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

Mar 1, 2021 - To develop a statewide estimate for ongoing costs, starting in 2019 ‑20, the Commission applies the $2. 36 r ate to its estimate of female students in grades 6 ‑12 at schools with 40  p ercent or more low ‑income students (about 919,000), for total statewide costs of $2. 2  m illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4392

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

Feb 4, 2026 - Revenue fluctuations in those years would change the guarantee by approximately 40 cents for each $1  change in General Fund revenue. In 2024 ‑25, the maintenance factor payment makes the guarantee highly sensitive to revenue changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - Governor’s Proposal Provides $40   Million One ‑Time Funding for Reading Difficulties Screening. The Governor proposes $40  million one ‑time Proposition  98 General Fund to cover the cost of training teachers, similar to the funds provided last year, as well as the cost of obtaining screeners and conducting screenings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor’s Proposition 98 Budget Package

Jan 16, 2019 - The Governor ’s budget proposes an additional $40  million ongoing to cover a second year of enrollment fees for these students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3920

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

Nov 10, 2025 - Of the amount provided, $40  million is to cover any costs associated with the first year of implementing the requirement that students in grades K-2 be screened for reading difficulties. The funds may be used for a variety of activities, including, but not limited to, purchasing screening instruments, administering the screening to students, and training school employees to administer the screenings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

Mar 4, 2025 - LEAs are required to report on how they used KIT funds to (1)  improve the quality of school meals, (2)  increase participation in the school meal program, and (3)  increase the capacity for freshly prepared on ‑site meals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5001

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

Nov 20, 2024 - Test  1 is operative, meaning the guarantee increases nearly 40 cents for each dollar of additional General Fund revenue. In addition, the required maintenance factor payment increases by $761   million due to faster year ‑over ‑year growth in General Fund revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

The 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 98 Outlook

Nov 14, 2018 - If revenue were to be lower than our estimate by any amount, Test  1 would remain operative and the guarantee would drop about 40 c ents for each dollar of lower revenue. The dynamics on the upside are somewhat more complicated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3897

Year-One Survey: Update on School District Finance and Flexibility [Publication Details]

May 4, 2010 - In particular, the survey asked districts to report how they were responding to the newly granted flexibility to shift funds among, as well as away from, approximately 40 state-funded categorical programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2266

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

Feb 29, 2024 - In order to be eligible to receive full funding for its nonclassroom ‑based attendance, a nonclassroom ‑based charter school must meet three criteria: (1)  spend 40  percent of annual revenue on certificated staff compensation, (2)  spend 80  percent of annual revenue on instruction and related activities, and (3)  maintain a student ‑to ‑teacher ratio of 25 ‑to ‑1 in most cases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4870