Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - We recommend expanding the licensing exemptions so that all out ‑of ‑state mental health providers already licensed in their respective state no longer need to acquire a California license to work at CDCR.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2026-27 Budget: State Mandate—Disclosure Requirements and Deferral of Property Taxation

Feb 19, 2026 - Printing a disclosure about Chapter  712 ’s deferment procedures is no longer relevant given that the option expired more than two years ago and is no longer available to property owners in the county.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5130

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - A large portion of the General Fund support is used to support the Armed and Prohibited Persons System (APPS) enforcement teams, which seize firearms from people prohibited from owning or possessing them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

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

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - But even if the stock market boom persists for longer and revenues ultimately exceed our forecast, the solutions adopted to balance the budget using more cautious revenue assumptions should not be viewed as unnecessary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104

The 2026-27 Budget: Cap-and-Invest Expenditure Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - The amounts planned in the 2024‑25 GGRF package that are no longer included in the administration’s multiyear spending plan (or in SB 840 intent language) include a total of $710 million that would have supported local transit agencies across the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

California Community Colleges Capital Outlay Projects [EdBudget]

Mar 10, 2026 - California Community Colleges Capital Outlay Projects [EdBudget]     a Community college districts issue local general obligation bonds to pay for a share of project costs. b Proposition 51 (2016) bond funds. c The performance criteria phase is the initial phase of this design-build project. d Replacement buildings listed in this category involve adding space. e Center operated
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1025

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - In 2019, DOF found that 1991  Realignment could no longer support the county costs of IHSS. As a result, in 2019 ‑20, the 2017 MOE was eliminated and replaced with the current IHSS MOE structure —referred to as the 2019 IHSS MOE.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - In addition to restructuring foster care maintenance payments, the 2024-25 statutory changes also added two new foster care programs and corresponding rate components: (1)  Strengths Building and Child and Family Determination Program, and (2)  Immediate Needs Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - If the state ’s cash position weakens, which has happened during previous fiscal downturns, the state could find that internal borrowing is no longer an option. In this situation, the state might decide to turn to external borrowing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127