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Governor’s 2026 budget presentation flags $5.5B Prop 98 ‘settle up’ and new investments affecting El Rancho Unified
Summary
School Services of California presented the governor's Jan. 2026 budget proposal to the El Rancho board, highlighting a proposed Prop 98 underfunding (a $5.5 billion "settle up"), increases to special-education formula rates and proposed ongoing funding for community schools.
Megan Bear, director of government relations at School Services of California, briefed the El Rancho Unified board on the governor's Jan. 2026 budget proposal and its potential implications for local districts.
Bear said the governor proposed underfunding Proposition 98 by $5.5 billion in what he terms a "settle-up" rather than the customary maintenance-factor approach; that choice alters repayment certainty…
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