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: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - CDE currently employs about 1,500  staff and has a budget of $366  million —$196  million in federal funds, $126  million in non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund, and $44  million in various special funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

The 2026-27 Budget: Computer Science Supplementary Authorization

Mar 6, 2026 - The 2021-22 budget included $15  million one-time Proposition  98 General Fund for Computer Science Supplementary Authorization Incentive Grants. These funds are intended to support teachers who are pursuing computer science supplementary authorizations that allow them to teach computer science classes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5153

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - Governor ’s Budget Creates Proposition   98 Settle ‑Up Obligation. As we discuss in The 2026‑27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K‑12 Spending Plan , the Governor’s budget appropriates $5.6 billion less for schools and community colleges in 2025‑26 than the estimated minimum guarantee in that year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - The total marginal cost (state and student shares combined) of increasing resident undergraduate enrollment by 1  percent in 2026 ‑27 is $58  million. Provide more funding for student financial aid. Specifically, CSU plans to designate $67  million for this purpose.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - For example, in court documents, CDCR estimated that the staff fill rate for ICF and APP beds in June would have been 98  percent for psychiatrists (instead of 81  percent), 73  percent for psychologists (instead of 52  percent), 105  percent for social workers (instead of 82  percent), and 127  percent for recreational therapists (instead of 101  percent) had all 249  inpatient beds been deactivated that month.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - For example, the California Department of Health Care Access and Information in 2022 estimated that there would be a shortage of psychiatrists and behavioral health providers in all 58 California counties by 2025, with 27 prisons located in counties experiencing high or severe shortages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137