The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget provides $5  million in one-time General Fund for California Volunteers to offer grants to AmeriCorps programs to fund coaches at K-12 schools. This program has received limited-term funding in prior years, including $5  million in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2025-26 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - If Revenue Trends Continue at Modest Decline, Planned Current ‑Year Expenditures Likely Still Feasible … Two auctions remain in the 2024 ‑25 fiscal year —February and May. We estimate that even if allowance prices continue to trail the 2024 ‑25 Budget Act ’s assumptions, if they remain at
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4960

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2025 - This amount represents 72  percent of total 2024-25 estimated expenditure levels. This significant year-to-year decrease is primarily due to significant one-time  funding —mostly  from the General  Fund —available for the departments within both agencies in 2024-25, including large amounts of funds carried over from prior years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Savings Proposals Generates $1.6 Billion School and Community College Settle‑Up Obligation in 2024‑25. The Governor’s budget proposes providing $1.6 billion less in total funding for schools and community colleges than the estimated constitutional minimum funding level for 2024‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Sep 12, 2024 - As discussed below, many departments continue to receive some one-time funding augmentations in 2024 ‑25, but at notably lower aggregate levels. Despite the year-to-year decline in funding, the 2024 ‑25 totals exceed the historical levels of funding that these agencies received prior to the state experiencing General Fund surpluses in recent years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

The 2024-25 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Feb 20, 2024 - DOF ’s new approach uses an average of actual allowance prices from auctions that occurred in the previous calendar year. For 2024 ‑25, this new approach has resulted in the administration basing its spending plan on higher estimates compared to its previous practice.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4847

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - As of the 2024-25 fiscal year, the state has already appropriated $2.7  billion, with an additional cumulative $900  million planned to be provided in forthcoming annual state budgets through 2028-29.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

The 2024-25 Budget: Insolvency Risks for Environmental and Transportation Special Funds

Feb 27, 2024 - Insolvency Projected in 2024‑25 HWCA Projected to Be Insolvent in the Budget Year. As shown in Figure  2 , HWCA has experienced a longstanding structural deficit between its ongoing revenues and expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4858

The 2025-26 Budget: Natural Resources and Agriculture Discretionary Spending Proposals

Feb 18, 2025 - The 2024 ‑25 budget included another allotment of $6.5  million General Fund to extend the program for one additional year. California Also Offers Other Free Parks Passes. In addition to the Library Pass Program, the state supports several other free parks pass programs with varying eligibility criteria.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2023 - The budget package delays a total of $450  million in General Fund spending until 2024 ‑25: (1) $200  million from 2021 ‑22 to 2024 ‑25 for drinking water and wastewater projects at the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), and (2) $250  million that was originally planned in 2022 ‑23 and 2023 ‑24 until
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807