Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - Enrollment Count Methodology If State Switches to Enrollment, Recommend Using Enrollment Averaged Across the School Year. If the state switches to an enrollment ‑based student count, we recommend the state use enrollment averaged across the school year, similar to how ADA is currently calculated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding [Publication Details]

Jan 6, 2026 - Chapter 442 of 2024 (SB 98, Portantino) requires our office to report on the effects of changing the student count methodology of the Local Control Funding Formula and other K-12 education programs from average daily attendance to student enrollment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5100

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - This Time Might Be Different, but It Is Not Safe to Bet on It.   As our office warned last November, it now appears time to take seriously the notion that the stock market has become overheated. While there is a chance that this time is different and no such downturn is forthcoming, the risk appears strong enough that we have incorporated it into the state 's revenue outlook.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - This Time Might Be Different, but It Is Not Safe to Bet on It.   As our office warned last November, it now appears time to take seriously the notion that the stock market has become overheated. While there is a chance that this time is different and no such downturn is forthcoming, the risk appears strong enough that we have incorporated it into the state 's revenue outlook.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

The 2026-27 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 12, 2026 - That said, recent budgets have set the SFEU bet ween $3.5  billion and $4.5  billion, so the Governor ’s budget proposal to set the balance to $4.5  billion is generally in line with recent policy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5101

University of California Funding by Source [EdBudget]

Feb 13, 2026 - Student counts include residents and nonresident students. FTE = full-time equivalent. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1043

Changes in California Community Colleges Proposition 98 Spending, 2024-25 and 2025-26 [EdBudget]

Jan 21, 2026 - Changes in California Community Colleges Proposition 98 Spending, 2024-25 and 2025-26 [EdBudget] $12,999 Note: These tables reflect spending that counts toward the Proposition 98 minimum guarantee each year. a Increases budgeted growth from the enacted 2025-26 level of 0.57 percent to 1.57 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1040

Changes in California Community Colleges Proposition 98 Spending, 2026-27 [EdBudget]

Jan 21, 2026 - Changes in California Community Colleges Proposition 98 Spending, 2026-27 [EdBudget] 2026-27 Proposed Spending $14,156 Note: This table reflects spending that counts toward the Proposition 98 minimum guarantee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1039

The applicability of tax increases to the state’s constitutional requirements. [Ballot]

Jan 27, 2026 - The measure requires all tax revenues raised, including those deposited into a special fund, to be counted toward the state ’s minimum funding requirement for schools and community colleges. The Legislature could no longer raise taxes, but deposit those into a special fund, without providing some of the additional revenue to schools and community colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-038

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - The MVA ’s primary source of revenue is from vehicle registration fees, as well as —to a lesser degree —from driver ’s license and identification card fees. CHP receives roughly 60  percent of the MVA revenues ($3  billion) annually, with most of the remainder supporting activities at the Department of Motor Vehicles.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152