The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget package removes both (1)  savings and loans, and (2)  banking or financial business from the list of QBA from tax year 2025 onwards. The administration estimates this change will increase revenues by $330  million in fiscal year 2025-26, decreasing slightly to $270  million by 2028-29.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 10, 2024 - The budget provides $11.6  million General Fund in 2024-25 (generally decreasing to $6.9  million General Fund and $3.2  million Fingerprint Fees Account annually beginning in 2028-29) to implement five pieces of recently enacted firearm legislation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4924

The 2019-20 Budget: Deferred Maintenance

Feb 8, 2019 - Governor ’s Proposal The Governor ’s budget proposes $ 614  m illion ($ 585   m illion from the General Fund and $ 29   m illion from Proposition   68, a natural resources related bond approved by voters in 201 8) o n a one ‑time basis in 2019 ‑ 20 t o address deferred maintenance backlogs at 24 departments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3929

The 2018-19 Budget: Department of General Services

Feb 20, 2018 - The estimated total cost of project is about $1  billion. Three buildings would be medium rise (5 floors) and one building would be high rise (up to 29 floors). While most of the building complex would be office space, it would also include other space such as for retail and a childcare center.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3758

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Most of the ongoing school and community college augmentations are to cover a 2. 29  p ercent COLA and enrollment changes. For K ‑ 12 e ducation, the budget includes $1. 2  b illion for the Local Control Funding Formula, which reflects funding for the COLA offset by a 0. 3  p ercent attendance decline.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2025-26 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 25, 2025 - The administration estimates that Proposition 36 will have no impact on the average daily parole population in 2024‑25 but will cause it to be about 360 higher (or 1 percent) than it otherwise would be in 2025‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

Evaluating California's Pursuit of Zero Net Energy State Buildings

Nov 14, 2017 - Specifically, state law established the goals of limiting statewide GHG emissions to (1 )   1 990 l evels by 2020 a nd (2 )  a t least 40  p ercent below 1990 l evels by 2030. In order to meet the state ’s GHG reduction goals, the Legislature and administration have adopted various policies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3711

The 2025-26 Budget: SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Apr 11, 2025 - The proposed formula has three different payments: (1)  a performance payment, (2)  a maintenance payment, and (3)  a minimum guarantee payment. These payments would determine each county ’s total SB  678 grant award.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5031

The 2023-24 Budget: Financing Approaches for Capital Outlay Projects

Feb 28, 2023 - Assuming a bond carries a 5  percent interest rate, the total cost of paying the debt over a 30-year period is close to $2 for each $1 borrowed —$1 for repaying the amount borrowed and close to $1 for interest.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4709

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Until a new formula is operative, we recommend the Legislature require the Chancellor ’s Office to report certain data by October 1 each year on the incarcerated students whom community colleges serve.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913