The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - The Tiered Rate Structure will rely on data collected via the state ’s functional assessment tool —the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) assessment —to determine a youth ’s needed level of care and corresponding rate, which will not depend on placement types.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

The 2026-27 Budget: Cap-and-Invest Expenditure Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - Most notably, because including state operations expenditures as part of Tier 1 means they receive first priority for available GGRF, adding new activities to this category can have the effect of gradually “crowding out ” other GGRF ‑funded programs and activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - California Competes has a few structural components that strengthen its effectiveness as an economic development tool. First, awards are allocated through a competitive application process rather than granted automatically based solely on eligibility.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

The 2022-23 Budget: California College Guidance Initiative

Feb 22, 2022 - Background CCGI Is a College Planning and Advising Tool. CCGI offers access to college planning, financial aid, and career exploration tools to students from grades 6 to 12 through its online platform CaliforniaColleges.edu.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4553

California Community Colleges Capital Outlay Projects [EdBudget]

Mar 10, 2026 - California Community Colleges Capital Outlay Projects [EdBudget]     a Community college districts issue local general obligation bonds to pay for a share of project costs. b Proposition 51 (2016) bond funds. c The performance criteria phase is the initial phase of this design-build project. d Replacement buildings listed in this category involve adding space. e Center operated
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1025

Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change

Jun 12, 2025 - Are practitioners and stakeholders using the new tools available to them? How are practitioners and stakeholders using the new tools? Are promising practices being captured and shared? Are the laws robust to technological change?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

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

Mar 18, 2026 - The state added the doubling goal as a narrative water quality objective in the 1995 Bay ‑Delta Plan. Doubling natural production relative to the average annual 1967 ‑1991 baseline would mean nearly 900,000 naturally produced salmon annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

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

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5169

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab [Publication Details]

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Comparing Options to Raise and Lower Taxes [Publication Details]

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