AB 1204CALIFORNIASession 20252026

High Impact

AB 1204 increases school funding, adds homeless students to grant eligibility, and mandates regional cost adjustments

Original title: Local control funding formula: school districts and charter schools: pupils experiencing homelessness: supplemental and concentration grants: regional adjustment factors: grade-span adequacy adjustments.

August 13, 2026

Education Finance School Funding Homeless Student Support State Budget School Districts Localcontrolfundingformula grade-spanadequacyadjustments pupilsexperiencinghomelessness regionaladjustmentfactors schooldistrictsandcharterschools supplementalandconcentrationgrants

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The Frame

What this does

This bill changes how California distributes billions in education funding by prioritizing regional cost differences and providing additional resources for students experiencing homelessness, which will alter the annual budget allocations for every school district and charter school in the state.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

School districts and charter schools

They must implement new reporting requirements for unduplicated pupils and are subject to new funding formulas and service requirements.

Students experiencing homelessness

They are now included in the unduplicated pupil count, which triggers additional funding for the schools they attend.

County superintendents of schools

They are required to review and validate the new pupil data reported by districts and charter schools.

What changed

Last recorded activity August 13, 2026.

What's next

Introduced.

Summary

AB 1204 increases state funding for school districts and charter schools by setting a minimum 4% annual inflation adjustment for s and expanding supplemental grant eligibility to include students experiencing homelessness. Starting in the 2030–31 , the bill also mandates regional cost adjustments for labor and housing and increases the percentage of base grants allocated for supplemental and concentration funding.

Key Facts

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Why It Matters

Frequently Asked Questions

How does this bill affect funding for students experiencing homelessness?

It adds these students to the 'unduplicated pupil' count, which qualifies school districts and charter schools for additional supplemental and concentration grant funding.

When will the new regional cost adjustments take effect?

The State Department of Education must publish the factors by January 1, 2030, and they will be applied to s starting in the 2030–31 .

Will my local school district lose funding under these new rules?

No; the bill prohibits districts and charter schools from receiving less state aid than they received in the 2024–25 .

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Transition to Regional Cost Adjustments

The bill signals a major shift in California's education funding philosophy by moving toward regional cost-of-living adjustments, which have historically been absent from the LCFF.

State Department of Education

Connected Entities

organizationState Board of Education“Adopts regulations for the expenditure of supplemental and concentration funds.”Map →

personSuperintendent of Public Instruction“Responsible for calculating transition adjustments and receiving enrollment repo”Map →

organizationLegislative Analyst's Office“Required to report on the impact of these funding changes by January 1, 2027.”Map →

organizationState Department of Education“Required to publish regional cost adjustment factors by January 1, 2030.”Map →

organizationCommission on State Mandates“Determines reimbursement for state-mandated costs.”Map →

Sources

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openstates.org

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