The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook Executive Summary Not Safe to Bet Artificial Intelligence ( AI) Fueled Exuberance Is Sustainable. Both the California and U.S. economies currently face significant headwinds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091

The 2026-27 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 12, 2026 - That said, recent budgets have set the SFEU bet ween $3.5  billion and $4.5  billion, so the Governor ’s budget proposal to set the balance to $4.5  billion is generally in line with recent policy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5101

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 27, 2022 - In some instances, other state agencies manage pre-existing statewide public outreach activities and the budget package requires those agencies to share information regarding outreach efforts wi th OCPSC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4626

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 16, 2025 - Similar to other forms of borrowing, undoing these deferrals in the future (and reverting payments to their typical schedule) will require the state to provide one‑time back payments to the universities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5079

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 16, 2023 - Modifies Family Fee Schedule. During the COVID ‑19 pandemic, the federal government allowed states to temporarily waive family fees in child care programs. The state waived family fees in both the child care and State Preschool programs, with the fees scheduled to return July 1, 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4788

The 2022-23 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 17, 2021 - Under current state law, the MCO tax is scheduled to expire in December 2022. Our projections assume the MCO tax expires at the scheduled date and is not reauthorized, resulting in higher annual General Fund costs in Medi ‑Cal that reach nearly $1.7 billion by 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4474

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Nov 8, 2023 - As with the system integrator funding, this funding is subject to budget act language that requires written notification to Joint Legislative Budget Committee wi thin 45 days once the project is approved through CDT ’s PAL process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4814

The 2022-23 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 17, 2021 - In 2022 ‑23, however, the state is scheduled to return to its longstanding policy and will credit districts with the higher of their attendance in 2021 ‑22 or 2022 ‑23. This policy means that districts could experience funding declines based on lower attendance in 2021 ‑22, but only to the extent those reductions continue in 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4473

The 2021-22 Budget: The Governor’s Suspension Proposal

Jan 29, 2021 - Figure 2 Programs or Augmentations Subject to Suspension and Proposed in Governor ’s Budget Program Use of Proposition  56 revenues for provider payment increases X Continued restoration of 7  percent service hour reduction X Extension of coverage for postpartum mental health X Non ‑enforcement of uniform holiday schedule policy X Funding for Family Urgent Response
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4328

Rethinking California's Reserve Policy

Apr 10, 2025 - As such, we suggest the Legislature ask the voters to authorize a scheduled, phased‑in increase: 20 percent to take effect immediately after the next statewide election, 25 percent in 2030, and increasing by 5 percent every five years until the cap reaches a maximum of 50 percent in 2055.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5028