The 2025-26 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 17, 2025 - Online Appendices 1 and 2 provide a complete list of solutions by program area. Spending‑Related Solutions Reductions. Under our definition, a spending reduction occurs when the Governor proposes spending less than what is required under current law or policy —more commonly referred to as a spending cut.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5044

State Funding Actions Related to COVID-19

Apr 20, 2020 - We plan to update this post periodically to reflect new information and actions, but for the most up-to-date information, visit: http://www.dof.ca.gov . State Actions to Allocate Funding to COVID-19 Response.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4223

Fiscal Outlook: In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)

Nov 15, 2017 - Pursuant to state legislation, beginning on July 1, 2018 IHSS providers will be eligible to earn up to 8  hours annually of paid sick leave, ramping up to 24  hours annually when the minimum wage is increased to $15 per hour (scheduled for January  1, 2022).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3712

Fiscal Outlook Supplement on Proposition 2

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3508

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Any level above zero is up to the discretion of the Legislature. Recent budgets have set the SFEU between $3.5  billion and $4  billion. The Governor proposes a $4.5  billion SFEU balance for the end of 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - Accelerates Online Education Initiative. 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

Evolution of the Balance of the Budget Stabilization Account

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The 2020-21 Budget: Proposition 2 Debt Payment Proposals

Mar 10, 2020 - Proposition  2 debt payments could be used to make up this difference. This means, under our recommendation, the state would contribute nearly $ 1  b illion over the three years using Proposition   2 t o make up for the loss.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4196

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 12, 2022 - Appendix Note: In the online version of this report, we include a series of Appendix tables that have detailed information on the discretionary choices in the 2022‑23 Budget Act. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
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