California 2013-14 Budget Highlights for Education

The Legislature on Friday passed a $96.3 billion budget plan for the state that includes a shift in how California funds schools and contains significant funding for education. Gov. Jerry Brown must sign the budget before the start of the fiscal year on July 1.

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Education Highlights

• Proposition 98: Schools and community colleges will receive $55.3 billion under the voter-approved school funding guarantee. The total is $1.2 billion less than schools received last fiscal year. However, the state has been paying off much of the Prop. 98 debt owed to schools for late payments in past years. Eliminating that debt will free up money for programmatic spending, including:
• Local Control Funding Formula: The budget includes $2.1 billion more than Brown had originally proposed to implement the first phase of the new school funding formula.
• Common Core: $1.25 billion to assist in implementing the new standards.
• Proposition 39: $456 million to K-12 and community colleges for energy improvements.
• Career Technical Education: $250 million in one-time grants.
• Early Childhood Education: $30 million more for existing state preschool programs and $25.8 million for child care.
• Adult Education: $25 million in planning grants.