May 17, 2025

The 2025‑26 Budget

Initial Comments on the
Governor’s May Revision

Appendix 1:
General Fund Discretionary Spending Proposals in the 2025-26 May Revision

Appendix 1, Figure 1

General Fund Discretionary Spending Proposals in the 2025‑26 May Revision: Criminal Justice

(Dollars in Millions)

Department or Program

Description

2024‑25

2025‑26

CDCR

Contract medical adjustments

—

$34

CDCR

Air cooling pilot program

—

18

CDCR

Returning Home Well continuation

—

13

CDCR

San Quentin Rehabilitation Center: rehabilitation program enhancements

—

8

CDCR

COVID‑19 mitigation efforts

—

5

DOJ

Federal accountability workload

—

13

DOJ

Firearms IT Systems Modernization Project

—

11

DOJ

DNA ID Fund Backfilla

—

—

JB

Fresno County Courthouse—performance criteria

—

18

JB

San Luis Obispo County: New San Luis Obispo Courthouse—performance criteria

—

8

JB

Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal Court‑Appointed Counsel Programs

—

6

JB

Butte County: Juvenile hall addition and renovation

—

5

JB

Solano County: New Solano Hall of Justice—performance criteria

—

5

JB

Los Angeles County: New Santa Clarita Courthouse reappropriation

$34

—

Totals

$34

$144

aProposal does not provide any funds in the budget window, but includes $35 million ongoing.

CDCR = California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; DOJ = Department of Justice; and JB = Judicial Branch.

Appendix 1, Figure 2

General Fund Discretionary Spending Proposals in the 2025‑26 May Revision: Health, Human Services, and Housing

(Dollars in Millions)

Department or Program

Description

2025‑26

CDPH

Wastewater surveillance for infectious diseases

$3

CDPH

Reappropriation for Governor’s Advisory Council

3

CDPH

Online application system for lead abatement

2

Child Care

Administrative support for Alternative Payment Programs

70

Child Care

Propspective payments for child care providers

52

Child Care

Cost of care plus administrative costs

45

Civil Rights Department

California Vs. Hate resource line

2

DDS

LOIS IT project ‑ project planning

5

DDS

Reimbursement and cost recovery

1

DDS

Clinical monitoring for specialized community homes

1

DSS

Reappropriation of funding for State Supplemental Grant Program for LA fires

80

DSH

Electronic Health Records Reappropriation

8

HCAI

Diaper access initiative

7

HCAI

Reappropriation for Health Care Payor Database

6

Totals

$285

CDPH = California Department of Public Health; DDS = California Department of Developmental Services; DSS = California Department of Social Services; DSH = California Department of State Hospitals; and HCAI = Department of Health Care Access and Information.

Appendix 1, Figure 3

General Fund Discretionary Spending Proposals in the 2025‑26 May Revision: Higher Education

(Dollars in Millions)

Department or Program

Description

2024‑25

2025‑26

CSU

Smaller base reduction

—

$231

CSU

Capital Fellows salary increase

—

1

CSAC

Golden State Teacher Grants

—

50

CSAC

California College of the Arts

—

20

CSAC

General operating expenses

—

2

CSAC

Chief Information Security Officer

—

—a

CSAC

Middle Class Scholarships

$77

—

CLSF

Base augmentation

—

2

SIB

CalKIDS administration

—

1

UC

Smaller base reduction

—

267

UC

First Star Program

—

2

Totals

$77

$576

aLess than $500,000.

CSU = California State University; CSAC = California Student Aid Commission; CLSF = College of the Law, San Francisco; SIB = Scholarshare Investment Board; and UC = University of California.

Appendix 1, Figure 4

General Fund Discretionary Spending Proposals in the 2025‑26 May Revision: Resources, Environment, and Transportation

(Dollars in Millions)

Department or Program

Description

2025‑26

CalFire

Aircraft contract increase

$38

CalFire

Macdoel Station construction

11

CalFire

Higgins Corner Station construction

10

CalFire

Alma Helitack Base preliminary plans

4

CalFire

Boggs Mtn Helitack Base working drawings

3

Caltrans

Clean California Community Cleanup Program

25

CHP

Debt service shift from MVA to General Fund

7

CHP

Child sex abuse nvestigations

5

CNRA

Museum of Tolerance

10

Parks

Library Parks Pass Program

7

Totals

$119

CalFire = California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; Caltrans = California Department of Transportation; CHP = California Highway Patrol; MVA = motor vehicle account; CNRA = California Natural Resources Agency, Secretary; and Parks = Department of Parks and Recreation.

Appendix 1, Figure 5

General Fund Discretionary Spending Proposals in the 2025‑26 May Revision: Other

(Dollars in Millions)

Department or Program

Description

2024‑25

2025‑26

BCSH

Reorganization of agency

—

$4

CDE

Proposition 98 rebenching for fire‑related property tax losses

$58

114

CDFA

Farm to school efforts

—

25

CDFA

Animal and human health emergency infrastructure

—

6

CDT

Cal‑CSIRS

—

2

CDT

Digital ID Statewide Service Offering

—

1

CSL

Cybersecurity upgrades

—

—a

DOF

Process improvement within state government

—

20

DOF

Capital outlay studies

—

2

EDD

Continuation of cybersecurity staffing

—

7

Go‑Biz

Capital expenditures for America Design and Collaboration Facility

—

25

Go‑Biz

Regional Initiative for Social Enterprises Program (CalRISE)

—

17

GO‑SERVE

Belonging Campaign

—

5

GO‑SERVE

College Corps expansion

—

5

Gov Ops

Career Passport workload

—

1

Judicial

Partial restoration of ongoing 2024‑25 reduction to trial court operations

—

41

Judicial

Funding to address increased trial court operation costs

—

40

LWDB

Regional coordination for career education

—

1

CalOES

California Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force

5

5

CalOES

Law Enforcement Mutual Aid extended encumbrance period

22

—

Totals

$85

$321

aLess than $500,000.

BCSH = California Business, Consumer Services, and Housing; CDE = California Department of Education; CDFA = California Department of Food and Agriculture; CDT = California Department of Technology; CSL = California State Library; DOF = Department of Finance; EDD = Employment Development Department; Go‑Biz = Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development; GO‑SERVE = Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement; Gov Ops = Government Operations Agency; Judicial = Judicial Branch; LWDB = Labor and Workforce Development, Secy; and CalOES = Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.

Appendix 1, Figure 6

General Fund Discretionary Tax Expenditures Proposals in the 2025‑26 May Revision

(Dollars in Millions)

Source

Description

2024‑25

2025‑26

Personal Income Tax

Military retirement pay exclusion

$130

$85

Corporation Tax

Film Tax Credit expansion

14

65

Totals

$144

$150