The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - Under this time line, the administration estimates BPPE would make annual payments of $1.9  million from 2026-27 through 2031-32, with those payments totaling $11.5  million (including interest) across the six-year period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - Although GovOps has no particular expertise in education matters, the administration indicates it might make a better place for Learning Lab than LCI because of its emphasis on interagency collaboration and technology.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - As we discuss in The 2026‑27 Budget: Overview of the Governor’s Budget , both our office and the administration project multiyear budget shortfalls beginning in 2027‑28, which will require the Legislature to make difficult spending decisions next year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - More specifically, the objective of the program is to influence a business ’s decision to make investments in California that would have been made in another state, or not at all, absent the credit. GO-Biz negotiates individual agreements with each successful applicant, including year-by-year milestones and corresponding credit allocations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - We recommend improving oversight by making the commissioner receive Senate confirmation. Regarding fiscal issues, we recommend directing the administration to submit a fiscal plan to make the shift cost ‑neutral and identify efficiencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements: Ensuring Effective Legislative Oversight

Mar 18, 2026 - SWRCB is making updates because the plan has not adequately protected fish and wildlife, including several species of threatened and endangered native fish. Proposed Sacramento/Delta Updates Incorporate Voluntary Agreements (VAs).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - Moreover, costs to administer the program also make up a small component of the growth listed above. Difficult to Account for Interaction Effects. It is important to note that some of these components may be interactive, making it difficult to conclusively attribute a portion of the growth to one specific component.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - The Legislature could direct the Chancellor ’s Office to make any changes to its scoring system in the spring and work with the administration to propose a new set of projects at the May Revision. Though we understand community college districts submitted their project proposals assuming the current scoring system, we think it may be worth addressing any notable concerns with that system now —while Proposition  2 funding remains available.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - In 2023, the Legislature codified several efforts to make processes across RCs more consistent in order to improve access to services statewide (Chapter  192 of 2023 [S B  138 , Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review]).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - The Legislature will want to understand the workstreams underway with the contractor to make sure that the actions they are contemplating are in line with legislative priorities for the impacted departments and programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156