Proposed Changes in UC's Base Funding [EdBudget]

May 18, 2025 - A new governor will take office in 2027-28. a Reflects a deferred Year 4 base increase of $241 million and a Year 5 base increase of $254 million. b Reflects a deferred Year 4 increase of $31 million and a Year 5 increase of $30 million. c Reflects various small ongoing and one-time adjustments. d Reflects the restoration of a $125 million one-time reduction applied in 2024-25,
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/970

The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch 42 40 a Funding in certain years may have been provided for a specific purpose. For example, some funding was designated for promoting fiscal equity among the trial courts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - In 2024 ‑25, providers in 42 counties (representing about one ‑third of the state ’s population) continue to be funded based on the SRR. These counties to tend to be located outside of the most expensive regions of the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

The 2025-26 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 18, 2025 - The use of online and other distance education at CCC remains significantly above pre-pandemic levels, accounting for an estimated 42  percent of full-time equivalent (FTE) students in fall 2024, compared to 17  percent in fall 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5017

The 2025-26 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 19, 2025 - As shown in Figure  5, with a grant increase of 0.2  percent, grants for all AU sizes in high-cost counties would equal between 42  percent and 46  percent of the FPL for a family one person larger than the AU size, and to slightly lower levels for families in lower-cost counties (from 2024 to 2025, FPL increased about 3  percent year over year).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4969

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - For instance, between 1990 and 2020, the number of housing units in California ’s WUI grew from 3.6  million to 5.1  million (a 42  percent increase). Besides placing more people and structures in locations with higher wildfire risk, increased development and activity in the WUI can also raise the chance of human-caused fire ignitions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Some of the largest spending augmentations proposed include: (1) $60  million to provide additional grants under the Cal Competes program; (2)  the intent to partially restore an ongoing reduction to the trial courts, which, if enacted, would cost $42  million ongoing; and (3)  the Governor ’s proposed expansion to College Corps, which would cost $5  million in 2025 ‑26, but grow to $84  million  ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

Rethinking California's Reserve Policy

Apr 10, 2025 - In the 1950s, the state had significant reserves and surpluses (the amounts in Figure  3 are additive, so in the 1949 ‑50 budget, reserves and surpluses represented 42  percent of revenues). In the late 1970s, the state had sizeable surpluses, but no reserves on hand.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5028