The 2026-27 Budget: County Administration and H.R. 1 Implementation

Mar 5, 2026 - To try to address this, the Legislature has taken steps to require that the administrative budgeting methodologies for both CalFresh and IHSS are reevaluated every three years, with a report to the Legislature on potential changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - Goal 3 Provide Adequate Care at Every Level and Treat Each Patient at the Appropriate Level of Care Selected Actions Evaluate the use of Resource Teams to enhance patients ’ ability and willingness to step down.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - For this reason, every new expenditure from the account —especially those that are comparatively large —should be well justified and clear a high bar for approval. Historically, CHP Has Funded Equipment and Operational Costs Through Its Base Budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - However, state law provides exceptions for some specific programs —such as juvenile court schools and Extended School Year services for special education students —that operate longer than a traditional 180 ‑day school year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2026 - This brief provides our analysis of the Governor’s 2026-27 budget proposals related to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5137

The 2026-27 Budget: Streamlining California’s Affordable Housing Funding System

Mar 6, 2026 - Also, HCD currently plays a key role in the review and implementation of AHSC, so it already has “in house ” knowledge of the program. Further, the intent is that this knowledge and program capacity will be transmitted to HDFC through the proposed position transfers from HCD  to HDFC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5154

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

Mar 18, 2026 - Federal law mandates that SWRCB review these plans at least once every three years, while state law requires them to be “periodically reviewed. ” Updating a plan typically involves several steps, including preparation of a staff report, which serves as a Substitute Environmental Document under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 18, 2026 - This dynamic is at play in the 2026-27 Governor ’s Budget , which newly identifies $270  million in prior-year unspent TANF funds. Before accounting for other changes in spending levels, this unspent TANF funding results in a downward swing in General Fund dollars in CalWORKs in 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5122

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - Specifically, H.R.  1 requires these adults to (1)  verify that they have completed at least 80 hours per month of work, education, or community service, and (2)  verify eligibility every six months, rather than every 12  months.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2026-27 Budget: Framework for Approaching the Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, and Agriculture Budget

Feb 10, 2026 - (This is true even under the Governor ’s higher revenue projections, as the administration ’s proposal includes actions to free up capacity for new spending proposals, including creating a settle ‑up obligation for schools and community colleges and suspending a transfer to the state ’s rainy day fund.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116