The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool [Publication Details]

Mar 19, 2026 - In this brief, we assess the Governor’s 2026-27 proposals for child care and State Preschool and provide associated recommendations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5168

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - State Preschool programs are funded entirely with $2.9  billion in General Fund (including $1.9  billion in Proposition  98 General Fund). State Preschool programs offered by LEAs —school districts, county offices of education, community college districts, and certain charter schools —are funded with Proposition  98 General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education [Publication Details]

Mar 25, 2026 - This post assesses the Governor’s proposal to provide a General Fund appropriation for the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education, a regulatory agency within the Department of Consumer Affairs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5169

The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - This would effectively shift the litigation costs covered by that loan to the General Fund. The administration indicates the General Fund support is intended to mitigate BPPE ’s structural deficit. Assessment No General Fund Appropriation for BPPE Is Needed in the Current Year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

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

Mar 3, 2026 - This increase would bring total program funding to $11.5 billion ($3.6 billion from the General Fund and $7.9 billion federal funds) in 2026-27. We note that while the year-over-year change in General Fund costs for the program is relatively flat, it is increasing slightly despite the fact that caseload is expected to decline and the average state cost for grants is remaining flat.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5148

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

Mar 3, 2026 - This increase would bring total program funding to $11.5  billion ($3.6  billion from the General Fund and $7.9  billion federal funds) in 2026-27. We note that while the year-over-year change in General Fund costs for the program is relatively flat, it is increasing slightly despite the fact that caseload is expected to decline and the average state cost for grants is remaining flat.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5148

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals

Mar 19, 2026 - However, Current General Fund Condition Means Spending Augmentations Will Require Additional Budget Solutions. Taken together, this set of proposals represents a new ongoing General Fund commitment. While we find that the proposals have merit, like all other General Fund augmentations they must be considered in the context of the state ’s
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - The 2018-19 budget provided OPR with $10  million ongoing General Fund for Learning Lab. As Figure  1 shows, Learning Lab ’s ongoing funding has fluctuated somewhat over time. In 2024-25, the state reduced Learning Lab ’s ongoing General Fund to $5.5  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - Between 2019 ‑20 and the Governors 2026 ‑27 budget estimate, IHSS General Fund costs are estimated to grow by about 170  percent. From approximately $4.7  billion General Fund (absent one ‑time federal funds used to offset General Fund during COVID ‑19) to $12.6  billion General Fund (absent the Governor ’s proposed 2026 ‑27 IHSS reductions).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - In general, academic space is eligible for state support, including funding from state general obligation bonds. Recent General Obligation Bond Provides State Funding for CCC Facilities. In the November 2024 election, voters approved Proposition  2, a state general obligation bond that provides $1.5  billion for community college facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159