The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - A different data source —the state Position Vacancy Report , which calculates the average annual vacancy rate across all types of staff in the department excluding temporary positions—reports an even higher vacancy rate: 13.6 percent as of 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget language also directs any loan or other financing options developed to (1)  ensure full repayment with an agreed-upon interest rate, (2)  follow a clearly defined repayment schedule, and (3)  include a guaranteed mechanism to secure repayment from a reliable and predictable revenue source.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Implications for State Transportation Funding and Programs

Dec 13, 2023 - Because the rate at which anticipated impacts occur will depend on various factors, how quickly the funding shortfalls will materialize and when additional actions will be needed still are uncertain.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

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 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 29, 2022 - The pilot program is expected to begin in 2024 and, in accordance with the legislation, will test two types of rates —a flat per-mile rate and a variable per-mile rate based on a vehicle ’s fuel economy rating.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4628

The 2022-23 Budget: Highway Violence Task Force

Feb 14, 2022 - Of the $4  million proposed for 2022 ‑23, $2.2  million would support overtime costs to fund additional CHP officers on road patrol duty, particularly in locations where higher rates of violent crime are occurring.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4533

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2023 - The budget includes budget trailer legislation that permanently extends provisions —which had expired on January 1, 2023 —that limit the administrative indirect cost recovery rate that Caltrans can charge to self-help counties to no more than 10  percent of the department ’s direct costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4804

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Reauthorization of AB 8 Vehicle Fees

Feb 24, 2023 - Under the proposal, the fees would be kept at existing rates and continue to generate roughly the same level of revenues, estimated to be about $175  million annually. The proposal would continue to designate fee revenue for the same programs it currently supports: CTP, AQIP, and  EFMP.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4708

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - More Frequent and Intense Droughts Warmer temperatures also contribute to more frequent and intense droughts by leading to a decline in and faster melting of winter snowpack, greater rates of evaporation, and drier soils.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

Jan 13, 2022 - Some of the expectations (for example, improving graduation rates and closing equity gaps) build off goals the segments already had established. Other expectations (for example, improving the affordability of student housing and instructional materials) reflect priorities driven by the administration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492