California rating lifeless final in public schooling spending is over due to the 2022-23 state finances

September 8, 2022

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Expensive Constituent:

Excellent news: California rating lifeless final in public schooling spending is over. Due to the 2022-23 state finances signed by Gov. Newsom final week, California might soar into the highest 10 states nationwide for per pupil spending.

For some perspective on how far we have come, as lately as 2011, California ranked 50^th nationwide for per pupil spending on Ok-12 public faculties. By final yr, due to our voter-approved progressive tax system and accountable budgeting through the previous decade, California had climbed to 19^th.

The 2022-23 state finances will increase Ok-12 public schooling funding by a file 13% over final yr, with the allocation for public Ok-12 faculties and neighborhood faculties rising by a file $37.2 billion. That is practically triple the funding Ok-12 faculties obtained in 2011. And every of our UC and CSU campuses will obtain a 5% improve.

Over the approaching weeks, I’ll ship you extra e-newsletters highlighting main elements of this yr’s historic 2022-23 state finances.

Ok-12 Schooling Price range Highlights

Offers a file funding improve of 13% for all Ok-12 public faculties.
Protects faculty districts affected by declining enrollment by offering funding primarily based on the common of three prior years’ common each day attendance
Offers $4 billion to permit faculties so as to add three hours of after-school programming and 6 weeks of summer time enrichment.
Consists of funding for the Studying Restoration Emergency Block Grant to help tutoring, psychological well being, social-emotional help and different studying restoration packages.
Offers $3.6 billion for the Arts, Music, and Tutorial Supplies Discretionary Block Grants to fund arts, music, tutorial supplies, and multi-lingual faculty library books.
Funds a complete of $4.2 billion for varsity development via 2025, together with $1.3 billion in state bonds and $2.9 billion from the state’s normal fund in 2023-24 and 2024-25.
Offers a file funding improve of $637 million for home-to-school transportation.
Consists of $100 million for California’s common free faculty meals program to buy sustainably grown, wholesome meals, plus $600 million to improve faculty kitchens.

Greater Schooling Price range Highlights

Will increase funding for all College of California (UC) and California State College (CSU) campuses by 5%.
Will increase CA Neighborhood School (CCC) funding by $600 million, together with a COLA improve, and supplies $650 million for added instruction to shut pandemic studying gaps and investments to shut the digital divide.
Offers an extra $2 billion for scholar housing tasks at UC, CSU, and CCC campuses — bringing the full quantity of scholar housing funding to $4 billion via 2024-25.
Will increase funding for the Center Class Scholarship program and Cal Grants to offer entry to Cal Grants for 150,000 extra college students.
Offers unprecedented funding help for underrepresented college students, together with previously incarcerated college students.

As chair of the Senate’s Price range and Fiscal Assessment Committee, it was my honor to work on this yr’s transformative finances. Please be on the look-out for future e-newsletters from me relating to different main elements of the historic 2022-23 state finances.

It’s a privilege serving as your state Senator.

Sincerely,

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