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 2021-22 Budget: CalWORKs Fiscal Outlook

Dec 8, 2020 - The 2021-22 Budget: CalWORKs Fiscal Outlook The 2021-22 Budget CalWORKs Fiscal Outlook In this post, we describe our most recent forecast for California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program costs and discuss recent caseload trends.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4306

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 2018-19 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 12, 2018 - The Governor also proposes $ 120  m illion to create a fully online community college, with most of the associated funding dedicated to startup costs. The college would create and coordinate online courses and programs targeted towards working adults with a high school diploma but lacking a college degree or certificate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3731

Federal Spending in California

Jan 18, 2017 - Financial Aid to Students largely includes financial assistance to students attending institutions of higher education in California, but also includes funding veterans enrolled in vocational training.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3531/3

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - The budget provides $20  million to increase CCC students ’ access to and success in online courses. The initiative includes an online course exchange, to be piloted in 2016 –17 , that enables students at any community college to enroll in degree –applicable online courses at other colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/3

The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - Online Educational Resources. The budget provides $3  million ongoing Proposition  98 funding for the State Librarian to make online educational resources publicly available. The budget provides the funding to Riverside COE to spend upon the direction of the State Librarian.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/3

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

Oct 2, 2018 - Receiving the most discussion of any education proposal this year, the budget package also establishes a statewide online college intended to help working adults improve their career technical skills.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3870/1

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

Jan 13, 2022 - These expectations focus on student access, overall student outcomes, equity in student outcomes, college affordability, intersegmental collaboration, workforce preparedness, and online education. Some of the expectations (for example, improving graduation rates and closing equity gaps) build off goals the segments already had established.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2015-16 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 19, 2015 - To qualify for funding, grantees must work toward eight specific objectives set forth in the program ’s authorizing legislation, Chapter 433, Statutes of 2012, (SB 1070, Steinberg). These objectives include aligning secondary and postsecondary CTE programs to create seamless transitions for students, providing professional development to facilitate CTE
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3302