The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - Be yond awarding grants, Learning Lab undertakes various other activities, including hosting webinars and podcasts, curating a public resource library, and facilitating higher education convenings. Learning Lab ’s Funding Has Been Reduced Over Time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - This includes academic space (such as classrooms, laboratories, and libraries) as well as nonacademic space (such as parking structures, bookstores, and cafeterias). In general, academic space is eligible for state support, including funding from state general obligation bonds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

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: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - A large portion of the General Fund support is used to support the Armed and Prohibited Persons System (APPS) enforcement teams, which seize firearms from people prohibited from owning or possessing them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

The 2026-27 Budget: Framework for Approaching the Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, and Agriculture Budget

Feb 10, 2026 - Parks: Library Pass Program. The budget proposes $6.8  million General Fund on an ongoing basis for the Library Pass Program, which distributes 33,000 park passes to more than 1,100 library branches statewide.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

Changes in University of California General Fund Spending [EdBudget]

Jan 16, 2026 - Changes in University of California General Fund Spending [EdBudget] a Includes $948,000 in one-time wildfire recovery funding for UC Los Angeles. b Of this amount, $3.1 million was provided to ANR. c This program was shifted from the California State Library budget to the UC budget. d Of this amount, $3.2 million is deferred from ANR. e The 2023-24 Budget Act contained $50.7
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/994

Changes in University of California General Fund Spending [EdBudget]

Jan 16, 2026 - Changes in University of California General Fund Spending [EdBudget] a Includes $948,000 in one-time wildfire recovery funding for UC Los Angeles. b Of this amount, $3.1 million was provided to ANR. c This program was shifted from the California State Library budget to the UC budget. d Of this amount, $3.2 million is deferred from ANR. e The 2023-24 Budget Act contained $50.7
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1031

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Nov 14, 2025 - California State Library California State Library ’s Operational Funding Is Adjusted in Various Ways. The State Library was subject to funding and staffing reductions pursuant to Control Section 4.05 and Control Section 4.12 of the 2024-25 Budget Act .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5089

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education [Publication Details]

Nov 14, 2025 - This post summarizes the state’s 2025-26 spending package for higher education. It is part of our Spending Plan series. In this post, we provide an overview of the state’s higher education spending package, then cover spending for the California Community Colleges (CCC), California State University (CSU), University of California (UC), student financial aid, and California State Library.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5089

Changes in California State Library General Fund Spending [EdBudget]

Nov 13, 2025 - September budget legislation also effectively redirects all ongoing General Fund for the State Government Oral History Program ($100,000) to the Library's state operations beginning in 2024-25. b The 2025-26 Budget Act effectively redirects all ongoing General Fund for the California Newspaper Project ($430,000) to the Library's state operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1032