The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - Moreover, the scoring system uses several relevant m etrics to rank other projects (namely facility age and condition for modernization projects and enrollment and capacity for growth projects). Share of Funding Allocated Toward Modernization Projects Is Likely Too Low.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - However, because these decisions are typically internal to the administration and made after the budget is enacted, it is difficult for the Legislature to know what activities are affected and what programmatic implications that m ay have.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - The lack of clarity could encourage LEAs to opt into the program right away, even if they are not prepared to begin implementing the m odel. Moreover, if the state does not allow LEAs to opt in for many years, some eligible schools may be locked out of the program for a long period of time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

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

Feb 10, 2026 - However, the Legislature could consider whether at least some funding to operate and staff the new museum could come from sources other than General Fund, such as admission fees (which the museu m currently does not charge), higher parking fees, and/or private funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

Oversight of certain public benefit artificial intelligence (AI) companies. [Ballot]

Jan 20, 2026 - For example, some public benefit corporations commit their m issions to environmental sustainability, public health, or improving access to essential services. This applies only to companies that affirmatively elect to operate as public bene fit corporations.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-033

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool

Nov 14, 2025 - The M OU between the state and CCPU also requires the convening of a Joint Labor Management Committee to meet monthly to provide recommendations by November 30, 2025 on the implementation of a single rate structure based on the alternative methodology.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5088

Voting in California. [Ballot]

Sep 4, 2025 - In total, we estimate that the range of possible costs on state and local governments fro m the measure could be (1)  one-time costs of tens of millions of dollars and (2)  ongoing annual costs of between tens of millions of dollars and the low hundreds of millions of dollars.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-007

An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic

Jun 12, 2025 - For example, a local public health laboratory may identify an influenza outbreak, but depending on its capacity, m ay require the state public health laboratory to test what specific strain is the source of the outbreak to better identify the appropriate response.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5056

The 2025-26 Budget: The California State Payroll System IT Project

Mar 7, 2025 - Departmental costs to build interfaces from existing internal HR and payroll IT systems to CSPS, hire additional staff (if, for example, information is required by the new payroll system that was not required by USPS), and m odify or replace existing internal IT systems (among other costs) are not included in the total project cost.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - Coaches can be experienced teachers with a m ultiple subject teaching credential (required to be an elementary school teacher) or a single subject teaching credential in math or English (required to teach middle or high school).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012