The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - As seen in Figure  7 , the 2019 IHSS MOE reduced the base county costs in 2019 ‑20 to roughly $1.6  billion, decreasing IHSS county costs by roughly $300  million relative to 2018 ‑19. The 2019 IHSS MOE was also set to increase annually by (1)  the counties ’ share of costs from locally negotiated wage increases and (2)  an annual adjustment factor of  4  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - The total cost across all project phases is $1.6  billion, with the state covering $764  million (48  percent) and districts covering $834  million (52  percent). As of the Governor ’s budget, all but two of these projects were scheduled to complete working drawings in 2026-27, with the remaining projects expected to do so by August 2027.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - Systemwide, very little (1.6  percent in 2023 ‑24, less than six days of reserves) is earmarked for this purpose. The remainder is committed to various planned activities, including faculty recruitment, capital outlay planning, and launching new academic  programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - These projects were categorized into five groups —and ranked within each group —in the following descending priority order: 18 immediate need projects ($2.3  billion), 29 critical need projects ($7.9  billion), 15 high need projects ($1.3  billion), 9 medium need projects ($1.6  billion), and 9  low need projects ($100  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

The 2026-27 Budget: Cap-and-Invest Expenditure Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - In 2026 ‑27, for example, under this approach roughly $1.75  billion is available for discretionary purposes prior to funding Tier 3 programs, of which the administration proposes to spend about $1.6  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 4, 2026 - Most of the remaining $1.6  billion relates to 2024 ‑25, reflecting the increase in the guarantee and the settle ‑up payment being made that year. Separately from these proposals, the Governor ’s budget also provides $1.2  billion in ongoing Proposition  98 funds to offset the expiration of various one ‑time funds that paid for school programs in the 2025 ‑26 budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

New Workload and Funding for the California Department of Education (CDE) [EdBudget]

Dec 2, 2025 - d Of this funding, $1.7 million is available on a one-time basis and $1.6 million is available ongoing.     e Of this funding, $1.4 million is available in 2025-26 and 2026-27 and $1.2 million is available ongoing.   
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1015

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - Our outlook also estimates that eligibility changes in H.R. 1 will reduce Medi ‑Cal caseload by 1.6  million people by 2029 ‑30, partially offsetting costs ($1.9  billion). Medi ‑Cal Outlook Remains Uncertain.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5092

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 24, 2025 - The budget provides $2.7  million in 2025-26 ($1  million General Fund and $1.6  million various special funds) and $3.2  million ($1.2  million General Fund and $2  million various special funds) to support DOJ ’s initial transition to the state ’s FI$Cal System.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 16, 2025 - Second, these higher revenues are more than offset by more discretionary spending, which totals $4  billion in the final package, compared to $1.6  billion in the May Revision. (The difference between these two —over $2   billion —increases the budget problem.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5079