The 2026-27 California Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 5, 2026 - California State Parks Library Pass Program. The budget provides $6.8  million General Fund in 2026-27 and ongoing for the California State Parks Library Pass Program. The program provides free access to most state parks through passes that can be checked out from public library branches throughout the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5207

The 2026-27 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions [Publication Details]

Oct 2, 2026 - This post discusses features of the state's spending plan that were not covered elsewhere in the 2026-27 Spending Plan series.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5205

The 2026-27 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 2, 2026 - New O Street State Parking Garage. The budget also provides $1.3  million one-time lease revenue bond authority for the preconstruction phase of the O Street State Parking Garage project. The garage will be located on an existing state-owned surface parking lot at 12 th and O Street in Sacramento and is expected to increase parking capacity from 145 to 750 spaces.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5205/

New Higher Education Reporting Requirements [EdBudget]

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Major Higher Education Budget Developments [EdBudget]

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https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1161

Tax Exclusion for Student Loan Forgiveness [Publication Details]

Oct 1, 2026 - This post fulfills the requirement enacted by Chapter 5 of 2023 (AB 111, Committee on Budget) that our office estimate the number of Californians who were able to exclude student loan forgiveness from state income taxation and the total amount of loan forgiveness excluded as a result of new, temporary income tax exclusions enacted by Chapter 5.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5204

Tax Exclusion for Student Loan Forgiveness

Oct 1, 2026 - State Enacted Chapter  5 to Exclude One-Time Loan Cancellation From State Taxation. Following the announcement of the loan cancellation plan, the state enacted Chapter  5 to provide a state income tax exclusion based on the blanket federal exclusion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5204

The 2026-27 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool

Sep 30, 2026 - Major State Preschool Spending Changes Funds All State Preschool With Proposition  98. The budget package shifts funding for State Preschool programs operated by certain entities (primarily community-based organizations) to the Proposition  98 side of the budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5203

The 2026-27 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool [Publication Details]

Sep 30, 2026 - The 2026-27 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
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The 2026-27 California Spending Plan: Higher Education [Publication Details]

Sep 28, 2026 - This post summarizes the state’s 2026‑27 spending package for higher education. In this post, we provide an overview of the state’s higher education spending package, then cover spending for the California Community Colleges (CCC), California State University (CSU), University of California (UC), student financial aid, and a few other areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5202