The 2026-27 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Mar 3, 2026 - However, from 2021-22 through 2023-24, the maximum combined SSI/SSP monthly grant amount increased on average by 7.4  percent annually for individuals and 8.2  percent annually for couples —predominantly due to the provision of federal SSI COLAs and historically high SSP grant increases, including the highest in history one-time SSP grant increase of roughly 24  percent in January 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - UC estimates its health care costs will grow by 8.2  percent, while its employer contribution rate to UCRP will be 17.2  percent of payroll, up from 16.5  percent of payroll in 2025 ‑26. Cover the cost associated with enrollment growth, particularly for the hiring of additional faculty and support staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - This includes ongoing funding for: (1) salary increases ($25.3 million) of mental health positions, (2) to establish the Office of the Receiver ($8.2 million) and (3) other consulting‑related expenses ($356,000).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

University of California Funding by Source [EdBudget]

Feb 13, 2026 - University of California Funding by Source [EdBudget] 8.2% a Includes funds that UC uses for tuition discounts and waivers. b Includes a portion of overhead funding on federal and state grants and a portion of patent royalty income. c A FTE student equates to 30 credit units for an undergraduate and 24 credits units for a graduate student.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1043

The 2026-27 Budget: Framework for Approaching the Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, and Agriculture Budget

Feb 10, 2026 - The  budget proposes $8.2  million in 2026 ‑27 and $8  million in 2027 ‑28 and ongoing from the General Fund, along with one position, to support CDFW ’s existing nutria eradication program. An invasive species that have been spreading in California since being detected in 2017, nutria carry pathogens and parasites that pose risks to human and animal health, damage flood
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This includes $8.2  million ($7  million General Fund) in efficiency reductions and $2.8  million General Fund in vacant position reductions. Please see the “New and Ongoing Efforts to Achieve Efficiencies” section of this post for more information on these budget-wide reductions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 12 (Craft and Maintenance)

Jun 27, 2025 - Currently, the full normal cost to prefund Unit 12 retiree health benefits is estimated to equate to 8.2  percent of Unit 12 pay. Under the proposed agreement, no contributions would be made to prefund the benefit for two years and contribution rates would not return to current levels for three years after that.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

UC Merced at 20: Campus Developments and Key State-Level Takeaways

Nov 7, 2024 - In 2022 ‑23, 8.2  percent of UC Merced ’s expenditures were for interest payments on its bonds for capital projects, compared to 3  percent for other UC campuses without a medical center. UC Merced anticipates that it will continue spending a relatively high share of its annual budget on interest payments for at least a few more decades as much of its debt for capital projects is being financed over about 30 years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4937

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 10, 2024 - This amount includes $8  million General Fund in 2024- 25 —generally increasing to $8.2  million ($5  million General Fund and $3.2  million Fingerprint Fees Account) annually beginning in 2028- 29 —for the implementation of Chapter  249 of 2023 (SB  2, Portantino) related to carry concealed weapon licenses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4924

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Cannabis Control—Legal and Administrative Hearing Costs

Mar 4, 2024 - The Governor ’s budget proposes $8.2  million from the Cannabis Control Fund (decreasing to $8.1  million in 2025-26 and 2026-27 and $1.3  million ongoing beginning in 2027-28) and seven positions to support DCC workload and DOJ and OAH costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4869