The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentive

Feb 24, 2026 - The California Air Resources Board (CARB) subsequently adopted a regulation, Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II), which required manufacturers to sell a growing share of their vehicles as ZEVs in alignment with state goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 14, 2024 - This provision under the agreement would apply to all state employees represented by Unit 8 except employees who work in the classification of Battalion Chief or in a “specialty class. ” (Specialty classes include Forestry Assistant I and II; Forestry Technician; Forestry Aide; Aviation Officer I, II, and III [Flight Operations]; Aviation Officer I,
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4919

The 2024-25 Budget: IS and IT Project Proposal Tables

Feb 9, 2024 - IT = information technology; CDT = California Department of Technology; TF = total funds; GF = General Fund; OF = other funds; EDD  =  Employment  Development Department; CalSTRS = State Teachers ’ Retirement System; PSP = Pension Solution Project; N/A = not applicable; CalHHS  =  California Health and Human Services Agency; DSS = Department of Social Services; CWS ‑CARES = Child Welfare Services
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4836

Redesigning California's Adult Education Funding Model

Dec 13, 2022 - Grant recipients tend to use WIOA Title II funds primarily to hire additional teachers to expand their adult education course offerings and additional staff to expand their student support services. About half of adult schools and one in four community college districts receive WIOA Title  II  funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4652

The 2022-23 Budget: CCC Chancellor's Office Staffing

Mar 29, 2022 - The Governor ’s budget proposes two other positions —a Program Assistant II and a Specialist —in the Educational Services and Support Division that would work on ethnic studies curriculum and competency ‑based education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4579

The 2023-24 Budget: State and Federal One-Time K-12 Funding

Mar 10, 2023 - This reflects roughly $1.4  billion available from ESSER II (available until September 2023) and $9.5  billion from ESSER III (available until September 2024). Based on expenditure reports that cover spending through September 30, 2022, roughly $1.2  billion (57  percent) of federal funding for the ELOG remains unspent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4734

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 12 (Craft and Maintenance)

Sep 1, 2023 - The agreement would provide the 35 FTE employees who work as a Park Maintenance Worker II a 4.8  percent pay increase. 4.41 to Lead Automotive and Motorcycle Mechanics. The agreement would provide the two FTE employees in either the Lead Automotive Mechanic or the Lead Motorcycle Mechanic classifications a 4.41  percent pay increase. 4.19  Percent SSA to Telecommunications Facilities Technician IIs (California Highway Patrol).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4798

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Sep 7, 2021 - The study compared four state classifications with local counterparts: Firefighter II, Fire Apparatus Engineer, Fire Captain (Range A), and Battalion Chief. Survey Identified Significant Lag in State Compensation Relative to Local Governments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4451

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Sep 11, 2024 - The budget also adds $1.5  million in one-time federal reimbursements from the California Department of Education (consisting of $1  million in Title II, Part A funds and $500,000 in Individuals with Disabilities Education Act funds) for the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4926

The 2025-26 Budget: Various California Air Resources Board Proposals

Feb 24, 2025 - The department has not yet completed Tier II or Tier III but anticipates finishing these remaining steps by summer 2025. Once complete, CARB will use the multimedia evaluation process to determine whether to move forward with developing a regulation to authorize t he use of E15 in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4980