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 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - These funds are only available after ARB approves the SLCP strategy required by Chapter  523 of 2014 (SB  605, Lara). ARB staff is expected to present a final SLCP strategy to the board in fall 2016.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/8

Rethinking California's Reserve Policy

Apr 10, 2025 - This strategy avoids forcing the state to save more in years when the budget position is positive, but more marginal. In these years, saving more money might come at the expense of high‑priority legislative goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5028

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

Oct 2, 2018 - Chapter   32 r equires that COE technical assistance be focused on building district capacity to develop and implement improvement strategies. COE technical assistance may include helping a district to identify its weaknesses and select strategies to address those weakness.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/3

Strong Tax Collections Belie California's Challenging Fiscal Outlook

Apr 26, 2022 - This means the proposal should address a well-defined problem with a policy strategy that has been evaluated and found to be cost-effective. Second, we suggest giving priority to proposals that mitigate future budget problems.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4590

The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - This includes (1)  $7.8  million to provide janitorial services to new medical spaces at state prisons, (2)  $7.7  million for additional medical positions needed because of an increase in patient acuity levels, (3)  $7  million to implement various strategies intended to improve the department ’s ability to retain physicians, (4)  $6.7  million for additional nurses to distribute inmate medications, and (5)  $5.4  million to implement a new health care appeals process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/11

The 2016-17 Budget: The Governor’s Reserve Proposal

Feb 19, 2016 - We then analyze the administration ’s strategy for building additional reserves. While we concur with the Governor ’s overall approach of building a robust level of total reserves, we find that his proposal to deposit optional amounts into the state ’s rainy day fund would limit legislative control.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3348

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

Oct 2, 2018 - Strategy to Ensure Fund Solvency. The budget prohibits most departments and agencies from spending more than 75  p ercent of their GGRF allocations before the final quarterly auction of the fiscal year (scheduled for May 2019).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/9

The 2019-20 May Revision: Sales Tax Exemptions for Diapers and Menstrual Products

May 12, 2019 - In contrast, the Legislature often adjusts its strategy for providing financial assistance to parents, so a four- or five-year window could be appropriate for the diaper exemption. Proposal Does Not Require Administration to Collect Data.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4040