The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - This total includes $3.5  billion from the General Fund (non ‑Proposition  98), $1.5  billion in Proposition  98 General Fund, $676  million from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF), and $383  million in federal funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2025-26 Budget: Natural Resources and Agriculture Discretionary Spending Proposals

Feb 18, 2025 - This  is particularly pertinent in 2025 ‑26 given that, as we discuss in our recent publication, The 2025‑26 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K‑12 Spending Plan , the required Proposition 98 funding level in the budget year is projected to exceed the amounts needed to maintain existing school programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - Proposition  98 Reserve Deposits Required in 2020 ‑21 and 2021 ‑22. Proposition  2 (2014) established the Proposition  98 Reserve and set forth rules requiring deposits and withdrawals under certain conditions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2025 - (This action creates savings within the Proposition  98 school spending requirement.) Most of the rest of the funding shown in the figure was provided in 2024-25; as such, the budget package reverts the funds in order to achieve savings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

The 2023-24 Budget: Crafting Climate, Resources, and Environmental Budget Solutions

Feb 22, 2023 - The 2023-24 Budget: Crafting Climate, Resources, and Environmental Budget Solutions $1,963 $40,236 a a Includes $33.7 billion from the General Fund and $6.4 billion from other fund sources, including the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and Proposition 98.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4692

The 2024-25 Budget: Crafting Climate, Resources, and Environmental Budget Solutions

Feb 14, 2024 - Of this initial funding plan, the majority of support was from the General Fund ($6.3  billion), but also included $1.6  billion from Proposition  98 General Fund, $1.3  billion from GGRF, and about $700  million combined from federal and other special state funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4841

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2023 - Workforce training grants ($15  million in 2023 ‑24, partially offset by providing $14  million in Proposition  98 General Fund and limiting eligibility for the program to community colleges). Defensible space inspections ($5  million in 2023 ‑24).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Sep 12, 2024 - The budget provides $2  million ongoing from Proposition  98 General Fund to the California Department of Education to administer the Adventure Pass Program operated by Parks. This program provides 4 th graders and their families free access to certain state parks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - The constitution requires the state to spend minimum annual amounts on schools and community colleges (under Proposition  98) and budget reserves and debt payments (under Proposition  2). Mainly as a result of higher revenues, relative to January, constitutionally required spending is higher by nearly $16  billion across the budget window.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2026-27 Budget: Framework for Approaching the Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, and Agriculture Budget

Feb 10, 2026 - (Given these investments in school nutrition, the Legislature also could explore whether some of the farm to school activities could potentially be supported by monies the state must provide to schools to comply with Proposition  98 constitutional requirements.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116