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 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - The budget provides the California State Transportation Agency with $3.5  million (one time) from the General Fund for a grant to the Contra Costa Transportation Authority for planning, constructing, and operating an expanded autonomous vehicle testing facility.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/10

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

Oct 2, 2018 - Test 2 i s the operative test in 2018 ‑19, with the increase in the guarantee attributable to a 3. 67  p ercent increase in per capita personal income. Though the administration projects a 0. 29  p ercent decline in student attendance for 2018 ‑19, the budget makes no downward adjustment to the minimum guarantee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/3

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - Market Match Program. The budget includes $5  million from the General Fund for the Market Match Program. Chapter  442 of 2015 (AB  1321, Ting) created this program within the Office of Farm to Fork to award grants to certified farmers ’ markets that increase the amount of nutrition benefits available to low –income consumers when purchasing fresh fruits, nuts, and vegetables grown in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/11

The 2025-26 Budget: Multiyear Budget Outlook

May 24, 2025 - IHSS solutions have some overlap with Medi-Cal, including terminating services for adults with unsatisfactory immigration status and reinstating the asset test. In addition, the state would lower the IHSS provider overtime cap, among other solutions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5052

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - This would allow time for schools to ramp up testing capabilities an d address other implementation issues with a smaller group of students and staff. Alternatively, the Legislature could direct resources to expanding statewide testing capacity and infrastructure that would allow schools to more easily access routine testing as a way to support school reopening.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - The amount of new maintenance factor created is based on the difference between the Proposition  98 Test 2 and Test 3 factors. In 2016 –17 , growth in the Test 2 factor (per capita personal income) is strong (5.4  percent) relative to growth in the Test 3 factor (3.6  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/3

The 2015-16 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 19, 2015 - Eligible schools are those that cannot administer online tests or can administer the tests only by shutting down other essential online activities such as e –mail . The Department of Finance (DOF) must approve projects with costs exceeding $1,000 per test –taking pupil and notify the Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3302

The 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 98 Outlook

Nov 14, 2018 - For 2019 ‑20, Test   1 i s the operative test under our outlook. If revenue were to be lower than our estimate by any amount, Test  1 would remain operative and the guarantee would drop about 40 c ents for each dollar of lower revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3897