The 2026-27 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 19, 2026 - Adopts Minimum Expenditure Levels for County Behavioral Health Funding. This year ’s health trailer bill legislation requires DHCS to establish a minimum spending level for county Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA) funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5210

The 2026-27 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Oct 9, 2026 - The budget provides $50  million for the Kern County Superintendent of Schools to expand the Mathematics Professional Learning Partnership, bringing total one-time funding for the partnership to $100  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5209

The 2026-27 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 8, 2026 - In this way, if county spending does not meet the higher level required by H.R. 1, the reduction in spending on CalFresh administration is far greater than just the unspent county funds. In response to concerns about these fiscal pressures, budget legislation allows each county to access the full amount of General Fund set aside in the budget for
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5208/3

The 2026-27 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 8, 2026 - As a result, under this proposal, the costs associated with any growth in average hours per case —above what would be considered natural growth in hours per case —would be shifted from the state to the counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5208/4

The 2026-27 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 8, 2026 - The 2026-27 California Spending Plan: Human Services Child protective services emergency response one ‑time augmentation $20 $20 One ‑time augmentation to maintain and increase the number of county child welfare social workers in emergency response services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5208/5

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

Oct 5, 2026 - Includes a cumulative total of $135.5  million —$115  million from GGRF and $20.5  million from the Air Pollution Control Fund (APCF) —in 2026-27 and associated budget trailer legislation (SB  168) to create a new point-of-sale incentive program for light-duty ZEVs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5207

Tax Exclusion for Student Loan Forgiveness [Publication Details]

Oct 1, 2026 - Tax Exclusion for Student Loan Forgiveness [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5204

Tax Exclusion for Student Loan Forgiveness

Oct 1, 2026 - Tax Exclusion for Student Loan Forgiveness October 1, 2026 Tax Exclusion for Student Loan Forgiveness 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
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5204

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

Sep 30, 2026 - County offices of education (COEs) are to receive $15,000 for every LEA in their county that operates a kindergarten program. Of the remaining funds, 60  percent will be distributed based on an LEA ’s share of kindergarten enrollment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5203

The 2026-27 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 25, 2026 - (The budget separately includes $20  million one-time General Fund for the Department of Health Care Services to provide grants to county behavioral health departments for Proposition  36-related treatment costs.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5201