The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - Most notably, in 2021-22, DCA issued a $12  million loan to the BPPE Fund from the Bureau of Automotive Repair ’s Vehicle Inspection and Repair Fund. (Control Section 14.00 of the annual budget act authorizes DCA to issue loans between the special funds it oversees.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - State Has Significantly Expanded Child Care Access and Funding Since 2021. As part of the 2021‑22 budget package, the Legislature and Governor agreed to add 206,800 non‑CalWORKs child care slots over a multiyear period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

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

Mar 19, 2026 - Funding proposed for the judicial streamlining program pursuant to Chapter  19 of 2021 (SB  7, Atkins) and Chapter  60 of 2023 (SB  149, Caballero) is at similar levels to what was provided in previous years, and would allow LCI to continue implementing the legislation ’s requirements through its sunset year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

Realignment and County Indigent Health Care Programs [Publication Details]

Mar 19, 2026 - Presented to: Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5164

The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - Figure  3 shows how credits have been allocated across sectors over the last five years. Of the $1.2  billion in awards made between 2021 and 2025, around $650  million, or over half, has been allocated to businesses in advanced manufacturing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

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

Mar 18, 2026 - (The SBE and the SPI partially addressed this ambiguity in 2021 by agreeing on a model curriculum districts could use.) The district leaders believed that clearer, more consistent guidance from the state would help them implement local programs more effectively.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

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

Mar 18, 2026 - Estimated implementation costs for habitat projects and water purchases total about $3  billion and would be shared by the state (paying about half), water users, the federal government, and the CVP.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - As seen in Figure  3 , IHSS caseload has grown significantly since 2013. Despite slower caseload growth between 2016 ‑17 and 2020 ‑21 (the caseload continued to grow during this period, just at a slower than usual rate).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - Of the project proposals that districts submitted for 2026-27, 7 out of 27 eligible modernization projects (26  percent) are included in the Governor ’s budget, compared to 3 out of 8 eligible growth projects (38  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - The National Center for Health Statistics found that the prevalence of any diagnosed developmental disability in children aged 3 ‑17 years in the United States increased by about a full percentage point (from 7.40  percent to 8.56  percent) between 2019 and 2021 —a significant change in a short period of time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157