The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - The last of these funds are expected to be fully expended in  2025 ‑26. Federal Government Attempted to Freeze Funding Used for Child Care. On January 6, 2026, the federal administration announced that it would freeze $10  billion in grant funding going to five states due to concerns about improper use of federal funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

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

Feb 4, 2026 - In October 2010, the state recognized a $1.8  billion increase to its previous estimate of the 2009 ‑10 guarantee. It made an initial payment of $300  million but did not schedule any future payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - The 2018 ‑ 19 b udget approved the first step of this plan by providing an across ‑the ‑board 10  p ercent grant increase effective April 1, 2019. The Governor ’s budget proposes to further increase CalWORKs grants by 13. 1  p ercent, which would raise grant levels to 50  p ercent of FPL for a family of three.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Recommendation Recommend Increasing Salaries by 10   Percent Instead of 50   Percent. Given all of the factors mentioned above, we recommend the Legislature raise salaries for Fellows by 10  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 10, 2025 - The funding is intended to provide the Special Olympics with $10  million in funding annually from 2025-26 through 2027-28. Provides Bridge Funding Related to California Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - Provides $10   Million Annually for Statewide System of Technical Assistance. The Governor ’s proposal would set aside $10  million of the $1  billion for technical assistance centers, including $2  million for the S ‑TAC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 19, 2025 - Figure  10 shows our estimate of the funding available for new commitments in 2026 ‑27. It begins with the spending level the state approved in the 2025 ‑26 budget, then adjusts for the expiration of one ‑time savings and the cost of covering COLA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

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

Nov 20, 2024 - Similarly, the number of Californians who are unemployed is 25  percent higher than during the strong labor markets of 2019 and 2022. Consumer spending —as measured by inflation ‑adjusted retail sales and taxable sales —has continued to decline throughout 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten

Feb 18, 2025 - TK Enrollment Has Grown 70   Percent Since 2019. In 2023 ‑24, 151,500 students across the state were enrolled in TK. This reflects an increase of 76,000 students (101  percent) from the 2021 ‑22 school year, the year prior to expansion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4968

The 2021-22 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 18, 2020 - Estimated Windfall of $26   Billion in 2021 ‑22 … Under our main forecast, we estimate the Legislature has a windfall of $ 26  b illion to allocate in the upcoming budget process. This windfall —or one ‑time surplus —results from revisions in prior ‑ and current ‑year budget estimates and is entirely one time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4297