Proposition 28

Each school site or preschool’s principal or program director must develop an expenditure plan for these funds.

Schools will receive a new allocation of Proposition 28 funds each year. The Proposition 28 allocation will equate to 1% of the total education funding provided by the State each year. This means that the amount of Proposition 28 funds will vary each year and, in some years, the school could receive less funding than the previous year.

Additionally, the Legislature has the ability to reduce or eliminate the Proposition 28 funding allocation in any year where the State suspends the education funding formula.

Schools have up to 3 years to spend the Proposition 28 funding allocations they receive each year.

Proposition 28 funds are intended to expand (supplement) art education programming and have the following spending requirements:

• At least 80% of the funds must be spent to employ certificated and/or classified staff to provide arts education.

• No more than 1% of funds may be used on administrative costs.

• Up to 20% can be used for arts education support (e.g. equipment, materials, supplies, services, etc.)

Each year, a third-party auditor will verify that TUSD has complied with all Proposition 28 requirements.

Annually, the Board will receive a report that provides an overview of the Proposition 28 expenditures. This report will be posted on the TUSD website, as well as the California Department of Education’s website.

The 2023-24 school year was the first year for implementation of Proposition 28. However, it has taken some time for the California Department of Education to determine the best way to operationalize the requirements of Proposition 28 and provide guidance to school districts.  

Additionally, the State is grappling with a significant budget shortfall that may impact education funding levels, including Proposition 28, going into 2024-25 and could adversely affect the sustainability of Proposition 28 plans. For this reason, we are performing our due diligence prior to making long term commitments. 

TUSD is currently working on plans to implement Proposition 28 in 2024-25.

For additional questions, please refer to the CDE Prop 28 FAQs.