Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education [Publication Details]

Mar 25, 2025 - This brief is intended to give policymakers a high-level overview of the state’s role in supporting K-12 career technical education programs. We also raise key issues for the Legislature as it considers policy and budget decisions related to career technical education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5021

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - Specifically, the program is intended to increase the number of CTE ‑aligned pathways for high ‑wage, high ‑demand jobs that incorporate A ‑G course requirements and/or provide students with an opportunity to earn college credits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - After the dot-com bust and the Great Recession, it took four and five years, respectively, for revenues to recover. Incorporating revenue risk into the budget now, therefore, reflects prudence, not pessimism.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104

California Community Colleges Capital Outlay Projects [EdBudget]

Mar 10, 2026 - California Community Colleges Capital Outlay Projects [EdBudget]     a Community college districts issue local general obligation bonds to pay for a share of project costs. b Proposition 51 (2016) bond funds. c The performance criteria phase is the initial phase of this design-build project. d Replacement buildings listed in this category involve adding space. e Center operated by Riverside
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1025

UC Federal Grants and Contracts for Medical Care, R&D, and Other Purposes [EdBudget]

Feb 21, 2026 - The amounts in this row reflect federal allowances (or reimbursements) for indirect expenditures on research facilities and administration, formally known as Facilities & Administrative (F&A) costs. g Reflects expenditures to operate and manage DOE national laboratories. h Includes grants and contracts for various other purposes, including instruction and training.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1047

K-12 Proposition 98 Funding by Program [EdBudget]

Jan 19, 2026 - Includes $50 million each year for Quality Rating and Improvement System. c Includes $150 million in one-time funds provided in the June 2025 budget. d June 2025 budget also provided $2 million in unspent prior-year funds to support the California School for the Deaf in Fremont. e Less than $500,000. f June 2024 budget also provided $4.3 million in unspent prior-year funds to support agency
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1069

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

Dec 2, 2025 - g Funded by the State School Facilities Fund. Of this funding, $854,000 is available on a one-time basis in 2025-26 and $1.1 million is available in 2026-27 through 2029-30. h Of this funding, $328,000 is available on a one-time basis and $164,000 is available ongoing.   
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1015

New Higher Education Reporting Requirements [EdBudget]

Nov 17, 2025 - In turn, the Department of Technology and Department of Finance are to review the Chancellor's Office report and submit recommendations to the Legislature by March 31, 2026. f Information is to be included in an existing annual report related to basic needs centers. g TBL modifies the due date for an existing reporting requirement. h Reflects the date by which CSAC must post specified data on its website. 
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1033