UC Federal Grants and Contracts for Medical Care, R&D, and Other Purposes [EdBudget]

Feb 21, 2026 - The amounts in this row reflect federal allowances (or reimbursements) for indirect expenditures on research facilities and administration, formally known as Facilities & Administrative (F&A) costs. g Reflects expenditures to operate and manage DOE national laboratories. h Includes grants and contracts for various other purposes, including instruction and training.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1047

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - For example, the Legislature could require a status update by January 2028 and adoption of the process by January 2029, wit h the goal of beginning accreditation activities in 2029 ‑30. Receiving a status update would give the Legislature an opportunity to determine whether the proposed guidelines provide sufficient accountability for schools and whether existing funding is sufficient to support accreditation costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - This looming insolvency of the DROS Special Account h as led to DOJ increasingly requesting General Fund resources to support firearm-related workload that can statutorily be supported by the special funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

Time limits, environmental reviews, and judicial reviews for certain types of infrastructure projects. [Ballot]

Dec 10, 2025 - (An exception concerns certain h ousing and large environmental projects that have been certified by the Governor, which currently have a 270-day time limit, to the extent feasible by the courts.) Environmental Review The measure would modify the environmental review process in several key ways, including: Changes Public Comment Periods.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-023

New Workload and Funding for the California Department of Education (CDE) [EdBudget]

Dec 2, 2025 - Of this funding, $854,000 is available on a one-time basis in 2025-26 and $1.1 million is available in 2026-27 through 2029-30. h Of this funding, $328,000 is available on a one-time basis and $164,000 is available ongoing.   
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1015

New Higher Education Reporting Requirements [EdBudget]

Nov 17, 2025 - In turn, the Department of Technology and Department of Finance are to review the Chancellor's Office report and submit recommendations to the Legislature by March 31, 2026. f Information is to be included in an existing annual report related to basic needs centers. g TBL modifies the due date for an existing reporting requirement. h Reflects the date by which CSAC must post specified data on its website. 
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1033

Large health sector labor organizations’ political activities. [Ballot]

Nov 14, 2025 - Future decisions by the Labor Commissioner could result in higher costs; however, any suc h costs would not be directly attributable to the requirements of the measure. For example, costs could be substantially higher, at least on a one-time basis, if the Labor Commissioner were to establish a new information technology system that allowed health care labor organizations to submit and for organization members to access these records electronically.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-021

Child Care Budget [EdBudget]

Nov 7, 2025 - h Includes cost estimates for quality programs, child care infrastructure, Child and Adult Care Food Program, accounts payable, prospective pay, reimbursement based on certified need, rate reform support, administrative support, and whole child community equity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1016

2025-26 Changes in Proposition 98 Spending [EdBudget]

Nov 7, 2025 - 2025-26 Changes in Proposition 98 Spending [EdBudget] $114,558 a Primarily reflects removal of 2024-25 one-time funds. b The 2025-26 budget package uses funding from the Proposition 98 reserve to cover $405 million in K-12 costs and $50 million in community college costs. c Reflects additional LCFF costs associated with serving more students in transitional kindergarten, including costs of
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1007

Housing assistance program for certain University of California employees. [Ballot]

Oct 27, 2025 - As with typical home loans, it takes many years for UC to recoup the initial cas h it pays to purchase the homes. During this time, the borrowed STIP funds effectively are not available for other university purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-018