The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook Executive Summary Not Safe to Bet Artificial Intelligence ( AI) Fueled Exuberance Is Sustainable. Both the California and U.S. economies currently face significant headwinds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091

The 2026-27 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 12, 2026 - That said, recent budgets have set the SFEU bet ween $3.5  billion and $4.5  billion, so the Governor ’s budget proposal to set the balance to $4.5  billion is generally in line with recent policy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5101

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 16, 2023 - These program changes generally were collectively bargained between the s tate and Child Care Providers United (CCPU) for represented child care and State Preschool providers and, for parity sake, extended to remaining child care and State Preschool providers (with the exception of the health, retirement, and training funds, which is limited to CCPU-represented providers).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4788

The 2025-26 Budget: Undertaking Fiscal Oversight

Feb 24, 2025 - In contrast, oversight of larger programs with multiple facets and program components can be more successful if the programs are broken down into key pieces. For example, oversight of homeless encampment resolution grants likely could be done comprehensively.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4983

California's Legislative Analyst's Office and the Value of Independence

Nov 15, 2024 - But since macroeconomic dynamics are multifaceted and context dependent, successfully predicting the scenario that will play out is virtually impossible. Consider as evidence that in just the last several years —during and after the COVID-19 pandemic —consensus macroeconomic forecasts have been wildly off from actual outcomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4938

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - The budget increases the Fund for Student Success —which supports the Mathematics, Engineering, and Science Achievement; Puente; and Middle College High School programs —by $2.4  million, bringing total funding to $6.2  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/3

The 2015-16 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 19, 2015 - Budget language specifies that districts must use any funds not needed to meet their FON for enhancing student success through the support of faculty, including (but not limited to) support of part –time faculty office hours.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3302

The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Sep 6, 2024 - For community colleges, the budget also provides (1)  $50  million ongoing for caseload increases in the Student Success Completion Grant program and (2)  $25  million ongoing to increase enrollment by 0.5  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4922

Fiscal Outlook: In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)

Nov 15, 2017 - Our outlook assumes that the state will successfully comply with the new requirement —resulting in upfront implementation costs, but avoiding out-year penalties for failure to comply. The federal government has yet to issue regulations on how states must implement the EVV requirements, making it difficult to estimate potential costs and impacts on services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3712

The 2018-19 Budget: California Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 2, 2018 - The State Board will perform a study of the initiative in 2021 ‑22, evaluating the degree to which individuals who receive services under the initiative are able to successfully complete workforce training programs and successfully transition into the labor market and broader workforce education system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/12