The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - Governor ’s Budget Creates Proposition   98 Settle ‑Up Obligation. As we discuss in The 2026‑27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K‑12 Spending Plan , the Governor’s budget appropriates $5.6 billion less for schools and community colleges in 2025‑26 than the estimated minimum guarantee in that year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

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

Nov 20, 2024 - State law caps school district reserves after the Proposition 98 Reserve reaches a certain threshold. Specifically, the cap applies if the funds in the Proposition 98 Reserve in the previous year exceed 3 percent of the Proposition 98 funding allocated to schools that year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - The Governor’s budget also allocates some ongoing Proposition 98 funding for one‑time activities—an approach that creates a cushion to protect core programs in case the Proposition 98 minimum guarantee declines in the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the May Revision Education Proposals

May 15, 2017 - Alternatives Weighing Proposition 98 and Non ‑Proposition  98 Priorities Typically Starting Point in Building Overall Budget Package. Every year the Legislature decides how to weigh its Proposition 98 and non ‑Proposition 98 budget priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3670

The 2013-14 Budget: Analysis of Governor’s Proposition 39 Proposal [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2013 - The Governor’s proposal to count all Proposition 39 revenues toward the Proposition 98 calculation is a significant departure from our longstanding view that revenues are to be excluded from the Proposition 98 calculation if the Legislature cannot use them for general purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2691

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 16, 2020 - California Community Colleges Budget Adjusts Proposition  98 Spending for the Colleges Downward. The state ’s weaker revenue condition resulted in a downward revision to estimates of the Proposition  98 minimum guarantee for 2019‑20 and 2020‑21 .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4284

The 2023-24 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 16, 2022 - Adjusts the Proposition   98 Guarantee Upward. In addition to creating a new program funded within Proposition  98, the measure adjusts the minimum guarantee upward. This adjustment occurs in two steps.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4648

The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the May Revision Education Budget Proposals

May 14, 2018 - Previously, the state had funded the part ‑day preschool program using Proposition 98 General Fund and all wraparound care using non ‑Proposition 98 General Fund. In 2015 ‑16, the state began using Proposition 98 t o pay for the portion of wraparound care provided by school districts and county
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3834

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of Proposition 98 Budget Proposals [Publication Details]

Jan 25, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of Proposition 98 Budget Proposals [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4318

The 2024-25 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Jan 30, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: Higher Education Overview Amount shown would be withdrawn from the Proposition 98 reserve in 2023 ‑24. Non ‑Proposition 98 Solutions University housing revolving loan program $1,271 Rescinds nearly all 2023 ‑24 funds and forgoes funds scheduled over subsequent five years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4829?utm_source=Legislative+Analyst%27s+Office&utm_campaign=415eaeb623-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_01_30_4829&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-415eaeb623-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D