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

Nov 19, 2025 - The state will have to allocate some of the increase in the Proposition  98 guarantee to cover this shortfall in the upcoming budget. Proposition 98 Reserve Reserve Withdrawal Required in 2026 ‑27. The Proposition  98 Reserve generally requires withdrawals when the guarantee is less than the previous year ’s guarantee, adjusted for inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

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

Nov 10, 2025 - Non-Proposition  98 Spending Reduces Funding for School Facility Program. The budget reverts $177.5  million in non-Proposition  98 General Fund for the School Facility Program. These funds were originally provided as part of the 2023-24 budget package.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

Proposition 98 Primer [Publication Details]

Feb 8, 2005 - Proposition 98 Primer [Publication Details] HTML Description: Proposition 98 is a complex formula for setting a minimum annual funding level for K-12 schools and community colleges. This primer is intended to assist the Legislature in understanding the basic "mechanics" of the proposition and showing how it has affected school spending since its passage in 1988.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1220

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposition 98 Overview and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 7, 2023 - Recognizing these risks, the Legislature generally has avoided adopting Prop osition  98 budgets that contain these deficits except during severe  downturns. Growth in Guarantee Might Not Be Enough to Support Full COLA in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4670

The 2018-19 Budget: Overview of the Governor’s Proposition 98 Budget Package

Jan 18, 2018 - The second section analyzes the administration ’s estimates of the Proposition  98 minimum guarantee. (For additional detail about the Proposition  98 budget, please see our January 2018 EdBudget tables .)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3732

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

Sep 16, 2024 - Non-Proposition  98 Spending Removes Planned Facility Augmentations. The 2022 ‑23 budget package included intent language to provide $875  million non-Proposition  98 General Fund for the School Facility Program in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4929

The 2020-21 Budget: The Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2019 - State Recently Made First Deposit Into Proposition 98 Reserve. Proposition  2 (201 4) c reated a state reserve specifically for schools and community colleges —the Public School System Stabilization Account (Proposition 98 Reserve).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4113

The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges [Publication Details]

Nov 19, 2025 - The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges [Publication Details] The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges Format: HTML Description: We forecast that increases to the Proposition 98 guarantee in 2024-25 and 2025-26, coupled with a preexisting payment obligation, require the state to provide nearly $7.4 billion in one-time funds for schools and community colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5093

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

Jan 16, 2019 - The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor’s Proposition 98 Budget Package 207 2.6 a Includes funding for instruction provided directly by state agencies and the portion of State Preschool funded through Proposition 98.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3920

Notable Changes in California Community Colleges Proposition 98 Spending [EdBudget]

Nov 17, 2025 - The 2025-26 budget package covers the shortfall. d Budget provides $125,000 one-time Proposition 98 General Fund for this purpose (as well as $1 million one-time non-Proposition 98 General Fund). The budget also includes $4 million one-time non-Proposition 98 General Fund for the Mendocino College Fire Academy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1028