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

Nov 19, 2025 - As growth in the guarantee accelerates, the state would be required to make deposits in 2028 ‑29 and 2029 ‑30 totaling $5.2  billion. These deposits are sensitive to changes in revenue. For  example, if revenues grow 1  percent faster than our forecast assumes in 2027 ‑28, the state would start making deposits that year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

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

Nov 20, 2024 - Each test takes into account certain inputs, including General Fund revenue, per capita personal income, and student attendance ( Figure  1 ). Whereas Test 2 and Test  3 build upon the amount of funding provided the previous year, Test 1 links school funding to a minimum share of General Fund revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

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

Feb 13, 2025 - Districts would be able to spend the grant through 2028 ‑29. $500   Million for Math and Literacy Coaches. Of the total, $250  million is for math coaches that will support teachers with implementing math instruction and interventions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

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

Feb 14, 2023 - Starting in the 2028 ‑29 school year, adults assigned to TK classrooms must either (1)  be a credentialed teacher, (2)  be  working  towards a teaching credential through any program that requires a clinical practicum experience, (3)  hold a child development permit or be a candidate for supervised practicum experience for a child development permit, or (4)  participate in certain specialized programs such as regional occupational programs with supervision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Taken together, the administration estimates these proposals would reduce revenues by around $150  million in 2025 ‑26, reaching $300  million by  2028 ‑29. Discretionary Reserves Sets Discretionary Reserve Balance to $4.5   Billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2021-22 Budget: Public School Restrooms Feminine Hygiene Products Mandate

Mar 1, 2021 - This results in a rate of $1. 86 p er student. We then multiply this rate by our estimate of 2019 ‑ 20 e nrollment data for female students in grades 6 ‑12 (about 1,150,000). This results in total statewide costs of $2. 1  m illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4392

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - (The funding increases also covered the costs of lowering the Tier 1 threshold and increasing minimum grant amounts.) Figure 6 ELOP Funding Tiers and Rates Over Time Tier 1 EL/LI Threshold Tier 1 Rate Per EL/LI Student Tier 2 Rate Per EL/LI Student 2021 ‑22
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - The state provides families with subsidized child care through various child care and development programs ( Figure  1 ). Most  of the state ’s subsidized child care is administered by DSS through three programs: (1)  California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) child care, (2)  the California Alternative Payment Program (CAPP), and (3)  the General Child Care program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

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

Mar 18, 2026 - These studies recommended that the SBE (1)  become an advisory body or sounding board for the Governor and the head of CDE, and (2)  perform limited policymaking duties when explicitly directed by the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

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

Feb 4, 2026 - In 2025 ‑26 and 2026 ‑27, Test 1 is likely to remain operative even if revenues or other inputs vary significantly from the Governor ’s budget estimates. Revenue fluctuations in those years would change the guarantee by approximately 40 cents for each $1  change in General Fund revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110