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: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - BPPE ’s special fund has a longstanding structural deficit, with expenditures exceeding revenues annually since 2014-15. The Governor ’s budget provides $10  million one-time General Fund for BPPE. The appropriation is intended to mitigate BPPE ’s structural deficit by allowing it to repay a recent special fund loan it received to cover litigation costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - As Figure  1 shows, Learning Lab ’s ongoing funding has fluctuated somewhat over time. 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: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals

Mar 19, 2026 - Because we find LCI ’s funding requests to be justified, opting to provide less funding for some or all of these proposals would come with trade-offs. For example, lack of funding could limit the state ’s CEQA guidance capacity, delay or interrupt the implementation of some of LCI ’s programs, and result in noncompliance with statutory requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - A Few Core Principles Could Guide Changes to the SPI ’s Role. The Governor ’s proposal is an opportunity for the Legislature to consider many changes to the SPI ’s role and duties. The previous governance studies and the state ’s experience with its current governance structure contain several lessons that could guide a redesign of the position.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - While modernization projects account for 84  percent of the facility needs identified in CCC ’s most recent five-year capital outlay plan, they receive only 65  percent of funding each year under the Chancellor ’s Office ’s scoring system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - Over 1,200 credit agreements have been approved by GO-Biz since the program ’s inception. Fiscal Effect of Program Is Variable. Figure  1 shows the value of credits claimed each year since the program ’s inception in 2014.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

The 2023-24 Budget: Governor’s Proposals for the Department of General Services

Mar 1, 2023 - D CC also issues provisional licenses to certain applicants if they have submitted a completed license application and were in the process of completing local permitting processes and CEQA requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4724

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - Chapter  4 of 2016 (S B  3 , Leno) has gradually increased California ’s statewide minimum wage from $8 per hour to $16 per hour. Under S B  3 , the statewide minimum wage will continue to increase by up to 3.5  percent each year, depending on inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

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

Mar 18, 2026 - The 1995 plan ’s water quality objectives are implemented and enforced through SWRCB ’s Revised Water Right Decision 1641 , which modified the water rights permits for the SWP and CVP. The Bay ‑Delta Plan is not the only tool that government agencies use to manage water in the region.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163