The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - Across all MCS recipients, the average MCS award in 2024‑25 was $3,673—50 percent higher than in 2021‑22. In 2024‑25, the average MCS award for CSU students was 70 percent higher than it had been under the original program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - The associated ongoing cost is built into apportionments in 2026 ‑27. c Related and supplemental instruction costs for apprenticeship programs in 2024 ‑25 and 2025 ‑26 are higher than budgeted. COLA = cost ‑of ‑living adjustment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - For the last ten years, the UC employer contribution rate has increased gradually, from 14.6  percent of payroll in 2015 ‑16 to 16.71  percent in 2024 ‑25. As Figure  9 shows, annual program costs have steadily grown over this period, reaching more than $665  million in 2024 ‑25 (growing at an average annual rate of 5.2  percent over this period).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - Of the $879  million spent on financial aid in 2024 ‑25, 85  percent was for SUG. From 2019 ‑20 to 2024 ‑25, spending for institutional financial aid increased by $118  million (15  percent), largely as a result of tuition increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - Minor Victims of Commercial Sexual Exploitation Pilot Projects $25 million one ‑time in 2022 ‑23, available through June 30, 2026. Bringing Families Home Augmentations $92.5 million one ‑time in 2021 ‑22 and again in 2022 ‑23, with $40 million shifted to 2025 ‑26 and $40 million shifted to 2026 ‑27 as part of 2024 ‑25 budget actions.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

The 2026-27 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Mar 3, 2026 - At the time of the 2025 May Revision, the administration had estimated that the Social Security Administration (SSA) had overcharged the state for SSI/SSP services and administration —resulting in increased General Fund costs of over $60  million in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2026-27 Budget: Estimated State Savings From Proposition 47

Feb 23, 2026 - These declines primarily reflect the administration ’s estimate of the impact of Proposition  36 —which went into effect halfway through 2024-25. Figure 1 Administration Projects Decrease in Proposition 47 Savings Due to Proposition 36 2023 ‑24
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5108

Special taxes. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - File No. 25-0040, Amendment #1).     Background Special Tax. Taxes are a type of revenue that can be used to support any public purpose. Some state taxes are unrestricted, meaning that revenues raised by these taxes can be used to fund any program.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-040

The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - In 2024-25, C FAP provided $135  million in food assistance to about 63,000 people, for an average benefit of about $180 per person. Subject to Appropriation, CFAP to Be Expanded to Additional Income-Eligible Noncitizens.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126

The 2026-27 Budget: Permitting Support at the State Water Resources Control Board

Mar 2, 2026 - The 2024-25 State Budget Provided Resources to the Water Boards to Respond to New Workload. The 2024-25 budget provided $5  million on an ongoing basis from the Waste Discharge Permit Fund and 26 new positions for the water boards to support the water quality permitting and enforcement work that previously was handled directly by the federal government or under federal authorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144