California

Abstract

funding priorities for p-12 For this year’s state budget, the State of California approved Proposition 98 (a minimum funding guarantee amendment that determines general funding for education) resulting in a funding increase of $2.6 billion over the 2016 level to $74.5 billion. This increase included $50 million in Prop 98 Funds to increase provider reimbursement rates for After School and Education Safety Programs. It also provides $41.3 million in one time funds for teacher recruitment and development programs funded by Proposition 98 General Funds ($30 million) and Federal Title II funds ($11.3 million). Twenty-five million dollars in one-time Prop 8 General Funds have been earmarked to support the California Classified School Employees Credentialing program, which provides grants to K-12 agencies to support recruitment of noncertified employees to participate in California teacher preparation programs. Districts will also see an increase in $5 million in one-time Prop 8 General Funds for competitive grants to support professional development for teacher and paraprofessional providing bilingual and multilingual instruction. The state approved a total of $57.3 billion in Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) Funding and an additional $1.4 billion towards the implementation of the Local Control Funding Formula (in its fifth year) which will result in LCFF being 97% completely implemented. The state will provide an increase of an additional $7 million in LCFF resource augmentation funds for County Office of Educations to support Local Control and Accountability Plan review and technical assistance workload and an increase of $3.5 million Prop 98 General Funds to reflect Cost of Living Adjustments for a K-12 mandate block grant. A total of $76.9 million was appropriated to fund a 1.56% Cost of Living Adjustment for several categories programs (e.g., Special Education, Foster Youth) external to LCFF. Proposition 98 will also provide an increase of $2.5 million in one-time General Funds to support local education agencies in their promotion of equity