The 2026-27 Budget: How to Use One-Time Revenue Improvements

Feb 20, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: How to Use One-Time Revenue Improvements The 2026-27 Budget How to Use One-Time Revenue Improvements Recent stock market performance continues to boost income tax collections. In our Fiscal Outlook , we strongly advised the Legislature to treat near-term strength in tax collections as temporary because we expect these gains to reverse.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5133

The 2026-27 Budget: How to Use One-Time Revenue Improvements [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: How to Use One-Time Revenue Improvements [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5133

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - To what extent and how have DSS and program partners been able to address these issues? Is further Legislative guidance (or anything else) needed to address any remaining barriers? For programs that received one-time funding or augmentations, how sustainable are program gains?
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - A challenge that nearly every county emphasized is how to sustain their prevention programs financially once their state block grant dollars expire. Even once CWS ‑CARES launches and counties can claim Title IV ‑E reimbursement for eligible EBPs, how to fund the required local match remains a challenge for counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 18, 2026 - Federal law gives states significant flexibility in how they use TANF block grant funds and related MOE expenditures. In general, expenditures are required to be consistent with four purposes of the federal TANF program, which include: Providing assistance to needy families so that children can be cared for in their own homes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5122

2026-27 Changes in Proposition 98 Spending [EdBudget]

Jan 23, 2026 - 2026-27 Changes in Proposition 98 Spending [EdBudget] $125,480 a Applies to Child Nutrition, Special Education, and K-12 Mandates Block Grant.  b Reflects additional LCFF costs associated with serving more students in transitional kindergarten, including costs of lower transitional kindergarten staffing ratios. c Applies to Special Education, State Preschool, Child Nutrition,
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1067

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - Beyond these priorities, we think the proposed student support block grant is reasonable. This block grant provides districts with flexible funding they could use for a range of student services linked to local conditi ons.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

Major Proposition 98 Spending Proposals [EdBudget]

Jan 23, 2026 - Major Proposition 98 Spending Proposals [EdBudget] Total Spending Proposals $10,910 a Applies to Special Education, State Preschool, Child Nutrition, Equity Multiplier, K-12 Mandates Block Grant, Charter School Facility Grant Program, Foster Youth Services Coordinating Program, Adults in Correctional Facilities, American Indian Education Centers, Child and Adult Care Food
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1064

The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - Second, any unawarded credits from the previous fiscal year can be added to the pool of available credits for the current fiscal year. Credit Pool Has Ballooned to over $923  million for the Current Year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 4, 2026 - The proposal effectively shifts that cost from this year to future budgets —helping address the current budget problem on a one ‑time basis, but adding to the large budget deficits the state is projecting over the next several years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110