The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Proposal

Feb 24, 2026 - Refiners and importers must either sell their share of the required volumes themselves or buy credits (known as Renewable Identification Numbers or RINs) from other producers that generate an excess of credits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139

The 2026-27 Budget: Framework for Approaching the Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, and Agriculture Budget

Feb 10, 2026 - However, up to $3  million of the proposed amount is to buy mitigation credits, yet the administration indicates that credits currently are not available for purchase. Therefore, we recommend the Legislature reduce the proposal to $11  million since $3  million may not be urgently needed or  used.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget package includes a few notable changes for GO-SERVE in 2025-26, including: Expansion and Extension of College Corps Program.  The budget includes a $5  million one-time General Fund augmentation for College Corps in 2025-26 to expand the program, laying the groundwork for more campuses to operate the program beginning in 2026-27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2024-25 Budget: Insolvency Risks for Environmental and Transportation Special Funds

Feb 27, 2024 - Some of the major expenditure cost drivers have included (1)  replacement of older CHP area offices and DMV field offices, (2)  increased employee compensation costs —which have been driven by both increases to staffing levels and growing salary and benefit costs at CHP, (3)  workload related to the issuance of new driver licenses and ID cards that comply with federal standards
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4858

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Savings Proposals Generates $1.6 Billion School and Community College Settle‑Up Obligation in 2024‑25. The Governor’s budget proposes providing $1.6 billion less in total funding for schools and community colleges than the estimated constitutional minimum funding level for 2024‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Residential Electricity Rates in California

Jan 7, 2025 - The main explanation for why NEM 3.0 provides a lower amount of credit to solar customers compared to the previous NEM programs is that the new structure credits customers only for the costs the utility avoids by not having to buy electricity elsewhere to serve them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

The 2017-18 Budget: Cap-and-Trade

Feb 13, 2017 - Emissions sources that can reduce their emissions relatively cheaply are given an economic incentive to do so, as an alternative to buying allowances or paying the tax. Carbon Tax and Cap ‑and ‑Trade Address Different Types of Uncertainty.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3553

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - School and Community Colleges Governor ’s Major Spending Choices for Schools and Community Colleges. The State Constitution sets a minimum annual funding requirement for schools and community colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - Schools and Community  Colleges Nearly $18   Billion in New Spending Proposals. Proposition  98 (1988) establishes a minimum annual funding level for schools and community colleges commonly known as the minimum guarantee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

Options for Creating a Forestry Management Training Center

Jan 4, 2022 - For example, if the Legislature chooses to co ‑locate the center at a community college, it would likely make sense for the college to manage the center (potentially in collaboration with other relevant entities, such as CalFire).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4487