The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - To date, the state has funded 129,800 additional slots—a 113.8 percent increase in non‑CalWORKs slots compared to 2020‑21 levels. CalWORKs caseload has also grown by over 31,000 (23.9 percent) over this period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - As shown in Figure  1 , the Governor proposes appropriating $2.1  billion (about 21  percent of the total authorized by Proposition  4) in 2026 ‑27, including $792  million for water ‑related programs and $326  million for clean energy programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5115

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - Specifically, employee health premiums are expected to increase by $21  million in 2026 ‑27. Cover the cost associated with enrollment growth, particularly for the hiring of additional faculty and support staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2026-2027 Budget: California Cannabis Control Appeals Panel Permanent Funding Request

Feb 11, 2026 - Funding for CCAP was reauthorized twice (in 2020-21 and 2023-24), each time on a three-year, limited-term basis. The revised 2025-26 budget for CCAP includes $3.4  million CCF and 13 positions. Provisional Licensees Did Not Have Appeal Rights, Which Contributed to Dearth of Cases Between 2017-18 and 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5119

Changes in California State University General Fund Spending [EdBudget]

Dec 1, 2025 - After accounting for increases provided the previous four years, ongoing funding for this purpose has been raised by $846,000 over the 2020-21 level. e Funding is included in Control Section 19.56. f The report is intended to educate Californians on the findings of the California Reparations Task Force report.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1023

The 2026-27 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Mar 3, 2026 - As shown in Figure  5, from 2013-14 through 2020-21, the maximum combined SSI/SSP monthly grant amount for individuals (the bulk of the SSI/SSP caseload) and couples had increased on average by 1.2  percent annually —predominantly due to the provision of federal SSI COLAs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - Despite slower caseload growth between 2016 ‑17 and 2020 ‑21 (the caseload continued to grow during this period, just at a slower than usual rate). As seen in Figure  4, the IHSS caseload growth rate has since grown at historic rates —reaching a growth rate of 10.3  percent in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - In combination, as shown in Figure  3 , it makes it likely that at least $21  billion could be needed to complete the list of 80 projects. These costs will likely continue to increase over time due to inflation and various other factors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - (In 2020 ‑21, the state did not provide a COLA for any CCC programs because it anticipated a significant budget shortfall due to the pandemic.) The state has also provided a COLA for certain other categorical programs in one or two of these years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

Labor Agreements to Achieve Budgetary Savings

Jul 11, 2025 - The administration entered into agreements to achieve budgetary reductions with 16 other bargaining units between June 21, 2025 and midnight of June 30, 2025. We interpret these agreements to be ratified by the Legislature pursuant to Chapter  25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5063