The 2024-25 Budget: Preliminary May Revision Analysis for Child Welfare

May 24, 2024 - Passing only what is necessary this year would allow more time for the remaining stakeholder questions and policy issues to be worked out and give the Legislature the chance to assess whether the rates structure is in line with its vision for permanent CC R rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4909

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - The associated ongoing cost is built into apportionments in 2026 ‑27. c Related and supplemental instruction costs for apprenticeship programs in 2024 ‑25 and 2025 ‑26 are higher than budgeted. COLA = cost ‑of ‑living adjustment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - Across all MCS recipients, the average MCS award in 2024‑25 was $3,673—50 percent higher than in 2021‑22. In 2024‑25, the average MCS award for CSU students was 70 percent higher than it had been under the original program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - For the last ten years, the UC employer contribution rate has increased gradually, from 14.6  percent of payroll in 2015 ‑16 to 16.71  percent in 2024 ‑25. As Figure  9 shows, annual program costs have steadily grown over this period, reaching more than $665  million in 2024 ‑25 (growing at an average annual rate of 5.2  percent over this period).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - Of the $879  million spent on financial aid in 2024 ‑25, 85  percent was for SUG. From 2019 ‑20 to 2024 ‑25, spending for institutional financial aid increased by $118  million (15  percent), largely as a result of tuition increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - In 2024-25, the state reduced Learning Lab ’s ongoing General Fund to $5.5  million. Additionally, in 2024-25, the state restructured OPR and split it into two new offices: the Governor ’s Office of Service and Community Engagement and the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - Minor Victims of Commercial Sexual Exploitation Pilot Projects $25 million one ‑time in 2022 ‑23, available through June 30, 2026. Bringing Families Home Augmentations $92.5 million one ‑time in 2021 ‑22 and again in 2022 ‑23, with $40 million shifted to 2025 ‑26 and $40 million shifted to 2026 ‑27 as part of 2024 ‑25 budget actions.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

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

Mar 3, 2026 - At the time of the 2025 May Revision, the administration had estimated that the Social Security Administration (SSA) had overcharged the state for SSI/SSP services and administration —resulting in increased General Fund costs of over $60  million in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2026-27 Budget: Permitting Support at the State Water Resources Control Board

Mar 2, 2026 - The 2024-25 State Budget Provided Resources to the Water Boards to Respond to New Workload. The 2024-25 budget provided $5  million on an ongoing basis from the Waste Discharge Permit Fund and 26 new positions for the water boards to support the water quality permitting and enforcement work that previously was handled directly by the federal government or under federal authorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - Projects in both categories also receive points based on the amount of the local contribution, with districts generally required to cover at least 25  percent of total project costs and receiving more points for covering a larger share.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159