies Have Examined Governance Over the Last 30 Years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

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 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - In 2024 ‑25, CSU began addressing this situation by reallocating existing enrollment slots from campuses under their 2023 ‑24 targets to those exceeding their 2023 ‑24 targets. Effectively, this reallocation moved funding internally within the CSU system to help support more enrollment growth at growing campuses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

Mar 4, 2025 - From 2021 ‑22 through 2023 ‑24, the state has provided a total of $865  million in one ‑time funding to support various nutrition initiatives. These augmentations include: KIT Funds ($750   Million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5001