The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Though the number of students shifted from self‑ to state‑supported courses is smaller in 2024‑25 compared to 2023‑24 (745 FTE students shifted in summer 2024 compared to 4,705 FTE students shifted the previous summer), the effect is still not adding new students but adding new state costs from shifting students formerly in self‑supported courses into state‑supported ones.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - Considering Adding Legislative Appointees to the SBE. The Legislature could consider adding two legislative appointees to the SBE. These appointees could enable greater legislative oversight of the new governance system and ensure the SBE ’s policies are consistent with legislative intent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2025‑26 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2024 - Outside of government and health care, the state has added no jobs over the past 18 months. Similarly, the number of Californians who are unemployed is 25  percent higher than during the strong labor markets of 2019 and 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 4, 2026 - The proposal effectively shifts that cost from this year to future budgets —helping address the current budget problem on a one ‑time basis, but adding to the large budget deficits the state is projecting over the next several years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - Supported employment services provide job coaching to consumers (in both group and individual placements) who typically are working in a community setting (for example, a hotel or a grocery store). Paid internships allow DDS to pay the wages of and provide job coaches to consumers (either individually or in groups) placed short ‑term in a community employment setting.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - A significant decrease in agricultural production could have considerable employment impacts in that region, such as fewer jobs overall and unpredictable changes to the nature of remaining jobs. Loss of Biodiversity and Natural Resources Increasing Temperatures and Severe Weather Events Threaten State ’s Fish and Wildlife, Ecosystems, and Native Plants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - Specifically, the program is intended to increase the number of CTE ‑aligned pathways for high ‑wage, high ‑demand jobs that incorporate A ‑G course requirements and/or provide students with an opportunity to earn college credits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

The 2019-20 May Revision: Analysis of the May Revision Education Proposals

May 15, 2019 - If Authorizing New Positions, Consider Adding Provisional Language and Reporting Requirements . The Legislature could authorize the new positions proposed in the May Revision without adding funding, effectively encouraging the Chancellor ’s Office to fill the unspecified staff positions funded last year with the specific positions requested this year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4048

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The  administration appears to share some of these concerns, noting recent job losses among high ‑wage workers and the risks posed by the inherent volatility of tax receipts tied to stock market gains.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Multilingual Learner Screeners

Feb 26, 2025 - Under either approach, the Legislature may want to ensure that the level of funding provided is aligned with any service requirements added in statute. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4990