The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - Adjusting for inflation, revenues were 18  percent lower in 2024-25 than in 2018-19. BPPE Fund Has a Structural Deficit. As Figure  1 shows, expenditures from the BPPE Fund have exceeded revenues annually beginning in 2014-15.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - In 2024-25, Learning Lab used about 15  percent of its state General Fund support to cover associated Foundation costs. In addition, Learning Lab has one program director employed by LCI. About 10  percent of program funding is used by LCI for related program administration including for various operating expenses, such as special projects and travel.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - In 2023‑24 and 2024‑25, the state made one‑time reductions to the program in recognition that funding provided exceeded the amount necessary to fund all State Preschool contracts. Child Care and State Preschool Reimbursement Rates in Transition.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals

Mar 19, 2026 - Note: Numbers may not add up due to rounding. LCI = Governor ’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation; EEO = Equal Employment Opportunity; and CEQA = California Environmental Quality Act. Assessment Administration Has Provided Reasonable Justification for Proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - Credits may be used to offset either personal income or corporation taxes and can be carried forward for up to six years. Over 1,200 credit agreements have been approved by GO-Biz since the program ’s inception.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - The studies expressed concern that the policymaking entities —the Governor, Legislature, and SBE —rely on the SPI to implement their policies, yet the SPI may have been elected with different priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements: Ensuring Effective Legislative Oversight

Mar 18, 2026 - The board also may hold workshops or informal meetings to gather input. Additionally, state policy (via executive orders and CEQA) directs agencies —including SWRCB —to consult with native tribes when decisions, such as updates to the Bay ‑Delta Plan, may affect tribal interests.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - As part of the 2012 IHSS MOE, beginning in 2012 ‑13, all counties were required to maintain their 2011 ‑12 expenditure levels for IHSS, to which an annual growth factor of 3.5  percent was applied beginning in 2014 ‑15.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - In addition, 15  percent of funding each year was designated for other facilities that “promote a complete campus concept, ” including gymnasiums, performing arts centers, and child development centers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - (In an earlier and now outdated version of a planning document, DDS estimated that the project would cost about $135  million to $180  million in total funds, excluding future maintenance and operations costs.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157