The 2025-26 Budget: Scholarshare Investment Board

Apr 30, 2025 - Additionally, SIB is working with th e Los Angeles Unified School District and Riverside County Office of Education to increase CalKIDS participation. SIB will submit a report on these local efforts by September 30, 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5035

Preliminary Assessment of Significant Changes to State's Technology Project Approval and Oversight Processes

Apr 29, 2025 - We recommend the reporting be provided no later than the end of th e calendar year, to inform the next annual budget process and any potential requests for funding for subsequent GenAI POCs and MVPs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5034

Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - For example, CalFire ’s wildfire prot ection budget includes the Emergency Fund (E‑Fund). The E‑fund is an amount budgeted for emergency fire protection and is intended to enable the department to pay for the costs of responding to large wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Pharmacy Spending

Apr 3, 2025 - The notabl e reduction has been attributed to recent federal policy changes around Medicaid drug rebates. …While Newer Blood Sugar ‑Regulating Drugs Have Increased Spending. Though the share of spending on insulin appears to have declined, spending on certain other diabetes ‑related drugs increased considerably.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5026

Child Care Budget [EdBudget]

Apr 1, 2025 - Child Care Budget [EdBudget] a Reflects 2024-25 May Revision estimates with LAO adjustments. b Reflects 2025-26 Governor's Budget. c Does not include $11.2 million provided to community colleges for certain child care services. d Includes funding for family child care home education networks. e Includes cost estimates for quality programs, child care infrastructure, Child and
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/945

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - (AP agencies do not receive a similar COLA for CalWORKs child car e.) As part of the 2023 collectively bargained early education and parity agreement, the state did not apply the COLAs for 2023 ‑24 and 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - The key limitations of the proposed structure ar e: Funding would be available for schools at any grade level, rather than targeted to earlier grades. The research suggesting math coaches are an effective strategy is specific to the elementary grades.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

The 2025-26 Budget: California State Library

Mar 7, 2025 - The State Library indicates that the primary rationale for the new hardware and software subscription servic e is to ensure that as its current system reaches its end of life, new defense tools are put into place to protect against cybersecurity threats.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5013

The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 6, 2025 - The administration is also required to provid e information to the appropriate budget committees on the review and how it may impact costs. The Legislature may wish to ask the administration when it expects this information will be available.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5009

The 2025-26 Budget: CWS-CARES

Mar 5, 2025 - To claim Title IV-E federal funding for these services (the selection of which is detailed in the state ’s five-year Title IV-E prevention plan), the state must meet federal requirements around tracking per-child prevention spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5006