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

Feb 4, 2026 - For example, the ratio of stock prices to corporate earnings (a measure of how expensive stocks are) is near historically high levels ( Figure  5 ). Investors are borrowing large sums to buy stocks, and households are more invested in the stock market than at any time in at least 70 years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2022-23 Budget: College and Career Proposals

Feb 23, 2022 - By graduating high school having already earned college credits, students can save money and accelerate progress toward a postsecondary degree or certificate. Dual enrollment has various models. California ’s two most widely used models are traditional dual enrollment and College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4562

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - While these recommendations form a key starting point, the Master Plan cannot be put into action without initiative from the administration. A critical missing piece, therefore, is a roadmap for how to translate the community ’s recommendations into a workable set of policy and budget proposals for legislative consideration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008

The 2024-25 Budget: The Governor’s Proposition 98 Funding Maneuver

Feb 15, 2024 - That is, on a daily basis, the state ’s tax agencies collect revenues, the State Controller pays the state ’s bills, and the State Treasurer invests any of the state ’s cash that is currently unused.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4840

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - By June 30, 2029, LEAs are to submit a report on how funds were used, the impact the funding had, and the plans to continue funding literacy coaches after the grant period. $15   Million for Literacy Coach Training.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The reason for the reduction is the recent voter approval of Proposition  35 (2024), which requires the state to spend less MCO tax money on offsetting General Fund spending and more money on provider rate increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Three ‑ and four ‑year old children are generally eligible for State Preschool if their family earns at or below the state median income ($109,904 annual income for a family of three and $127,338 annual income for a family of four).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

Update on the Progress of the CalSTRS Funding Plan

Nov 18, 2021 - Below, we use the recent volatility in investment returns to provide illustrative examples as to how our recommendations would strengthen CalSTRS’ ability to successfully pay down UAO—both the state’s share and employers’ share—by 2046.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4475

The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 19, 2025 - Most notably, it indicates that the guarantee in 2026 ‑27 would be unable to cover the COLA without a reserve withdrawal. A  decline in revenues or a higher COLA rate could make the COLA unaffordable.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - For example, the Governor proposes a major expansion of the Part ‑Time Faculty Health Insurance program (increasing the existing $490,000 allocation by $200  million), without a clear explanation of how this augmentation works in concert with the Governor ’s other proposals to expand health care coverage and reduce associated costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492