January 2018
Most of Governor's Proposed Discretionary Funding Would Not Count Towards Mandates Backlog
LAO Estimates of K-12 Backlog (In Millions)
2017-18 Backlog | $871 |
Governor's Proposed Discretionary Funding | $1,757 |
Funds Counted Toward Backlog | $287 |
Funds Not Counted Toward Backloga | $1,469 |
2018-19 Backlog | $583 |
a Includes (1) $220 million deducted as part of a recent agreement with the federal government over Medi-Cal billing practices and (2) $1.2 billion provided to districts in excess of their mandate backlogs. |