The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - This  shift would free up the SBE to focus on broader policy issues while making state administrative functions more efficient. Considering Adding Legislative Appointees to the SBE. The Legislature could consider adding two legislative appointees to the SBE.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - However, the administration indicates that the work could have other benefits, such as improving the quality of health care or reducing unnecessarily bureaucratic processes, thereby freeing up staff time to address other workload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - The one‑time spending will expire in 2027‑28, freeing up funds that could help the state accommodate a possible decrease in the minimum guarantee before having to reduce programs. Under the Governor’s budget, the amount of the cushion is $241 million, equating to 1.7 percent of Proposition 98 spending on the community colleges in 2026‑27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentive

Feb 24, 2026 - Additionally, APCF potentially could be used to support some activities currently being funded with GGRF, thereby freeing up those dollars to help fund other priorities. ZEV Proposal Does Not Meet High Bar for New Expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - At the time of this publication, the mental health Receiver had approved CDCR ’s request to close 100 excess inpatient beds and was deliberating on whether to deactivate additional excess inpatient beds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

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

Feb 23, 2026 - Governor’s Proposal Redirect 100 On ‑Site Providers to Tele ‑Mental Health. The Governor proposes to redirect 100 on ‑site providers at various prisons to become remote staff. The positions consist of psychiatrists, social workers, and psychologists.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - Frees Up Current Funding for Extension Grants. Trailer legislation proposes to free up the $485  million allocated in prior budgets that is set aside for the two ‑year extension grants. Current community schools grantees would no longer be required to submit requests for extensions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - The state appropriated approximately $100  million annually over this period. In 2024 ‑25 (three years into the revamped program), the program gave awards to more than 350,000 recipients —about a seven ‑fold increase.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - These projects were categorized into five groups —and ranked within each group —in the following descending priority order: 18 immediate need projects ($2.3  billion), 29 critical need projects ($7.9  billion), 15 high need projects ($1.3  billion), 9 medium need projects ($1.6  billion), and 9  low need projects ($100  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

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

Feb 10, 2026 - However, the Legislature could consider shifting a portion of activities from the proposed General Fund loan to the environmental fee (a tiered charge on statewide businesses with 100 or more employees) that supports TSCA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116