The 2026-27 Budget: Update on Local Control Funding Formula Costs

May 1, 2026 - For school districts, this percentage increased from 62.6  percent in 2019-20 to 66.3  percent in 2024-25 —a 3.7  percentage point increase. For 2025-26, preliminary CDE data shows a 0.3  percent decline from 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5178

K-12 Proposition 98 Funding by Program [EdBudget]

Aug 5, 2026 - The June 2025 budget also provided $3.3 million in unspent prior-year funds for the same purpose. c Change of less than $500,000 d Includes $150 million in one-time funds provided in the June 2025 budget. e June 2025 budget also provided $2 million in unspent prior-year funds to support the California School for the Deaf in Fremont. f June
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1141

The 2026-27 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 2, 2026 - Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement The 2024-25 budget package established the Governor ’s Office of Service and Community Engagement (GO-SERVE) as part of a reorganization of the former Governor ’s Office of Planning and Research.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5205/

The 2026-27 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Sep 28, 2026 - Additionally, the state adjusts CSAC ’s vacant position sweep under Control Section 4.12 of the 2024 ‑25 Budget Act . Beginning in 2025 ‑26, the budget sweeps another 0.5 position and associated $164,000 ongoing General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5202

2026-27 Changes in Proposition 98 Spending [EdBudget]

Aug 5, 2026 - c The budget also provides $1.8 billion in 2025-26, $1 billion in 2024-25, and $634 million in reappropriated Proposition 98 funding for this purpose. d This increase applies to all K-12 local education agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1135

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - As Figure  4 shows, districts ’ unrestricted reserves have increased over the past several years. Whereas unrestricted reserves totaled $2  billion (23  percent of expenditures) in 2019 ‑20, they grew to $3.8  billion (34  percent of expenditures) in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

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

Mar 3, 2026 - Figure 4 SSI/SSP Monthly Maximum Grant Levels a 2024 ‑25 (Actual) Percent of federal poverty level b 93% Percent of federal poverty level b 117% 116% 114% a The maximum monthly grants displayed refer to those for aged and disabled individuals and couples living in their own households, effective as of January 1 of the respective calendar year. b Compares grant level to federal poverty guidelines from the U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 4, 2026 - Revenue fluctuations in those years would change the guarantee by approximately 40 cents for each $1  change in General Fund revenue. In 2024 ‑25, the maintenance factor payment makes the guarantee highly sensitive to revenue changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

Tax Exclusion for Student Loan Forgiveness

Oct 1, 2026 - This includes loans forgiven under the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, loans forgiven automatically after 20 or 25 years of repayment, and loans forgiven due to the borrower ’s death or disability.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5204

Annual Report on Tax Exemptions for Medicinal Cannabis

Jun 11, 2026 - In particular, the data reflect transactions that businesses identified as medicinal donations in calendar year 2025. Number of Patients Served. In 2025, licensees identified 19,877 transactions as medicinal donations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5189