Early Budget Actions to Support In-Person K-12 Instruction and Address Learning Loss

Apr 23, 2021 - Funds are available through August 31, 2022. Requires COVID-19 Reporting. Assembly Bill  86 also requires both public and private schools to report COVID-19 cases to the local public health department within 24 hours after learning about a positive case.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4417

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

Nov 10, 2025 - The Kern County Superintendent of Schools shall submit an expenditure plan on behalf of the partnership to the Department of Finance for approval by January 31, 2026. Provides Additional Support for Literacy Screening Requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

Mar 4, 2025 - Governor’s Proposals Additional $31   Million in the Current Year Based on Updated Projections. The Governor ’s budget includes an additional $31  million one ‑time Proposition  98 General Fund in 2024 ‑25 to cover an anticipated school nutrition shortfall.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5001

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - For new community schools grantees, the administration indicates annual reporting requirements would begin in 2029 ‑30, when they will be required to submit an implementation plan by December 31, 2029.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

State Budget Effects of Recent Federal Actions to Address COVID-19

Apr 5, 2020 - Recent federal legislation provides $31  billion for a newly created Education Stabilization Fund. This fund is for states and educational institutions at all levels (elementary through university) to cover costs related to COVID-19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4217

The 2021-22 Budget: Extended Learning and Academic Support

Jan 29, 2021 - The Governor ’s budget proposes to extend the deadline to May 31, 2021 to align with changes in federal law. Of the total, $540 million must be spent by June 30, 2021. Remaining $355 million must be spent by September 30, 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4326

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Child Care and Preschool

Dec 17, 2021 - The budget package also includes $413  million one time to allocate temporary supplemental rates to providers from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023. The funding methodology and other implementation details are to be determined by the Department of Social Services (DSS) and Child Care Providers United –California (the union representing family child care home and license-exempt providers).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4485

Update on School District Budgets

Nov 16, 2020 - For first interim, districts must submit by December 15 updated financial data as of October 31. For second interim, districts must submit by March  15 updated financial data as of January 31. The adopted budgets and interim reports must include revenue and expenditure estimates for the current year and two subsequent fiscal years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4301

The 2023-24 Budget: State and Federal One-Time K-12 Funding

Mar 10, 2023 - Based on expenditure reports that cover spending through December 31, 2022, roughly $11  billion (55  percent) of ESSER funding from the second and third rounds remains unspent. This reflects roughly $1.4  billion available from ESSER II (available until September 2023) and $9.5  billion from ESSER III (available until September 2024).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4734

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Though Fellows may be able to find less expensive rent and share housing, spending $1,000 per month on rent and utilities would equate to 31  percent of their paycheck. A household commonly is considered cost ‑burdened if they spend more than 30  percent of their income on housing costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989