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

Mar 25, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education [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/5169

The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education Summary The Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE) regulates private postsecondary institutions in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

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

Mar 6, 2026 - Private Activity Bonds and Tax Credits Merit to Setting in Statute the Proportion of Private Activity Bonds for Affordable Housing. The amount of private activity bonds CDLAC has designated for affordable rental housing in recent years has varied somewhat —from a high of 93   percent to a low of 86   percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5154

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - State ’s Options on Private Hospital Fee, by Contrast, May Be More Limited. In concept, similar trade ‑offs exist for the private hospital fee —whether to pursue a large fee with higher costs imposed on some private hospitals, or a lower fee with less revenue available for Medi ‑Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

Cal Grant Award Amounts [EdBudget]

Feb 3, 2026 - Cal Grant C awards for students attending private career technical schools may cover only books, supplies, and equipment. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1080

Oversight of certain public benefit artificial intelligence (AI) companies. [Ballot]

Jan 20, 2026 - Allows New Civil and Criminal Penalties and Private Enforcement. The measure authorizes the commission to enforce compliance by seeking civil and criminal penalties against covered AI companies or their executives.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-033

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - Funds must be prioritized for projects that leverage private, federal, or local funding or provide the greatest public benefit. On an annual basis, the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) must report information about projects ’ objectives; status; anticipated outcomes; expected public benefits; and other basic information such as location, cost, and matching funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5115

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

Mar 18, 2026 - Under the public trust doctrine and California law, water is not privately owned, and water rights holders also have obligations. Water users are expected to avoid harming public trust resources and to mitigate environmental damage resulting from their operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

Oversight of certain frontier artificial intelligence (AI) companies. [Ballot]

Jan 20, 2026 - The measure could also increase workload and costs for the Department of Justice and the courts, including enforcement of civil penalties, defense of commission action s, and private civil actions authorized by the measure.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-034

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - Lastly, under the revamped program, students at private universities remain ineligible for MCS awards. Revamped MCS Program Contains Two Key Policy Changes. One major change was shifting from focusing only on tuition coverage to focusing on a student ’s total cost of attendance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127