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

Mar 18, 2026 - Figure  4 displays current VA parties. (Some environmental groups participated in early VA discussions but later withdrew, and tribal participation has been limited. None of those groups or tribes participated in or signed on to the final agreement.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - As displayed in Figure  1, the types of costs for which CHP is requesting additional funding represent equipment and activities that support the basic, core functions of the department. These include costs related to vehicles, weapons, technology, and utilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - After all of these actions, the reserve would have a balance of $4.1   billion at the end of 2026 ‑27. Governor ’s Budget Creates Proposition   98 Settle ‑Up Obligation. As we discuss in The 2026‑27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K‑12 Spending Plan , the Governor’s budget appropriates $5.6 billion less for schools and community colleges in 2025‑26 than the estimated minimum guarantee in that year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Mar 3, 2026 - Figure 4 SSI/SSP Monthly Maximum Grant Levels a 2024 ‑25 (Actual) Percent of federal poverty level b 93% Percent of federal poverty level b 117% 116% 114% a The maximum monthly grants displayed refer to those for aged and disabled individuals and couples living in their own households, effective as of January 1 of the respective calendar year. b Compares grant level to federal poverty guidelines from the U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 18, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs $104 1% a TANF carry ‑forward is a non ‑add item for display purposes only. This amount is included in Federal TANF block grant funds. b Less than 0.5 percent. TANF = Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5122

The 2026-27 Budget: Cap-and-Invest Expenditure Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - As displayed in Figure 2, the administration proposes to use $615 million of the $750 million in additional revenues to support the following activities, thus leaving a projected GGRF fund balanceof$135 million at the end of 2026‑27: CalFire Backfill.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

The 2026-27 Budget: Framework for Approaching the Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, and Agriculture Budget

Feb 10, 2026 - Third, Figure  1 displays a sizeable year ‑to ‑year decline in federal funds for CNRA departments. The biggest component of this change is about $675  million less for the California Energy Commission (CEC) in 2026 ‑27, primarily due to a federal grant it received on a one ‑time basis in 2025 ‑26 from the Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnership Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

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

Feb 4, 2026 - Under the Governor ’s budget, the state would make four adjustments that increase the reserve balance to $4.1  billion ( Figure  4 ). The  largest adjustment is a $3.8  billion mandatory deposit in 2024 ‑25, driven by significantly higher capital gains revenue since June.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - As part of the state ’s accountability system, districts report various student outcomes, referred to as statewide indicators, which are then displayed on a public website known as the school dashboard.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

Overview of New Updates to the Cap-and-Invest Program

Dec 9, 2025 - In Figure  2, we display the order in which S B  840 allocates funding to four categories of activities. Specifically, beginning in 2026 ‑27, first priorities for available GGRF funds are the SRA fee backfill, the manufacturing tax exemption, and the Climate Bureau.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5097